170 quotes found
“Knowing how the environment is pulling your strings and playing you is critical to making responsive rather than reactive moves.”
“One day when I was praying, it suddenly occurred to me thatI was talking to myself.”
“I once knew a fellow who committed robbery with violence, and he was sentenced to a long prison stretch and 12 strokes of the cat. He'd been injured during the robbery, so they put him in hospital ...”
“High school and college students like to torture their bodies. They pull countless all-nighters, continually skip breakfast, eat nothing but ramen noodles for dinner, find creative new ways to guzz...”
“Love doesnt conquer all”
“Is my paranoia getting completely out of hand, or are you mongoloids really talking about me?”
“I can't stand light. I hate weather. My idea of heaven is moving from one smoke-filled room to another.”
“Lessons learned today, I am my greatest champion. Nobody will respect me unless I stand up for myself. Sounds so simple, yet been so hard to put into effect until now, with my back up against the w...”
“She ran into the bathroom and powdered her face and the front of her dress, drew a surrealistic version of a mouth beneath her nose, and dashed into her bedroom to find a coat.”
“Being a successful student is about more than reading, writing, and 'rithmetic. It's about being a skilled negotiator, a keen observer, and a master planner.”
“The universe will never 'take away' something that is for our highest and greatest good so when we 'lose' something, or our lives shift, it is always for our benefit. Its unwrapping a surprise pres...”
“Mother doesn't cook, Ignatius said dogmatically, She burns.”
“Mothers got a hard road to travel, believe me.”
“Don't forget that your happiness is the most important thing, and that you should never equate your GPA or school with your sense of self-worth. . . . If you're feeling overwhelmed, take a step bac...”
“Some people are born without souls and will never evolve.”
“Agile retrospectives are a great way to continuously improve the way of working.”
“All the minor sports injuries you acquire over the years begin to multiply like flies when you get over 70.”
“I woke up one morning to find I was famous. I bought a white Rolls-Royce and drove down Sunset Boulevard, wearing dark specs and a white suit, waving like the Queen Mum.”
“I have my very own Oscar now to be with me until death us do part.”
“We were doing it under the most extraordinary circumstances, but the first out of the tent in the morning would be David Lean. He said to me on the very first day of shooting, Pete, this is the beg...”
