The closer you can get to being personal, the better the work is, or the more interesting the work is. ~James Gray
#quotes #james-gray #work #personality

Do the one thing you think you cannot do. Fail at it. Try again. Do better the second time. The only people who never tumble are those who never mount the high wire. This is your moment. Own it. ~Oprah Winfrey
#quotes #oprah-winfrey #motivation

I'm always sort of anticipating life being difficult, but on a basic level, that's sort of on the surface, on a basic level, I'm optimistic in the sense that I think it's all going to be alright in the end. ~Emily Mortimer
#quotes #emily-mortimer #life #optimism #difficulty

The fraud is not complete unless it be practised upon clever and cunning persons. ~Arabic Proverb
#proverbs #arabic-proverbs #fraud

I have always observed that to succeed in the world one should appear like a fool but be wise. ~Charles de Secondat
#quotes #charles-de-secondat #wisdom #success

Proverbs are the literature of reason. ~French Proverb
#proverbs #french-proverbs #literature #reason

The Masters is more like a vast Edwardian garden party than a golf tournament. ~Alistair Cooke
#quotes #alistair-cooke #the-masters

And it is very sexy as well: somebody says I'm taking you on a surprise date, you don't know where you are going and you can't see and then you put your hand out and there is a tiger. Amazing. ~Emily Watson
#quotes #emily-watson #relationship #surprise

Even the smallest of stars shines in the darkness. ~Swedish Proverb
#proverbs #swedish-proverbs #stars

Once I began doing stand-up, I didn't get a kick out of the applause or being the centre of attention; but I did get a kick out of the jigsaw puzzle aspect of it, searching for the right bit, adding another few pieces each night until the bigger picture appears. That's the appeal: the challenge of it. ~Stephen Merchant
#quotes #stephen-merchant #comedy #attention

Thoughts crystallize into habit and habit solidifies into circumstances. ~Bryan Adams
#quotes #bryan-adams #thoughts #habits

The most important point is to accept yourself and stand on your two feet. ~Zen Proverb
#proverbs #zen-proverbs #buddhism #self

It's quite nice to have a place to leave things. You can be a permanent gypsy, but it's nice to go home. ~Daphne Guinness
#quotes #daphne-guinness #home

I think that what went wrong with religion is the same thing that went wrong with politics. Is that it became too money based and too controlling. It is just a weakness that we human beings have for control, we want one thing and then we want more and then we want more. ~Dave Davies
#quotes #dave-davies #politics #religion

I believe babies are born as innovative personalities. But our social processes work to stamp out exploration and questioning. ~Jay Wright Forrester
#quotes #jay-wright-forrester #children #society #education

Common sense and a sense of humor are the same thing, moving at different speeds. A sense of humor is just common sense, dancing. ~Will Durant
#quotes #will-durant #humor

Once I saw my parents argue because we didn't have a lot of money anymore. So, I did what I had to do. I got my piggy bank and I went out to the backyard and buried it. ~Jack Handey
#quotes #jack-handey #family #money

As teenagers, Marcus had been the muscle and Jake the brains. Marcus had beat up the kids who'd made fun of skinny Jake; Jake had convinced teachers not to punish him. Since then, Marcus had grown a brain and Jake had developed muscles. But habits die hard. ~Gena Showalter
#quotes #gena-showalter #teenage

Small children disturb your sleep, big children your life. ~Yiddish Proverb
#proverbs #yiddish-proverbs #children #adults

Wisdom is always an overmatch for strength. ~Phil Jackson
#quotes #phil-jackson #wisdom #strength

The invitation to Miss Myra St. Claire's bobbing party spent the morning in his coat pocket, where it had an intense physical affair with a dusty piece of peanut brittle. ~F. Scott Fitzgerald
#quotes #f-scott-fitzgerald #party

I always had this energy level that made me want to come to New York. ~Roy Ayers
#quotes #roy-ayers #new-york

From this entertainment industry, may the gods of language protect us. ~David Antin
#quotes #david-antin #entertainment #language

I think that it is expansive for the mind, for the fantasy of children and grownups alike, to understand that the world is huge. There is so much in the world to experience, and the odds are so essential to life. ~Jessye Norman
#quotes #jessye-norman #mind #experience #world

Everybody has talent, it is just a matter of moving around until you have discovered what it is. ~George Lucas
#quotes #george-lucas #talent