Famous Quotes & Sayings

Vincent Van Gogh

Sometimes I long so much to do landscape, just as one would go for a long walk to refresh oneself, and in all of nature, in trees for instance, I see expression and a soul.

Sting

I find that the rhythm of going on long walks will suggest melodies.

Seth Godin

I learned that a long walk and calm conversation are an incredible combination if you want to build a bridge.

Ian Mckellen

It may be my rather puritanical upbringing at odds with my inborn laziness that makes me feel guilty at the end of the day, unless I am able to point at some achievement. But this need be no more impressive than cooking a meal or going for a long walk.

Yoko Ono

The odds of not meeting in this life are so great that every meeting is like a miracle. It's a wonder that we don't make love to every single person we meet.

William Petersen

Sure, I always chose rebels to identify with - I still do - but to me a rebel isn't so much someone who breaks the law as someone who goes against the odds.

Zadie Smith

It wasn't like the spare rooms of immigrants - packed to the rafters with all that they have ever possessed, no matter how defective or damaged, mountains of odds and ends - the stand testament to the fact that they have things now, where before they had nothing.

Joseph Barber Lightfoot

There will be no misgiving, no shrinking back, no calculation of overpowering odds, no terror of possible consequences, if you frankly accept the gift which God offers you tomorrow.

Khaled Hosseini

She is furious with herself for her own stupidity. Opening herself up like this, voluntarily, to a lifetime of worry and anguish. It was madness. Sheer lunacy. A spectacularly foolish and baseless faith, against enormous odds, that a world you do not control will not take from you the one thing you cannot bear to lose. Faith that the world will not destroy you.

John C. Maxwell

The longer you wait to do something you should do now, the greater the odds that you will never actually do it.

Kyle Maynard

We should never shy away from the challenges that face us out of fear of failure or an unwillingness to battle the odds. We should confront our problems head on and make no excuses.

Conrad Lautenbacher

All coastal communities in the United States are at risk of a tsunami. We can talk about the odds of that risk, but all are at risk.

Eric Ries

Science and vision are not opposites or even at odds. They need each other. I sometimes hear other startup folks say something along the lines of: 'If entrepreneurship was a science, then anyone could do it.' I'd like to point out that even science is a science, and still very few people can do it, let alone do it well.

Craig Kornblau

King Kong is one of those rare cinematic achievements that reminds us of the truly magical power of movies. From the first frame, Peter Jackson and his team take us on an unforgettable adventure that not only thrills, but also touches us on a deep, emotional level. We are extremely proud to be able to bring this one-of-a-kind film to home entertainment audiences.

Doug Flutie

I take pride in the fact that I am 38 and I'm still playing, and not just cashing a check, ... I'm playing and I'm still athletic and I can run around and do the things I like to do. And hopefully I'll turn 40 and still be doing it. That's a hell of an achievement as far as I'm concerned.

Lindy Ruff

I think it's a heck of an accomplishment. It's a mark nobody would have expected at the start of the year. ... It's something they should be proud of.

Jay Blanton

He values merit-based pay systems that emphasize and recognize individual achievement and rewards it, rather than a collective, regulatory scheme that does not.

George Arzt

He created a record of achievement. But he also gives off an aura that the city is getting better.

David Carradine

He just understood the true destiny of the movie and what it would do for me. I mean, he's already gotten his Lifetime Achievement Award,

Dick Skrinjar

Guy's record of public service and his achievements speak for themselves.

Sam Simon

The sort of lifetime achievement stuff that I'm getting now is kind of like Tom Sawyer's funeral because they all know I'm sick. I am getting buildings named after me and awards and stuff.

Simon Spurr

The whole process of being one of the 10 finalists for the 'Vogue' Fashion Fund award has to be my biggest achievement to date. Meeting Anna Wintour, Diane von Furstenberg, etc., has been an amazing experience that even now gives me goose bumps when I think about it.