Famous Quotes & Sayings

Richard Dawkins

We are digital archives of the African Pliocene, even of Devonian seas; walking repositories of wisdom out of the old days. You could spend a lifetime reading in this ancient library and die unsated by the wonder of it.

Rhys Ifans

But in reading Shakespeare and in reading about Edward de Vere, it's quite apparent that when you read these works that whoever penned this body of work was firstly well-travelled, secondly a multi-linguist and thirdly someone who had an innate knowledge of the inner workings and the mechanisms of a very secret and paranoid Elizabethan court. Edward de Vere ticks those three boxes and many more. William of Stratford gave his wife a bed when he died [his second best bed].

Rebecca Eaton

I think the part I enjoy most is reading the scripts and screening films because I'm a bookworm and a movie buff.

Richard Ford

I grew up in Mississippi being told it was a great place, but not feeling that. When I finally began reading seriously, literature showed me something about where I was from which was worthwhile.

Richard Ford

To write you had to read so I backed into reading.

Roald Dahl

Books shouldn't be daunting, they should be funny, exciting and wonderful.

Roald Dahl

I'm wondering what to read next.

Richard Powers

I keep a quotes journal - of every sentence that I've wanted to remember from my reading of the past 30 years.

Richard Powers

The thing that makes reading and writing suspect in the eyes of the market economy is that it's not corrupted.

Van Morrison

It's all complete instinct and intuition, and that's extremely difficult to teach.

Sam Walton

Capital isn't hard to find; intuition, yes.

Alan Cohen

Less rules, more intuition.

Mario Vazquez

My gut and intuition told me it wasn't time to do this.

Princess Diana

I work on instinct. It's my best adviser.

Minor White

Sometimes we work so fast that we don't really understand what's going on in front of the camera. We just kind of sense that, 'Oh my God, it's significant!' and photograph impulsively while trying to get the exposure right. Exposure occupies my mind while intuition frames the images.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

The primary wisdom is intuition.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Women, as most susceptible, are the best index of the coming hour.

Louise Hay

My intuition is always on my side. I trust it to be there at all times.

Marty Schottenheimer

He's got a tremendous opportunity and quite a challenge. But work has never been an issue for him. . . . He's been a diligent worker. He's been a quick study. He's spent a lot of time with the offensive line as well as the skill people.

Steve Swanson

I'm gratified that that the F.B.I. has been diligent in their pursuit of these people.

Menander

He who labors diligently need never despair; for all things are accomplished by diligence and labor.

Jim Calhoun

Tonight I'll probably keep my eye on the two point guards very diligently to see what they do.

John McBride

He's very perceptive, very laid back, works hard. He's very diligent about what he does with his skiing. He's a pleasure to be around, an easy guy to work with.

Zach Johnson

My boring, mundane, diligent kind of golf works sometimes. Actually, it works all the time. And sometimes, on the greatest stages, it really does flourish.

Julian Fantino

We're working as diligently as we can to facilitate a speedy, orderly return to the community, hopefully before winter sets in.

Herman Frazier

We are excited about our upcoming foot-ball season. I think everyone knows we have worked diligently to improve the quality of non-conference opponents and this schedule is a direct result of our efforts.