Famous Quotes & Sayings

Arthur Conan Doyle

My dear Watson," said [Sherlock Holmes], "I cannot agree with those who rank modesty among the virtues. To the logician all things should be seen exactly as they are, and to underestimate one's self is as much a departure from truth as to exaggerate one's own powers.

Baha'u'llah

Let your vision be world embracing rather than confined to your own self.

Arnold Schwarzenegger

One thing Arnold Schwarzenegger isn't is self-effacing. Everything has to be the biggest. His money, his muscles, his movies and his machines.

Azar Nafisi

With fear come the lies and the justifications that, no matter how convincing, lower our self-esteem.

Ayn Rand

Self-esteem is reliance on one's power to think... The man of authentic self-confidence is the man who relies on the judgment of his own mind.

Ayn Rand

No value is higher than self-esteem, but you've invested it in counterfeit securities-and now your morality has caught you in a trap where you are forced to protect your self-esteem by fighting for the creed of self-destruction. The grim joke is on you: that need of self-esteem, which you're unable to explain or to define, belongs to my morality, not yours; it's the objective token of my code, it is my proof within your own soul.

Ayn Rand

A quest for self-respect is proof of its lack

Ayn Rand

In order to deal with reality successfully - to pursue and achieve the values which his life requires - man needs self-esteem; he needs to be confident of his efficacy and worth.

Audie Murphy

I was scared before every battle. That old instinct of self-preservation is a pretty basic thing, but while the action was going on some part of my mind shut off and my training and discipline took over. I did what I had to do.

Ricky Gervais

As long as they keep the important themes -- a job, work, a boss going through a mid-life crisis, trying to make a difference, being stuck somewhere you do not necessarily want to be.

Johnny Damon

Any day we get through without injury, The Boss is going to be happy.

Andrei Gromyko

An exchange of ideas occurs when you take an idea to your boss and you come back with his idea.

Liz Ryan

There will come a point in time when you've so thoroughly communicated your vacation plans that your boss can't really interfere without feeling terrible (or at least refunding those nonrefundable fares).

Daniel Drew

That's who our boss is. Our philosophy is that we work for the customer.

Demetri Martin

I don't want to be my own boss. I want to be my own colleague.

Daniel Handler

I know what is going on," said Sir. "I am the Boss! Of course I know!

James Thurber

Even if Boss DeLay leaves, his legacy stays.

Dean Young

As they settled into marriage, 'Blondie' started to resonate with more people, ... Dagwood wasn't too different than a lot of guys. He forgets to take out the garbage. He'd rather eat one of his huge sandwiches than go out to any fancy restaurant. Hopefully, most people don't have bosses like Mr. Dithers but they could definitely relate to some of the challenges at the workplace.

Dale Tallon

I understand. Listen, we have to pay the fiddler. I'll take responsibility.

Jack Kingston

This is not going to pay for all prescriptions,

Frank Moro

The VA facility, for instance, it's going to have to pay its fee, under our plan.

Laura DiDio

You're paying a lot for these licenses, but you're getting a lot, too. These are real, tangible benefits.

Don Griffin

You still have to pay your mortgage, even if you can't live in your home.

Eddie Guardado

You pitch up there at this level, you're going to pay the price. It was my fault.

Barbara Kingsolver

The gods you do not pay are the ones that can curse you best.

Jane Austen

but a sanguine temper, though for ever expecting more good than occurs, does not always pay for its hopes by any proportionate depression. it soon flies over the present failure, and begins to hope again.

Anton LaVey

Do what you want as long as it's paying off for you. But once it's become a liability, then something is wrong and you better find out what it is.