Famous Quotes & Sayings

Margaret Mahy

I was able to work out all sorts of attitudes to style and event and character, all of which affected the way I came to think about my own writing. I believe that all good writers are original.

Michael Dolan

Be the light in the dark, be the calm in the storm and be at peace while at war.

Michel de Montaigne

Not only does the wind of accidents stir me according to its blowing, but I am also stirred and troubled by the instability of my attitude.

Michel de Montaigne

Poverty of goods is easily cured; poverty of soul, impossible.

Michel de Montaigne

It is the mind that maketh good or ill, That maketh wretch or happy, rich or poor.

Michael Schur

I hate this phrase, but it's a "can do" attitude [that's important] that, whatever you do in life, you should have.

Michael Redd

I work hard and have a winning attitude.

Michael Kinsley

In 1977, at least, he wished to have people believe that he shared and was proud of an attitude toward women that is not acceptable in a politician. In 2003, all he has said is that he doesn't remember the interview.

Mark Twain

A private should preserve a respectful attitude toward his superiors, and should seldom or never proceed so far as to offer suggestions to his general in the field. If the battle is not being conducted to suit him, it is better for him to resign. By the etiquette of war, it is permitted to none below the rank of newspaper correspondent to dictate to the general in the field.

Maya Angelou

love builds up the broken walland straigtens the crooked path.love keeps the stars in the firmament and imposes rhythm on te ocean tideseach of us is created of itand i suspecteach of us was created for it

John Paxson

Last year, we had a lot of new, young faces. It was Scott's first training camp with them. But now they've spent a whole year with Scott. We had some success. Now we should be able to step on the practice floor this week and have the attitude we're going to pick up where we left off.

Mark Gottfried

Last year we felt we had a team could really make some damage in this tournament, and we didn't do it. So for our returning players, I think there is a little bit of the attitude that we want a chance to do this a lot better than we did last year.

Last year was euphoric because we were in the tournament, and that was a big deal. This year we're going into the tournament with the attitude that we need to get the job done.

Last year, she won 15 matches in a row, and fell into a rut this past fall. But she had a great attitude and has been working hard.

Adam Grant

Last year, when I got that stress fracture and I was out for a while, I got really down on myself. My attitude became horrible. It wasn't a good time for me, and I wasn't good for the team.

Seniors is what the Legion does and we suspect that there is a market. Times have changed and there is a lot of competition for the drinking dollar and attitudes towards drinking has changed, and a lot of the old Veterans have died.

John Newcombe

So he has to overcome this attitude and go out on the court and say: 'Roger, I don't care what I'm going to have to do ... if I have to rip your throat out I'm going to beat you.

She was surprised coming here, seeing all the students very disciplined, the professional attitude toward work. She thinks there are some really talented people here.

She was bummed out with swimming and was thinking about quitting. Dana was only interested in swimming miles with the long strokes. She did not have any desire to learn the short strokes. I talked with her about changing that, and she had a wonderful attitude with it. She really loves swimming and wanted to fall in love with it again.

Kurt Busiek

You've got to leave the reader with more than just a name and a costume - they need to know who the character is, what they're like, what kind of attitude they have, what sort of role they play.

Albert Schweitzer

To me, good health is more than just exercise and diet. Its really a point of view and a mental attitude you have about yourself.

Obviously Ethan Whaley is a big part of our team, but at the same time we talk to our kids about stepping up in different roles and being aggressive. I wasn't overly impressed with our defensive attitude tonight.

People were pretty pumped up. They know what they're talking about. I think they're following what's going on a little bit more. There's a lot more positive attitude where there wasn't one before. It was just more of an obligatory thing that people were going to. This didn't seem like one of those things.

Perception is gradually turning around, the U.S. is rethinking its attitude towards international students and researchers, and that sends a signal to the world that the U.S. is creating a different environment.

Polls show the attitude of Russians toward Ukraine has deteriorated lately. So, people might easily believe that Ukrainians want to do them harm.

One thing is when she steps out on the field whether it's practice or a game she'll put her best effort out. Sometimes I see girls become seniors and because they've been playing their whole life they get a little burned out. Liz still has that enthusiasm to play, has a good attitude and kept everything in perspective.

Kerri Walsh

On the beach, the attitudes are more progressive, so it would be cool to do that as a subset of what we already do - as long as we play on a guy's net, so guys don't spike in our faces.

On television, doubts were voiced about his attitude after his defeat last time, but I've never subscribed to that and I think that proved it.

One of the big hurdles to overcome is kids attitude toward science. Some kids think science is boring or they say I just don't understand it. You work around that by making it interesting and fun and relevant for kids.

I believe we've defined eligibility for that program based on outdated attitudes about what people with significant disabilities are capable of doing in the workplace.

I am really pleased with the focus the kids are showing in these matches. Ever since spring break, I have just sensed a different team. I feel that they really want to prove themselves and their confidence and attitude is really at a high.

I am really excited about the attitude and work ethic of our runners. Also for the first time in school history, we are hosting two meets. We will host the West Liberty Invitational (next Tuesday, September 13) and the conference meet that has been moved to Tuesday, October 11.

Hale Irwin

I am still trying to understand this game, ... I am still learning how to play golf. There are a lot of shots I still don't know. I am still trying to learn, and I think that's a good attitude to have.