Famous Quotes & Sayings

Dalai Lama

Have no discrepancy between what you say, what you are and what you do.

Rudyard Kipling

(An unhappy childhood was not) an unsuitable preparation for my future, in that it demanded a constant wariness, the habit of observation, and the attendance on moods and tempers; the noting of discrepancies between speech and action; a certain reserve of demeanour; and automatic suspicion of sudden favours.

Gertrude Stein

Communists are people who fancied that they had an unhappy childhood.

John le Carre

People who've had very unhappy childhoods are pretty good at inventing themselves. If nobody invents you for yourself, nothing is left but to invent yourself for others.

Ernest Hemingway

Mice: What is the best early training for a writer? Y.C.: An unhappy childhood.

Thornton Wilder

I am convinced that, except in a few extraordinary cases, one form or another of an unhappy childhood is essential to the formation of exceptional gifts.

Charles Spurgeon

Your emptiness is but the preparation for your being filled, and your casting down is but the making ready for your lifting up.

Elizabeth David

Good food is always a trouble and its preparation should be regarded as a labour of love.

Aiden Wilson Tozer

The best preparation for worship is not a rehearsal, but surrender.

Ben Whishaw

In film, I find it very useful always to do some preparation before you start rehearsals or start shooting, because there's so much that's against you on a film set.

Charles Simic

There’s no preparation for poetry.

Charlie Batch

Proper preparation prevents poor performance.

Bill Joy

Document preparation systems will also require large screen displays.

Mark Cuban

Recessions are the best time to start a company. Companies fail. Others hold back capital. If you are willing to do the preparation and work, it is the best time to invest in yourself and start a business.

Edwin Moses

I never struggled with injury problems because of my preparation - in particular my stretching.