Quotes about con
constantly create fame intriguing jump jumping people question talents whether
The whole fame question is one that is constantly intriguing to me. I think that fame is something that other people create about you. Whether you jump into that or not is up to you - and whether you have the talents for jumping into it or not. Campbell Scott
conquer conquered great shameful
The first and greatest victory is to conquer yourself; to be conquered by yourself is of all things most shameful and vile. Plato
concise critics direct feelings people work written
It's not difficult for me to put my feelings into written form. I try to be concise and to go direct to the subject. This is what people like about my work, and what the critics hate. Paulo Coelho
conquest enemies fear foreign order people require stirring tyrant war
When the tyrant has disposed of foreign enemies by conquest or treaty, and there is nothing more to fear from them, then he is always stirring up some war or other, in order that the people may require a leader.
consumers consuming good public sake
If you talk to most businessmen, they'll say that what they do is for the public good, but you know they're just greedy, and consumers are just consuming for the sake of their own greed. P. J. O'Rourke
consistency irish-dramatist
Consistency is the last refuge of the unimaginative. Oscar Wilde
consider mind positive
Take your mind off the problems for a moment, and focus on the positive possibilities. Consider how very much you are able to do.
converse great hold interest largely man owes people power
Many a man owes his advancement very largely to his ability to converse well. The ability to interest people in your conversation, to hold them, is a great power. Orison Swett Marden
conditions continue convince fact fatal mere ought
The mere fact that so many continue to rise, year after year, out of just such conditions as you may think are fatal to your advancement, ought to convince you that you also can conquer your environment.
constantly great jobs lucky meet people reminded turns whose wonderful work
'SNL' is one of those jobs where you are constantly reminded of how lucky you are and that you get to meet some of these people whose work you enjoy. Then you get to meet them, and they are just wonderful people. It turns out wonderfully, and you have a great conversation. Bobby Moynihan
conclude led observed people truth
Many people have observed that truth is stranger than fiction. This has led some intellectuals to conclude that it's stranger than non-fiction as well.
content people
We need creative people working with broadcasters, making smart content to inspire people to be geniuses. will.i.am
continuous decision emotional life main modernism paradox reason simple stream surprises work writers
The paradox of modernism is, writers make the decision to work with the continuous present, and to work with... stream of consciousness, as it's called, for emotional reasons, and the main emotional reason is verisimilitude. I mean, this is what surprises people: Life is not in the simple past. Will Self
continues french-novelist journey rather success
Success is not a place at which one arrives but rather the spirit with which one undertakes and continues the journey.
convinced everybody family fine fooled hour productive twenty
Friends and family were convinced I was functioning just fine because I was efficient, productive and successful - who wouldn't be working twenty hour days? I had everybody fooled with my illness. Andy Behrman
contest produces trial truth
A trial is not a search for truth. It is a contest and, often, one that produces no winners. Andrew Vachss
consciousness
For me, consciousness is non-local, not limited to the body, and can exist independent of it. Bernie Siegel
consumers laws protect states supreme
States used to protect consumers from predatory lenders, but strong state usury laws were obliterated by a 1978 U.S. Supreme Court decision. Bernie Sanders
conditions create inner loving necessary next presence
In the presence of your own loving attention, you create the inner conditions that are necessary to step into the next greatest evolution of yourself. Debbie Ford
connection food
The need for connection and community is primal, as fundamental as the need for air, water, and food. Dean Ornish
concern country deserts global intensely jihad major resonate rugged southern throughout
Al Qaeda's vision of global jihad doesn't resonate in the rugged highlands and windswept deserts of southern Afghanistan. Instead, the major concern throughout much of the country is intensely local: personal safety.
continue country effort endeavor help japan knowledge provide rely younger
A resource-poor country like Japan can only rely on people's endeavor and knowledge. I would like to continue my effort to provide help to younger people. Akira Suzuki
continue definitely love playing stories superhero
I would definitely like to continue playing Aquaman. Playing a superhero is a lot of fun. Creating these stories is a lot of fun. I do what I love. And what I love is entertaining people. Alan Ritchson
connected good people solid
I really like feeling connected to people and feeling like I have a good, solid sense of empathy. Aimee Bender
contract fairly gas locked save
We're locked into a gas contract right now that's fairly cheap, but we know it's going to go up. We could save $200,000 a year. Jeff Nelson
continue correction data decline earnings economic fourth likely narrow outlook people quarter run slightly third year
We're likely to see a correction this year after the run we've had, as well. But the outlook for third and fourth quarter earnings has been good, and if the economic data continue to improve, we could see a slightly more narrow decline that what people have been expecting.
contest expect good hopefully road scoring teams win year
We're like a lot of teams this year on the road, and hopefully we'll have a good performance. A lot of that comes from your defense. You can't get into a scoring contest on the road and expect to win very often. Most teams play better offensively at home. Gary Williams
contract fit needs programs various
We're like a balloon. We expand, we contract to fit the needs of the various programs we're in. That is not fun.
confidence letting win
We're letting them know it's a long series. We have a lot of confidence that if we play the right way, we can win some games. Joe Smith
confused customers learning
We're learning just as much as they are sometimes. Customers are really confused about it too.
conference goal learning recognize season tournament
We're learning, and as we recognize things, we'll get better. Our goal is always to be better by the end of the season and come conference tournament time.
conference half hopefully job second turn
We're not getting the job done and hopefully we can turn it around now that we are in the second half of our conference schedule.
consistency expecting matter roger starting stuff
We're not expecting him to be Roger Clemens. The stuff has always been there. It's just a matter of consistency and we're starting to see that now. Michael Young