Abscissas And Ordinates Quotes & Sayings

She knew she was obsessed, but it was turning out that she was the kind of person who needed to be obsessed with something, and she could have done a lot worse. — Lev Grossman

I think a writer is not an ideal husband ... Writers tend to get off into their own heads and not notice the people that they're living with, or they get irritable with the people that they're living with when the people insist on being noticed. — Roy Blount Jr.

Almost religiously, I step away from everything and close my eyes and breathe deeply for a few moments. It helps solidify my focus and aligns everything in my body to take care of the task at hand - which is winning, of course. — Amanda Beard

I am nothing but I must be everything. — Karl Marx

Beauty cannot be defined by abscissas and ordinates; neither are circles and ellipses created by their geometrical formulas. — Carl Von Clausewitz

All the things she could do, other than sit here, were gathering in the cool shadows of the house behind her, watching through the window. She was nailed to the chair. — Lauren Groff

I've always believed in my talent. And I've always had more guts than talent. — Dolly Parton

I don't think the advertisers have any real idea of their power not only to reflect but to mold society. — Marya Mannes

Rachel must be putting on a theatrical display, because the small boat rocks while she talks. "I don't need these life jackets anymore," she says, in her thickest Italian accent. "The colors are all wrong for me. I mean, look at this orange. Ew, right?"
Galen rolls his eyes. I try not to giggle.
"And this green? Hideous!" she continues. — Anna Banks

I may not be much, Mr. Finch, but I'm still sheriff of Maycomb County, and Bob Ewell fell on his knife. — Harper Lee

And I had an old-fashioned idea that dividends were a good thing. — James MacArthur

This means that to entrust to science - or to deliberate control according to scientific principles - more than scientific method can achieve may have deplorable effects. — Friedrich August Von Hayek

You put a tuxedo on me, it's like putting a saddle on a hog. — Bob Parsons