Athenaeums Quotes & Sayings

The trick is, when there is nothing to do, do nothing. — Warren Buffett

trained until they were seventeen, when their virginity was sold to the highest bidder. — Sarah J. Maas

Here, my good man. Could you tell me whereabouts Horatio Street ... good heavens.
Thus called upon, he took courage; the sursum corda of an extravagant belch straightened him upright, and he answered,
Whfffck? Whether this was an approach to discussion he had devised himself, or a subtle adaptation of the Socratic method of questioning perfected in the local athenaeums which he attended until closing time, was not to be known; for the answer was,
Stand aside. — William Gaddis

As a dancer, one of my many teachers along the way made the comment that who I was onstage and who I was off were two totally different people. — Phyllis Smith

Dreams make you click, juice you, turn you on, excite the living daylights out of you. You cannot wait to get out of bed to continue pursuing your dream. The kind of dream I'm talking about gives meaning to your life. it is the ultimate motivator. — James C. Collins

I've never been that much of a money guy. I'm more of a film guy, and most of the money I've made is in defense of trying to keep creative control of my movies. — George Lucas