Babbitts Quotes & Sayings

No talent in management is worth more than the ability to master facts-not just any facts, but the ones that provide the best answers. — Robert Heller

My father was a public figure all my life, and so the presidency was an extension of that. I guess you get used to it, though you can stand back occasionally and think, 'Boy, this is really weird!' — Ron Reagan

When the machine had been fastened with a wire to the track, so that it could not start until released by the operator, and the motor had been run to make sure that it was in condition, we tossed a coin to decide who should have the first trial. Wilbur won. — Orville Wright

One day that ego of yours'll kill you. That's all it is, you know. You pretend it's selfless, you pretend to be the great teacher, the wise and patient Armand Gamache, but you and I both know it's ego. Pride. Be careful, my friend. She's dangerous. You've said so yourself. — Louise Penny

All I ever wanted, all I ever needed was a father. — LL Cool J

Everyone who got where he is has had to begin where he was. — Robert Louis Stevenson

3-D movies can make me nauseous. — Sara Paxton

Give weather reports. It helps the reality of a scene if foghorns are blowing or kites are in the sky on a windy afternoon or the day's so hot wallpaper is peeling off the walls. — Sid Fleischman

Each new season grows from the leftovers from the past. That is the essence of change, and change is the basic law. — Hal Borland

Overcopulation
The Main Street Babbitts
are fucking like rabbits,
competing and coping
in a crowded place,
overeating and moping,
bleating and hoping,
it's not the end
of the human race. — Beryl Dov

Self-belief? My parents gave it to me. — Tippi Hedren