Beckelheimer Quotes & Sayings

It's been said that no man is a hero to a newspaperman, and I spent too many years as an ink-stained wretch. — David Simon

There should be no such thing as a class of females vulgarized by the necessity of finding daily amusement. — George Gissing

Then came the fateful day Mrs. Davis went through her class list, letting each boy pick his folk dance partner for the upcoming "Hooray for Culture!" assembly.
Mrs. Davis called Justin's name.
Jane sat up.
Justin said, "Hattie Spinwell."
Hattie flipped her hair.
For years after, there were few things Jane distrusted so much as the words "guy's choice." — Shannon Hale

You hate to see yourself do one draft of a script and then have somebody else come back in and change what you've done. — Thomas Lennon

If God only used perfect people, He would have no one to use. — Rick Warren

Think about just how much we'd get accomplished if we collectively viewed the people with whom we came into contact as just an American and not an American with a prefix. — Don Lemon

Manage your mind. When we direct our thoughts and words toward the outcome we most desire, we ignite grace. — Cheryl Richardson

White America looks at the Vietnamese, the Irish, the Jews, and they say, 'What's the problem with the blacks?' The resentment you hear around this town is based on that, not on old ideas of superiority. — Greg Iles

Iceland sets a world-record. The United Nations asked people from all over the world a series of questions. Iceland stuck out on one thing. When we were asked what do we believe, 90% said, 'ourselves'. I think I'm in that group. If I get into trouble, there's no God or Allah to sort me out. I have to do it myself. — Bjork

There is a way that the men speak to women that reminds me too much of Pa. They listen just long enough to issue instructions. They don't even look at women when women are speaking. They look at the ground and bend their heads toward the ground. — Alice Walker

I'm never bored, never ever bored. If I've got a day off I'll sit in a cafe and watch and observe. I'm a great observer. — David Suchet