Benet Brown Quotes & Sayings

I know my country has not perfected itself. At times, we've struggled to keep the promise of liberty and equality for all of our people. We've made our share of mistakes, and there are times when our actions around the world have not lived up to our best intentions. — Barack Obama

People rise to the occasion without hesitation when they feel inspired and challenged. — Lorii Myers

Love knows not of death nor calculus above the simple sum of heart plus heart. — Sylvia Plath

What I like least about myself is my belligerence. — Gore Vidal

The teachers who get "burned out" are not the ones who are constantly learning, which can be exhilarating, but those who feel they must stay in control and ahead of the students at all times. — Frank Smith

The pigs stuck out their little feet and snored. — Elizabeth Bishop

The film business is absurd. Stars don't last very long. It's much more interesting to be a proper actor. — Tom Courtenay

I think any songwriter or record, no matter how good it is, can become tedious if it's the same person's point of view. After four tracks, you start to get worn down no matter how good it is. It can be relentlessly good, but it's still going to wear you out. — Andrew Bird

For who can wonder that man should feel a vague belief in tales of disembodied spirits wandering through those places which they once dearly affected, when he himself, scarcely less separated from his old world than they, is forever lingering upon past emotions and bygone times, and hovering, the ghost of his former self, about the places and people that warmed his heart of old? — Charles Dickens

Japanese food makes me feel particularly good. — David Mitchell

I love food. I mean, I really love food. I take pictures of my finest, funniest and most fascinating dishes, post them on Twitter, and send them to friends. I treat menus like classic literature, refusing to skip even one word. I read the description of every item, regardless of whether or not I'm interested in eating it. — Rachel Nichols

I have been told that some of my photographs maybe indicate that I am a painter. — Saul Leiter

The advantage of growing old is that you become aware of your mistakes more quickly. — Pierre-Auguste Renoir

I think one of the things about being a good coach is to recognise when you have given all that you can. In fact there should be some sort of unspoken law that says that a coach cannot have anyone for three or four years - if you have not passed on most of the stuff you know in that time, then you are not doing a good job. — Daley Thompson