Berna Brown Quotes & Sayings

All men shall be my slaves! All women shall succumb to my charms! All mankind shall grovel at my feet and not know why! — L. Ron Hubbard

Do not waste your life over working. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Look at the Palestinians with the huge, huge percentage of unemployed. What does that breed? Anyone who's unemployed in the world, you feel there's no meaning and there's a risk that you drift over to something desperate. Yes, we have to tackle the social problems as well. — Hans Blix

This lack of imagination gives his heroism to the hero. — Angela Carter

For me, writing is exploration; and most of the time, I'm surprised where the journey takes me. — Jack Dann

Intrinsic to the concept of a translator's fidelity to the effect and impact of the original is making the second version of the work as close to the first writer's intention as possible. A good translator's devotion to that goal is unwavering. But what never should be forgotten or overlooked is the obvious fact that what we read in a translation is the translator's writing. The inspiration is the original work, certainly, and thoughtful literary translators approach that work with great deference and respect, but the execution of the book in another language is the task of the translator, and that work should be judged and evaluated on its own terms. Still, most reviewers do not acknowledge the fact of translation except in the most perfunctory way, and a significant majority seem incapable of shedding light on the value of the translation or on how it reflects or illuminates the original. — Edith Grossman

Belong to me, Story. Even if it's just for a little while. — Tessa Bailey

When I was a junior, boys were allowed to come visit me at the house. We could sit on the porch until about 8 o'clock at night; that's when it started getting dark. That was it. — Daisy Fuentes

Everyone wrote our obituary but us and the coaches and the kids who stayed with us. The obit was, 'Vanderbilt will have to leave the Southeastern Conference. All the coaches are leaving, and all the students are transferring.' — Gordon Gee

As long as life has the level of being a game, you can play it. — L. Ron Hubbard

More and more products are coming out in fiercely protective packaging designed to prevent consumers from consuming them. These days you have to open almost every consumer item by gnawing on the packaging. — Dave Barry