Bj Rnstjerne Bj Rnson Quotes & Sayings

IQ is a measure, to some degree, of innate ability. But social savvy is knowledge. It's a set of skills that have to be learned. It has to come from somewhere, and the place where we seem to get these kinds of attitudes and skills is from our families. — Malcolm Gladwell

The magic of words is that they have power to do more than convey meaning; not only do they have the power to make things clear, they make things happen. — Frederick Buechner

Placed in some situation that seems unchangeable and undeniably negative, we can turn it into a learning experience, a humbling experience, a chance to provide comfort to others. — Ryan Holiday

I've had ample contact with lawyers, and I'm convinced that the only fortune they ever leave is their own. — Wilson Mizner

I was talking aloud to myself. A habit of the old: they choose the wisest person present to speak to — J.R.R. Tolkien

The proponents of Steinitz' theory - Tarrasch and his supporters - tried to express Steinitz' teaching in the form of laconic rules, and as often happens in such cases, they went too far. The laconic tended to become dogmatic, and chess began to lose its freshness, originality and charm. — Alexander Kotov

The heritage of a British actor revolves around the challenges of playing the classic roles to meet certain levels of success as an actor. In America, the heritage of an actor is based on cinema mainly. — Brian Cox

Under this mask, another mask. I will never be finished removing all these faces. — Claude Cahun

The job of the writer is to look at where he is now and make some sort of emotional sense of it, not only for that moment but for years to come. — Colum McCann

Civil liberties are a great heritage for Americans. They are not rights that the government gives to the people, they are the rights that the people carved out for themselves when they created the government. — Edward Bennett Williams

Our policies toward Iraq simply are to protect the region and to protect Iraq's people and neighbors. — Condoleezza Rice