Bogoda Wood Quotes & Sayings

I would do it today because the thing that appealed to me was not necessarily the mechanics of the robot, but it was his personality and how funny and charming he was. — John Badham

A wise man has tolerance for such people. A wise man walks away or finds a means of changing the way they think. — Melina Marchetta

Storytelling, you know, has a real function. The process of the storytelling is itself a healing process, partly because you have someone there who is taking the time to tell you a story that has great meaning to them. They're taking the time to do this because your life could use some help, but they don't want to come over and just give advice. They want to give it to you in a form that becomes inseparable from your whole self. That's what stories do. Stories differ from advice in that, once you get them, they become a fabric of your whole soul. That is why they heal you."

~Alice Walker, in an interview about her work in Common Boundary, 1990 — Alice Walker

There was no welfare state, and people had to rely mainly on the Poor Law - that was all the state provided. It was very degrading, very humiliating. And there was a means test for receiving poor relief. — Barbara Castle

I've learned that home isn't a place, it's a feeling. — Cecelia Ahern

All my wife and I do is fight about sex. The other night, we really had it out. Well, I'll put it this way - I had it out. — Rodney Dangerfield

If you're not connected emotionally to a story, then you're dead. You're really just opening the door for people to lose interest and their minds to wander, for them to start picking it apart. — Paul Feig

The rich continue to get rich the same way they always have - by understanding how money works and making their money work for them. — Robert Kiyosaki

You may not personally remember Vietnam or Watergate, but it's a good bet you remember "No new taxes" and "Out of the loop" and "No direct knowledge of any impropriety at this time" and "Did not inhale" and "Did not have sex with that Ms. Lewinsky" and etc. etc. It's painful to believe that the would-be "public servants" you're forced to choose between are all phonies whose only real concern is their own care and feeding and who will lie so outrageously and with such a straight face that you know they've just got to believe you're an idiot. So who wouldn't yawn and turn away, trade apathy and cynicism for the hurt of getting treated with contempt? — David Foster Wallace

Tis easier to prevent bad habits than to break them. — Benjamin Franklin

You need to come meet me immediately - I'm with a group called the Right Arm. Corner of Kenwood and Brookshire, Apartment 2792.' — James Dashner

What we want to do is guarantee all 4-year-old children in the City of Stamford a prekindergarten experience regardless of their financial circumstances. — Dannel Malloy

Travis Sanchez rubbed a hand over his head as he stepped into an elevator at the Red Stone Security building. His Mohawk was gone and he wore his hair in a buzz cut these days. It was probably his military background, but he always came back to this cut out of habit. The walk to Harrison's office was too short. He wasn't sure why his boss had called him in after his last security detail, but a small burst of panic had detonated in his gut. He loved this job, but there had been some issues with the CEO he'd recently been guarding not following Travis' orders. The asshole had almost gotten himself killed and now Travis wondered if his head was on the chopping block because of it. — Katie Reus

What can be found equal to modesty, uncorrupt faith, the sister of justice, and undisguised truth? — Horace

A pint of sweat will save a gallon of blood — George S. Patton Jr.