Cantamessa La Quotes & Sayings

If you don't have enough time to accomplish something, consider the work finished once it's begun. — John Cage

School takes 13 years, because that is how long it takes to break a child's spirit. — Martin Luther King Jr.

To write a book such as Tiger Bone & Rhino Horn is a formidable undertaking. You must accumulate thousands of facts and spare no detail, no matter how terrible. It is always easier to write a piece of fluff and leave everybody smiling. But then, the horrors of poaching would continue unchallenged?like as tent caterpillars consuming an apple orchard, our species mindlessly consumes the others of the earth. At present, the most significant hope for our planet may be knowledge, and Richard Ellis has done a heroic job in providing a large measure of that. — Elizabeth Marshall Thomas

Seize the day, and put the least possible trust in tomorrow. — Horace

The 'cleverness' syndrome has taken the place of melody. It's like everyone has come down with this terrible disease in jazz ... you are always expected to do your own material, which is a strange thing to do if you're a poor composer but a great player. — Keith Jarrett

When I've gotten criticism, it's that it's too long, too soft, didn't hit the government hard enough. Then when I do hit the government, they go, What's he doing hitting the government? — Billy Crystal

The Bible is big in the religion, treating people as you want to be treated. — Jacqueline Woodson

I'm my own doctor. I have a group of people who call me up on a weekly basis. I'm a 'doctor' without a license. — George Hamilton

What the White House is trying to do is racialize all politics and they're especially trying to tell the African-American voter that the GOP is against letting them have a chance at a good life in this economy, and that's just a complete lie, — Ben Stein

People are always warning me that I'm going to burn out. But the truth is, the only thing that tires me out is hearing people tell me that. Opposite shows, opposite coasts, opposite demographics, opposite everything - I love it, man! — Michael Strahan