Carlutz Quotes & Sayings

So I picked the book up and did my usual 123 test. I don't bother reading the blurb on the back, or the first page - the writer's obviously going to be trying their hardest there, aren't they? It's how they're getting on by page 123 that's the real test. If they're crap at writing or bored with their story then you can bet they won't be making any effort at all by that point. — Siobhan Curham

I want a news service that tells me what no one knows but is true nonetheless. — Michael Crichton

Get lost, dickhead," Parker interrupts. — Julianna Keyes

Forgiveness is the grace by which you enable the other person to get up and get up with dignity, to begin anew. — Desmond Tutu

We've got work to do. Strip."
"Strip for what?"
"I'm going to measure you for your dress. Strip!"
Rachel saved me ... sort of. "You can do her measurements with her clothes on, Mamma," she chastised.
"Oh, I know I can." She pointed at me. "But look at her face! Ha! I just wanted to see her face pucker up like that. — Shelly Crane

Perhaps a stable order can only be established on earth if man always remains accurately conscious that his condition is that of a traveller. — Helen Bacovcin

MBA students are not the only ones overconfident about their abilities. The "above average" effect is pervasive. Ninety percent of all drivers think they are above average behind the wheel, — Richard H. Thaler

What most people really want is to be listened to, respected, and understood. — John C. Maxwell

I want to be surprised by what people do, I don't want to work with people who need to be told what to do. I want people to show me what they've got. — Dave Holland

I want to be known as Dominican-that's what I am, 100 percent ... I have a duty and responsibility to continue the legacy of Dominicans in baseball. — Alex Rodriguez

One problem with the way the educational system is set up is that it only recognizes a certain type of intelligence, and it's incredibly restrictive - very, very restrictive. There's so many types of intelligence, and people who would be at their best outside of that structure get lost. — Bruce Springsteen

Read the lyrics to N. Young's Harvest Moon and you'll know. — N. Young

Like working families all across the state, we must find a way to make government live within its means. — Ed Rendell