Circumventing Def Quotes & Sayings

CEOs hate variance. It's the enemy. Variance in customer service is bad. Variance in quality is bad. CEOs love processes that are standardized, routinized, predictable. Stamping out variance makes a complex job a bit less complex. — Marcus Buckingham

The sooner you go down any path, the sooner you'll know
what action to take. — Marshall Sylver

Oh, sweet! New man meat's made it to town, y'all. Let's gobble. — Gena Showalter

I agree, intellectualism in photography is overrated. I just wish it could be replaced by common sense. — Bill Jay

Practicing art is a meditation; an artwork is an insight. — William Ash

I often quote myself. It adds spice to my conversation. — George Bernard Shaw

We have divided the Virtues of the Soul into two groups, the Virtues of the Character and the Virtues of the Intellect. — Aristotle.

Humans will believe anything you say provided you do not exhibit the smallest shadow of diffidence; like animals, they can detect the smallest crack in your confidence before you express it. The trick is to be as smooth as possible in personal manners. It is much easier to signal self-confidence if you are exceedingly polite and friendly; you can control people without having to offend their sensitivity. — Nassim Nicholas Taleb

In the years just after 9/11, even being breathed on by a suspected terrorist could land you in extralegal detention for the rest of your life. — Matt Taibbi

A good-bye is a good-bye whether it's a long one or not. Down — Rebekah Crane

I'm very happy with my body. — Alicia Keys

Achievement does not require extraordinary ability. Achievement comes from ordinary abilities applied with extraordinary persistence. — Ralph Marston

'Lizzie McGuire' was my big thing when I was younger. I did buy some pencils and back-to-school stuff of hers because she was on it. I loved her. — Jordin Sparks

I don't have a lot of desires, you see; I feel so lucky. God has give me a lot of things already; there's nothing to ask for. — Shreya Ghoshal