Corinnes School Quotes & Sayings

Every leader has authority over arenas in which he has little or no competence. When we exert our authority in an area where we lack competence, we can derail projects and demotivate those who have the skills we lack. — Andy Stanley

To sustain an environment suitable for man, we must fight on a thousand battlegrounds. Despite all of our wealth and knowledge, we cannot create a redwood forest, a wild river, or a gleaming seashore. — Lyndon B. Johnson

I can't say I had an ideal father, and I'm not a father myself. — Steven Saylor

My heart jumps out of its cage to see what the fuss is about. Damn thing. Always so hopeful, but my voice hides it well. — Sarah Wylie

Don't you mind being short?' she blurted. He spread his small hands and looked at them. 'I am a magician, not a princess. A pony costs less to keep than a horse, which means I can buy more books.' He paused. 'It is not always a bad thing, to be overlooked. — Robin McKinley

Networks decide who will have a chance to do shows, but it is the viewers who make the final decision of who stays and who goes. I am very fortunate, in that the television viewers of our country have decided that Bob Barker can stay. — Bob Barker

In my career I have never felt that my being a woman was an obstacle or an advantage. I guess I've been oblivious. — Carole King

If we were all to be judged by our thoughts, the hills would be swarming with outlaws. — Johann Sigurjonsson

For every sad thing you think of, you should think of three happy things to chase it away. — Zoe Sugg

What rainbow silks and satins! what pinking of thin stockings, and pinching of thin shoes, and fluttering of ribbons and silk tassels, and display of rich cloaks with gaudy hoods and linings! The young gentlemen are fond, you see, of turning down their shirt-collars and cultivating their whiskers, especially under the chin; but they cannot approach the ladies in their dress or bearing, being, to say the truth, humanity of quite another sort. — Charles Dickens

During the last 2,500 years in Buddhist monasteries, a system of seven practices of reconciliation has evolved. Although these techniques were formulated to settle disputes within the circle of monks, i think they might also be of use in our households and in our society.
The first practice is Face-to-Face-Sitting. — Thich Nhat Hanh

The cutting of heads is become so much a la mode, that one is apt to feel of a morning whether their own is on their shoulders. — Thomas Jefferson