Donatina Shoppie Quotes & Sayings

And then we came here for three weeks of band rehearsal with [music consultant/member of the band "Sloan"] Chris Murphy. And I grew up in Toronto during Sloan's heyday, so like I was like "Oh my god!" And so that was pretty cool. — Alison Pill

What I believe ... about more sleep than is needful concerns the individual who goes far beyond the need, developing slothful and lazy habits, which deaden the senses and become a retarder of accomplishment. To overcome these things in life requires discipline and restraint. — Alvin R. Dyer

An average trader loses money, so in this profession, you need to be way above average to make consistent money trading the markets. — Henrique M. Simoes

Whether one traces his Americanism back three centuries to the Mayflower, or three years to the steerage, is not half so important as whether his Americanism of today is real and genuine. No matter by what various crafts we came here, we are all now in the same boat. — Calvin Coolidge

Libraries are a consistent and major source of books for free reading. — Stephen D. Krashen

No being can be what he is unless he is putting his essence into action in his field. — Arnold J. Toynbee

Here's an interesting form of murder we came up with: assassination. You know what's interesting about assassination? Well, not only does it change those popularity polls in a big fucking hurry, but it's also interesting to notice who it is we assassinate. Did you ever notice who it is? Stop to think who it is we kill? It's always people who've told us to live together in harmony and try to love one another. Jesus, Gandhi, Lincoln, John Kennedy, Bobby Kennedy, Martin Luther King, Medgar Evers, Malcolm X, John Lennon, they all said, "Try to live together peacefully." BAM! Right in the fucking head. Apparently we're not ready for that. — George Carlin

A superior man may be made to go to the well, but he cannot be made to go down into it. He may be imposed upon, but he cannot be fooled. — Confucius

Everyone that I meet always wants me to direct, but whenever I think of directing, I think of aligning shots. I'd definitely have to write and direct something. But I don't know if I could. — Chris Colfer

You can cook when you're hungry or cook to make a living or to feel creative or even just as a distraction, but cooking for the people whom you wake up with and go to sleep with is the best thing ever — Kim Severson

My guiltiest pleasure is ... chocolates with strawberry cream and trashy television - 'Geordie Shore,' 'Katie,' etc. — Ellie Goulding

I will not get into a pissing contest with that skunk [Joseph McCarthy]. — Dwight D. Eisenhower

Songwriters tend to make records instead of talking to people. — Sharleen Spiteri

To the bottle! In infancy, the milk bottle; in our prime, the wine bottle; in our dotage, the pill bottle. — Mary Roberts Rinehart

The mind, you see, is like a muscle. For it to remain agile and strong, it must work. — Mark Helprin