Ducorps Cockatoo Quotes & Sayings

This is kind of a sticky situation, isn't it, Gurudas?" she says. "I told you two that if I caught either of you on my property again I'd expose a goodly amount of your innards to the fresh sea air. And I hate breaking promises. That's what whole of civilized society is founded upon, isn't it - promises? — Robert Jackson Bennett

I quit college and neglected to tell my dad. — Benmont Tench

Sometimes it's more fun to compete with your friends, because you can talk a little trash with them. — Derrek Lee

I did come to realize that getting your first job is hard, but it's not nearly as hard as getting your seventh job. That is hard. That's when you really have to prove it to people. — Anna Faris

But it is not the job of truth to make us feel good. It is the job of truth to be true, and it is our job to deal with it. — William Deresiewicz

Even though the dance floor was filled with beauty and color enough to dazzle any eye, Odette had no desire to look away from Jorgen as she stepped toward him, clasped his hands, then let go as they stepped back. — Melanie Dickerson

If she were honest, weakness should be masked at all times. Any weakness could, and would be exploited. — Callie Hunter

For most visitors to Manhattan, both foreign and domestic, New York is the Shrine of the Good Time. "I don't see how you stand it," they often say to the native New Yorker who has been sitting up past his bedtime for a week in an attempt to tire his guest out. "It's all right for a week or so, but give me the little old home town when it comes to living." And, under his breath, the New Yorker endorses the transfer and wonders himself how he stands it. — Robert Benchley

Every industrious man, in every lawful calling, is a useful man. And one principal reason why men are so often useless is that they neglect their own profession or calling, and divide and shift their attention among a multiplicity of objects and pursuits. — Ralph Waldo Emerson

In one way or another, every parent is curious what their children ... what are they doing when we don't see? ... What double lives are they leading? Is there something else? — Herman Koch

Victory is for those who can say "Victory is mine". Success is for those who can begin saying "I will succeed" and say "I have succeeded" in the end. — Mustafa Kemal Ataturk

During the financial crisis, I worked with hundreds of executives who struggled as a result of their thoughts about job security. When their beliefs changed, so did their emotional experience - and they were then able to focus on the task at hand more effectively. — Andrew J. Bernstein