Egyptology Podcast Quotes & Sayings

He who refuses to do arithmetic is doomed to talk nonsense. — John McCarthy

There was a time when self-promotion was considered so verboten, especially for authors. — Jess Walter

To add to the effect, he hadn't shaved in a day or two, and a shadow of dark blond fuzz covered the bottom half of his face like a smile. — Kiera Cass

I know at least two people who have never been killed by hippos. — Bill Engvall

When you stop hoping you start settling. — Valorie Burton

There it is; the light across the water. Your story. Mine. His. It has to be seen to be believed. And it has to be heard. In the endless babble of narrative, in spite of the daily noise, the story waits to be heard.
Some people say that the best stories have no words. They weren't brought up to Lighthousekeeping. It is true that words drop away, and that the important things are often left unsaid. The important things are learned in faces, in gestures, not in our locked tongues. The true things are too big or too small, or in any case is always the wrong size to fit in the template called language. — Jeanette Winterson

This was an intentional frame. — Douglas Preston

You can't go around like that," she said. "You look like you escaped from a romance novel." Isabelle laid a hand dramatically against her forehead. "Oh, Lord Montgomery, what do you mean to do with me in this bedroom when you have me all alone?" She unzipped her jacket and tossed it to the floor, revealing a white tank top. She gave him a sultry look. "Is my virtue safe?"
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what?" Simon said, temporarily deprived of vocabulary. — Cassandra Clare

There are genuine mysteries in the world that mark the limits of human knowing and thinking. Wisdom is fortified, not destroyed, by understanding its limitations. Ignorance does not make a fool as surely as self-deception. — Mortimer J. Adler

Now, if you truly understand how marketing works today, you know there is no individual six-month campaign; there's only the 365-day campaign, during which you produce new content daily. — Gary Vaynerchuk

I'm quite hyper, and my wife would prefer it if I sat down and read a book. — Jamie Dornan

Leaders should always expect the very best of those around them. They know that people can change and grow. — Warren Bennis

Don't live by your own rules, but in harmony with nature — Epictetus

Talent is crucial. It needs to be driven by motivation, but blind ambition isn't the key. — Lily Cole