Facenda Whitaker Quotes & Sayings

One inconvenience ... may attend bold and arduous attempts: frequent failure may discourage. This evil, however, is not more pernicious than the slow proficiency which is the natural consequence of too easy tasks. — Joshua Reynolds

I am poetry,
surrounding the dreamer,
Ever present,
I capture the spirit,
enslave
the reluctant pen,
and become
the breath
on the writer's only road. — Pam Munoz Ryan

Technically, Japan and South Korea normalized their diplomatic ties 50 years ago, but this wasn't included in the Normalization Treaty because forced prostitution, coerced sex just was taboo to even talk about. — Elise Hu

They have rights who dare maintain them. — James Russell Lowell

I see something happening in the world, and I want to share it. It's why, during 9/11, I wrote every few minutes what I saw happening. It's why I write about meeting Steve Wozniak or Bill Gates or Larry Page. — Robert Scoble

Our government shouldn't tell us where to travel and where not to travel. — Jeff Flake

The grateful heart will always find opportunities to show its gratitude. — Aesop

I just have to deal with it [injuries] if and when problems happen. It's obviously a concern and I've been very careful with my training, making sure I warm up and warm down before everything and not pushing myself too stupidly. — Greg James

I'm my own "ideal reader" in the sense that I write novels that I would want to read. — Steve Erickson