Ferentz Iowa Quotes & Sayings

When regret seeps into today, it steals our hope for tomorrow. — Charles F. Glassman

I got my degree in culinary arts in 1978. — Flavor Flav

If a work of art is placed before me, I believe I can enjoy it; but I do not overlook the fact, that Art is one thing, another thing Amusement; and that people do like amusements, and will run after it. — George Henry Lewes

So endless and exorbitant are the desires of men that they will grasp at all, and can form no scheme of perfect happiness with less. — Jonathan Swift

I do not believe that there was ever a question of being abstract or representational. It is really a matter of ending this silence and solitude, of breathing, and stretching one's arms again transcendental experiences became possible. — Mark Rothko

Self-contemplation is apt to end in self-conceit. — Henry Ward Beecher

Recruiting at Iowa has never been easy, and I don't think it ever will be. Our biggest challenge has always been to get people to visit our campus. If we can get them here, I feel like we give ourselves a chance because we do have a lot to offer. — Kirk Ferentz

I can't understand her
well son, you might as well try to understand the sun — Robert Jordan

Positive emotions are not trivial luxuries, but instead might be critical necessities for optimal functioning. — Barbara Fredrickson

I listen to jazz mainly. Mainstream jazz. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Believe in your God-given dreams. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Thinking brainlessly with their spinal cords. — Kurt Vonnegut

If you're buying animal products and can go to the farm and actually see how the animals are looked after, yes, that's an important point. That's definitely the best way of assuring yourself that the animals are being well treated. — Peter Singer

I like playing Vernon Dursley in 'Harry Potter,' because that gives me a license to be horrible to kids. I hate the odious business of sucking up to the public. — Richard Griffiths

I'm the only one who can accurately tell my story. It's up to me to make it worth reading. — Keisha Elle

It's easier to fall back into old behaviors when you come back to a place where you were a shorter person. — Joseph Dougherty