Francis Hopkinson Quotes & Sayings

They call upon us to supply American boys to do the job that Asian boys should do. — Lyndon B. Johnson

You know, you meet some people, and do a lot of interviews, and you come across a Buck O'Neill and you know you are going to know him for the rest of your life. The same thing happened with Curt Flood. — Ken Burns

But don't we all like to be overpowered, one time or another. — Paul Bowles

It is easier to gain a hundred enemies than to gain one friend. — Matshona Dhliwayo

Keep your heart clear
And transparent,
And you will
Never be bound.
A single disturbed thought
Creates ten thousand distractions. — Ryokan

Changing one's mind about human nature is hard work, and changing one's mind for the worse about oneself is even harder. Nisbett — Daniel Kahneman

Use fear as a counselor not a captor. — Todd Stocker

The virtue of humility is conspicuous only in its' absence. — L.F.Linnenkamp

It ain't the blows we're dealt that matter, but the ones we survive. — Stephen King

I don't hang out with agents and producers and I'm not into the business side at all. — Winona Ryder

The fish is that perfect, amazing guy it can never work out with - you know, a bird and a fish may fall in love - but where would they live? . . . So the fish is your total dream guy, he's smart, he's handsome, he gets all your jokes, he loves to talk, he gives you a nine-hour orgasm and then makes you homemade chocolate chip pancakes and serves you breakfast in bed - but he lives all the way across the country and neither of you can move, or he's married, or next in line for the throne, or he has a terminal disease or something . . . the fish. — Lisa Daily

Do I still 'ave an eye?" I laughed. "Still there." He straightened with a sigh. "Too bad. I hear girls take a liking to a man with an eye patch." "Yes, when the eye was lost in some wildly romantic fashion like a sword fight or pistol duel. Not from smacking it on the eyepiece of a microscope. And you hardly need any more help with the ladies. — Tess Oliver