Franciszka Mann Quotes & Sayings

I was thrilled. I had never met a famous writer before. I examined him closely as he sat in my office. What astonished me was that he looked so ordinary. There was nothing in the least unusual about him. His face, his conversation, his eyes behind the spectacles, even his clothes were all exceedingly normal. And yet here was a writer of stories who was famous the world over. His books had been read by millions of people. I expected sparks to be shooting out of his head, or at the very least, he should have been wearing a long green cloak and a floppy hat with a wide brim. But no. — Roald Dahl

I am still the place where creation does some work on itself. — Tomas Transtromer

My intention is to live more fully each moment with who - how - I actually am, not who I imagine I will be one day. — SARK

It's not Circumstance. It's not Chance. It's the Choice we make that determines the Destiny of Life.-RVM — R.v.m.

Actors and directors have written about it, psychologists, philosophers, social scientists, and even biologists have pondered it. What is acting, and how is it done? How does someone become someone else? Can someone become someone else? How much of what an actor does is due to that mysterious quality we call talent? — Richard Brestoff

Hard work beats all the tonics and vitamins in the world. — Colonel Sanders

It's the one thing we do better than any other animal.
We communicate, cooperate, and make tools to extend our reach. Every new tool changes us ... The old fears the new, and the two threaten destroy each other.
Our technology is what makes us strong. And it's what makes us dangerous. — Daniel H. Wilson

Try not to worry, for time is a great healer.' Such words were futile. — Catherine Cookson

But while the urban tribe helps us survive, it does not help us thrive. The urban tribe may bring us soup when we are sick, but it is the people we hardly know - those who never make it into our tribe - who will swiftly and dramatically change our lives for the better. — Meg Jay

Yeah, it's just a lame term. I wish it was "movie star." That's a much better term than celebrity. — Jeff Vespa