Frank Stockton Quotes & Sayings

The only crying shame about it is, when good things happen to you, you run short of time. It takes the same amount of time, however, to tell people, 'It's good to see you again. I'm sorry we only have a minute to talk,' as it does to say, 'I don't have time to talk with you' period. — Barbara Mandrell

There are no "old" movies really - only movies you have already seen and ones you haven't. — Peter Bogdanovich

Most people are too silly to be truly interested in any thing. They herd together like cattle, and do not know what is good for them. — Frank R. Stockton

For me, it's writing a book and telling people about this story. — Rebecca Skloot

Where Chicago's vast and growing Negro population shifted and moved and stretched its great limbs ominously, reaching out and out in protest and overflowing the bounds that irked it. Her serene face and her quiet manner, her bland interest and friendly look protected her. — Edna Ferber

I think I won't do for your business at all, but personally I have no fight with you. You can go on and save all the critics you can, but don't send them to me. — Frank Richard Stockton

Give your hands to Him for His work, your feet to walk His path, and your ears to hear Him speak — Priscilla Shirer

But when I met you, I saw your light and I loved you at once. And I thought that at this stage in my life, I had nothing to lose by being honest with the woman I wanted to have by my side. — Paulo Coelho

The answer was straightforward: instances of the class will be retrieved from memory, and if retrieval is easy and fluent, the category will be judged to be large. We defined the availability heuristic as the process of judging frequency by the ease with which instances come to mind. — Daniel Kahneman

I had my share of critics, and I wash my hands of the whole lot. — Frank Richard Stockton

When you play Bach like Chopin, and Chopin like Bach, something good happens. — Pablo Casals

The harsh light above them caught her face, and Sean could see what she'd look like when she was much older - a handsome woman, scarred by wisdom she never asked for. — Dennis Lehane

I have eyes like those of a dead pig. — Marlon Brando

She longed for a man who'd be just her man, not some player who'd have a bunch of other women on the side. She wanted a man who'd work, not some jerk who was always getting fired because his job description was smaller than his ego. Someone reliable and solid, like her Grandpa Earl had been. — Eden Connor

The truth is, you can be honest with your friends - but you just can't be honest with the general public if you want to keep your friends. — Jennifer Saunders

When I look at Jesus' warm and intimate friendships, my heart fills with praise that Jesus was ... a man. A man of flesh-and-blood reality. His heart felt the sting of sympathy. His eyes glowed with tenderness. His arms embraced. His lips smiled. His hands touched. Jesus was male! Jesus invites us to relate to him as the Son of Man. And because he is fully man, we can relate to Jesus with affection and love. — Joni Eareckson Tada

The Bible teaches that money is one of the fruits of being prosperous, but it is certainly not the root. — Paul Silway

May you live to see the green grass growing over your grave. — Frank Richard Stockton

For me to be here tonight, everything had to be perfect. I had to get drafted by Utah, had to play with a point guard like John Stockton, and had to be coached by Jerry Sloan and Frank Layden. — Karl Malone