Friedland Quotes & Sayings

Our group has been in Asia since 1981 in mining, oil and gas. Now we want to mine not silver and gold, but great stories and people, and change the world of cinema, and we want to do that by walking in the footsteps of Wu Tianming. — Robert Friedland

The only monster you need to worry about in this life is the one that stares at you from the mirror each morning. You tame him, make friends with him, and the rest of life is nothing you can't handle. — Charles Martin

Scarlet cocked her head. "Are you sure you don't want me to go? It's going to require some precise manuvering to attach to the docking clamp, and from what Cinder told me about your flying skills ... "
"What do you mean? What did Cinder say about my flying skills?"
Scarlet and Cinder shared a look. "Naturally, she told me that you're a fantastic pilot," said Scarlet, "Absolutely top-notch."
"I think she was practicing her sarcasm," said Iko.
Thorne glared, but Cinder only shrugged. — Marissa Meyer

Now picture the suspenders attached to a pair of sweatpants. This vision is what first led me to coin the term camel balls. — Chelsea Handler

I am not a god of forgiveness. (Acheron) — Sherrilyn Kenyon

We're teaming up with a major Hollywood studio, and we're making a movie called 'Copper.' It's set on Mars in the 24th century. By then we've got 27 billion people in the world, copper is the world's most valuable metal because everything runs on electricity, and there's no more burning of hydrocarbons. — Robert Friedland

There is no private domain of a person's life that is not political, and there is no political issue that is not ultimately personal. — Charlotte Bunch

Old Burmese (now Myanmar) proverb: Burmese proverb: Government is one of the five evils along with fire, floods, thieves and enemies. — Jeffrey Friedland

The tears of those repenting are the wine of angels. — Bernard Of Clairvaux

I've never once met a successful blogger who questioned the personal value of what she did. — Seth Godin

No matter how you're feeling, a little dog gunna love you. — Waka Flocka Flame

As Friedland had done and as Jobs would learn to do, he was able to turn charm into a cunning force, to cajole and intimidate and distort reality with the power of his personality — Walter Isaacson

Promoting a stock is like making a movie. You've got to have stars, props, and a good script. — Robert Friedland

Another nice thing was that I would type out letters home for the admiral's stewards. They would then feed me the same food the admiral ate. — Jack Adams

We want to assist China's soft power; we want to develop a vibrant young cinema in China. The average American has no understanding whatsoever of China. We'd like to create a young generation to tell their stories on a world stage. We can make history as well as make money. — Robert Friedland

And I was realizing that it was pretty terrible to be sitting in silence with someone who you always used to have something to say to — Morgan Matson

You have to keep taking the next necessary stitch, and the next one, and the next. Without stitches, you just have rags. And we are not rags. — Anne Lamott

I really don't see myself in the Europa League and don't want to play in it. I couldn't care less about winning the trophy. — Arjen Robben

Wife number three: Lynette. She looked like a horse and kind of walked like one, too. Not surprisingly, neigh was her favorite word and seven nights a week.
~Detective Mike Malone — D.B. Woodling

Is, er, your friend a member of college staff?"
"No, Al's an artist. And, ah, he's my partner," Larry said. I like it when he calls me that.
I don't think Matthew's mum liked it. "How ... lovely. Is that how you met? Through ... art?"
Larry said "Yes" just as I said, "No, we met when I was having a piss in an alley. — J.L. Merrow