Gazelin Quotes & Sayings

I always think first about the nature of the story. When I had the idea for 'The Namesake,' I felt that it had to be a novel - it couldn't work as a story. — Jhumpa Lahiri

I have a 10-year track record of writing for the Jewish community. — Anita Diament

One of the reasons why I don't write the same kind of book again and again is that I get bored very easily, so I like to make things interesting for myself. — Tibor Fischer

Chemotherapy isn't good for you. So when you feel bad, as I am feeling now, you think, 'Well that is a good thing because it's supposed to be poison. If it's making the tumor feel this queasy, then I'm OK with it.' — Christopher Hitchens

We had risen to probably one of the greatest challenges in history, put a man on the moon in the decade. We'd created incredible technologies. But what was most important, we'd created the teams, what I call the human factor. People who were energized by a mission. — Gene Kranz

Our human tendency is to be impatient with the person who cannot see the truth that is so plain to us. We must be careful that our impatience is not interpreted as condemnation or rejection. — Henry B. Eyring

If you are looking to build a new culture or transform the one you have, the first questions you should ask yourself are, "What do we stand for?" and "What do we want to be known for? — Jon Gordon

Companies typically borrow money at less than their return on equity and therefore compound their return at the expense of lenders. — Bill Gross

I really like getting inside the heads of female characters. I think I can do that well, and I enjoy it. — Michael Lehmann

Farre shooting never kild bird. — George Herbert

Throughout my college years, I'd watch my sister squeal every Christmas as she unwrapped another 'Buffy' DVD set. I didn't know much about the series, but I was filled with that obnoxious self-importance that comes from having decided to be an Academic Who Reads Serious Things. — Marie Rutkoski

In art, theories are as useful as a doctor's prescription; one must be sick to believe them. — Maurice De Vlaminck

There's nothing surprising about me. I'm dull. I am a fan of the New York subway. I love it. — Brian F. O'Byrne