Gloffers Quotes & Sayings

People are as happy as they choose to be. — Henry Ford

I have a tremendous joie de vivre ... alternating with irritability of course. — Joni Mitchell

Any private security is a joke in a country where you're up against your own government. — Bidzina Ivanishvili

What I admired most about him [Bobby Fischer] was his ability to make what was in fact so difficult look easy to us. I try to emulate him. — Magnus Carlsen

I was in the parking lot, with the key in the car, and I thought to myself: If this is my last night on earth, would I rather spend it at a business meeting or with this woman? I ran across the parking lot, asked her if she'd have dinner with me. She said yes, we walked into town, and we've been together ever since. — Steve Jobs

In America, what makes us so successful is the innovation, the competition, the focus on merit. — Joel Klein

I try and sit on the fence because as soon as you voice any kind of opinion, people begin to think you're an idiot. — Calvin Harris

It [spiritual authority and leadership] is not won by promotion, but my many prayers and tears. It is attained by confession of sin, and much heart-searching and humbling before God; by self-surrender, a courageous sacrifice of every idol, a bold uncomplaining embrace of the cross, and by eternally looking unto Jesus crucified. It is not gained by seeking great things for ourselves, but like Paul, by counting those things that are gain to us as loss for Christ. This is a great price, but it must be paid by the leader whose power is recognized and felt in heaven, on earth, and in hell. — Samuel Brengle

He was not a scholar, and he did not have the temperament of one who finds knowledge an end in itself. — Niccolo Machiavelli

Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse ... by Floyd Gottfredson will be warmly received by comics aficionados but should also intrigue Disney animation buffs who aren't necessarily plugged into comic strip history ... I have a feeling that this book, crafted with such obvious care, will earn Gottfredson a new legion of admirers. — Leonard Maltin

It is, then, your opinion that Christmas time is an unlikely season for crime ? — Agatha Christie

I think thinking about becoming an adult, and having to face up to your problems and face up to your insecurities, is difficult for everybody. — Mary Elizabeth Winstead