Goranka Jednak Quotes & Sayings

It is a melancholy illusion of those who write books and articles that the printed word survives. Alas, it rarely does. — Eric Hobsbawm

Yes, the United States is still the great meritocracy it's always been; but now, if you aren't brilliant or beautiful or both, there isn't much to do, because they can do it cheaper in Shanghai or Mumbai. — Elizabeth Wurtzel

If you set goals and go after them with all the determination you can muster, your gifts will take you places that will amaze you. — Les Brown

But I think you could say my parts in Appointment In London and Gilbert and Sullivan were particularly interesting. — Dinah Sheridan

We're actors in our lives, pretendin' to be who we want people to think we are. — Simone Elkeles

To be good at anything you have to practice. — Stephanie Perkins

In times of happiness, no point in shaking things up.
But in a time of crisis, the safest thing is change. — Seneca.

SNEER. But, what the deuce, is the confidante to be mad too?
PUFF. To be sure she is. The confidante is always to do whatever her mistress does- weep when she weeps, smile when she smiles, go mad when she goes mad.-Now, Madam Confidante! But keep your madness in the background, if you please. — Richard Brinsley Sheridan

Scholars note that human reasoning is limited not only by imperfect information and innate intellectual capacities but also by the broader culture that subsequently shapes the very optics that individuals use to categorize the world. — Michael Barnett

There was a magic about the sea. People were drawn to it. People wanted to love by it, swim in it, play in it, look at it. It was a living thing that as as unpredictable as a great stage actor: it could be calm and welcoming, opening its arms to embrace it's audience one moment, but then could explode with its stormy tempers, flinging people around, wanting them out, attacking coastlines, breaking down islands. It had a playful side too, as it enjoyed the crowd, tossed the children about, knocked lilos over, tipped over windsurfers, occasionally gave sailors helping hands; all done with a secret little chuckle — Cecelia Ahern

[Neighbor is] not he whom I find in my path, but rather he in whose path I place myself, he whom I approach and actively seek. — Gustavo Gutierrez

We spoke to God about the children, and we were afraid to ask God for specific things. We thought that it might be too much. So we said to God 'Please give us a healthy child' and left it at that, not knowing that God is a generous God, but also has a sense of humor. And if you leave that much open for God, some wonderful jokes are going to come about. — Bill Cosby

Every truth in this world stretched beyond its limits will become a false doctrine. — K.P. Yohannan

I think our sexuality is all yet to be recounted and that the rich male literary tradition constitutes a huge obstacle. — Elena Ferrante