Gorbel Quotes & Sayings

Third, and relatedly, Notes Day was led from within. Many companies hire outside consulting firms to organize their all-staff retreats, and I understand why: Doing them well is a monumental, enormously time-consuming undertaking. But that our own people made Notes Day happen was, I believe, key to its success. Not only did they drive the discussion in meaningful ways, but their involvement also paid its own dividends. Seeing — Ed Catmull

When you die, God and the Angels will hold you accountable for all the pleasures you were allowed in life that you denied yourself. — Roger Housden

Just to clear the air, let's note first of all that whatever an intelligence test measures it is not quite the same thing as we usually mean by intelligence. It neglects such important things as leadership and creative imagination. It takes no account of social judgement or musical or artistic or other aptitudes, to say nothing of such personality matters as diligence and emotional balance. — Darrell Huff

Once you are dancing with the devil, the prettiest capers won't help you. — E.T.A. Hoffmann

And now my past and my future are colliding in a way I never thought possible. — E.L. James

Affliction may be lasting, but it is not everlasting. Affliction was a sting, but withal a wing: sorrow shall soon fly away. — Thomas Watson

A concrete embodiment of the jubilee commandment was evidenced in a rural church in Iowa during the "farm crisis." The banker in the town held mortgages on many farms. The banker and the farmers belonged to the same church. The banker could have foreclosed. He did not because, he said, "These are my neighbors and I want to live here a long time." He extended the loans and did not collect the interest that was rightly his. The pastor concluded, "He was practicing the law of the Jubilee year, and he did not even know it." The pastor might also have noted that the reason the banker could take such action is that his bank was a rare exception. It was locally and independently owned, not controlled by a larger Chicago banking system. — Walter Brueggemann

We need to help younger people recognize their own capacity to do good, and help them discover the rewards of generosity. — William J. Clinton

Our ability to transcend betrayal is directly tied to our willingness to identify ourselves as love activists rather than victims of the Universe. — Lyna Jones

A saint? Tanner Stone was the anti-Christ. — Amy Andrews

Work enthusiasm.
Give your very best in all that you do.
It is a great gift to yourself and world. — Lailah Gifty Akita

I handed my tools. The two of them reached down to help me out of the crater I'd dug. 'Isn't that a little deep?' Yoda asked. 'It'll help the roots get established,' I explained. 'Established where? China? — Laurie Halse Anderson