James Belasco Quotes & Sayings

It was official. I really was Senorita Fucktard. — J. Lynn

Look at nature, work independently, and solve your own problems. — Winslow Homer

When I write a song, it's all about the riff - the riff first, then the words come later. — Evan Dando

Sincerity is only as good as what we are sincere about. — John Armstrong

There were no parallel realities. No imaginings created infinite worlds for every possible decision. — C.D. Reiss

Barack Obama has not only said that he is out to 'change the United States of America,' the people he has been associated with for years have expressed in words and deeds their hostility to the values, the principles and the people of this country. — Thomas Sowell

Evaluate what you want - because what gets measured, gets produced. — James A. Belasco

A lot of people voting for Pat Buchanan say they are doing so to send a message. Apparently that message is, 'Hey, look at me, I'm an idiot.' — Dennis Miller

The crime that is latent in us we must inflict on ourselves," I say. I nod and nod, driving the message home. "Not on others," I say. — J.M. Coetzee

Perseverance has always just been something that was in me. And it was a tool that came in very handy as a ballerina. — Misty Copeland

A productive coaching relationship begins with two people with fires in their bellies: one who wants desperately to move forward and another who yearns to help that person make the journey. — James A. Belasco

As she walked up the street, Raleigh couldn't shake the feeling that she'd just struck a deal with the devil. — Taisha DeMay

eats most of his meals — Gregory David Roberts

I was in the neighborhood," he said, answering the question I was about to ask. His lips twitched. "You know, wandering around, trying to be a hero. — Brodi Ashton

The turkey that President Obama will pardon this Thanksgiving is from California. The turkey said, I don't need a pardon. I need a job.' — Conan O'Brien

Coaching is destined to be the leadership approach of the 21st century. — James A. Belasco

Now, 'that sort of Bear' is of course a bear who wants to be flattered, and it is plain that the Christophoric ear is using Pooh to make its own devious request that it (the ear's projection, 'Christopher Robin') be made the center of attention. The Milnean voice, however, in its didactic-paternal role, is unprepared simply to feed the self-love of the Christophoric ear; it (the voice) must also see that it (the ear) is properly edified in a moral sense. The stories, therefore, will express a vector of the two forces pleasing and teaching the Christophoric ear. — Frederick C. Crews

Change is hard because people overestimate the value of what they have
and underestimate the value of what they may gain by giving that up. — James Belasco And Ralph Stayer Flight Of The Buffalo 1994

Knowledge is nothing without action. Nothing changes until you do something. What you do will directly determine what you learn. — James A. Belasco