Jonnell Quotes & Sayings

Ah, genre. A word only a Frenchman could love. — Ursula K. Le Guin

I believe we must be strong militarily, but beyond a certain point military strength can become a national weakness. — Dwight D. Eisenhower

Photos're better than nothing, but things're better than photos 'cause the things themselves were part of what was there. — David Mitchell

We used to be "shiftless and lazy," now we're "fearsome and awesome." I think the black man should take pride in that. — James Earl Jones

People want to look taller and thinner. No one says, 'Ooh! Let me buy that dress because it makes me feel matronly!' — Michael Kors

I view filmmaking as a director's medium. — James Franco

More than in any other performing arts the lack of respect for acting seems to spring from the fact that every layman considers himself a valid critic. — Simone Weil

Lend your friend $20. If he doesn't pay you back then he's not your friend. Money well spent. — Ted Nicholas

A student of Syrian affairs soon becomes used to paradox. A comparatively small country, narrowly chauvinistic and jealous of its national sovereignty, Syria is nevertheless the repository, and has often been the origin, of oecumenical and transcendental ideas about Arab unity. Its society is one of the most heterogeneous in the Middle East and yet its leaders have been the proponents of a radical integrative political movement: Arab Nationalism. It has kindly and hospitable inhabitants, but it is also a police state where a man can be locked up indefinitely without a trial. Your Syrian friends are your friends for life, but a curious current of xenophobia runs through the country. Syrians love culture and natural beauty, but the ugliness of many Syrians towns and their architecture has to be seen to be believed. — David Roberts

In my lifetime, I want to see humanity start being conscious of our waste, the things we buy, and how we can reuse and recycle things. I want people to live harmoniously with our planet. I hope everybody wakes up and appreciates life. — Jason Mraz

If something or someone is presented to us once, we will often dismiss it as being nothing more than happenstance. If that person or situation is presented twice, it is God slapping us in the face and telling us to pay attention. It is fate. — Scott Hildreth

Woe to those who prefer to spend their lives saying: "I never had any opportunities!" Because with each day that passes, they will sink deeper into the well of their own limitations, — Paulo Coelho