Kuruppu Karunaratne Quotes & Sayings

I would say that Catholics came in and competed with the Protestant work ethic. That is one thing. And they did assimilate into the broader society and a lot of them, especially Irish Catholic did their best to sound like they were English rather than Irish by dropping and the O and the apostrophe. — Steve King

We are not wholly bad or good, who live our lives under Milk Wood. — Dylan Thomas

Own your beauty whatever shape or form it comes in. — Kathryn Budig

I go to Union Square Park, mostly to take care of squirrels. — Bernhard Goetz

Heart and Brain are the two lords of life. In the metaphors of ordinary speech and in the stricter language of science, we use these terms to indicate two central powers, from which all motives radiate, to which all influences converge. — George Henry Lewes

The UK has a poor investment record. According to IMF data, we have come seventh out of the top seven industrialised countries since 1999. — Frances O'Grady

I have friends who will critique me much harder than any review. — Wynton Marsalis

We tend to think of environmental catastrophes -such as the recent Exxon Valdez oil-spill disaster in the Bay of Alaska-as "accidents": isolated phenomena that erupt without notice or warning. But when does the word accident become inappropriate? When are such occurrences inevitable rather than accidental? And when does a consistent pattern of inevitable disasters point to a deep-seated crisis that is not only environmental but profoundly social? — Murray Bookchin

Texas can make it without the United States, but the United States cannot make it without Texas — Sam Houston

Sculpture is not the mere cutting of the form of anything in stone; it is the cutting of the effect of it. Very often the true form, in the marble, would not be in the least like itself. — John Ruskin

First word [of my father] when I arrived [as a CEO] is, 'Son, i hope your first deal is a loser, otherwise, you'll think you're a lot smarter than you are.' But he had tremendous values, tremendous integrity, humility, work ethic and terrific thirst for knowledge. — Charles Koch

Light is impressionism. — Gae Aulenti

In order that a man may be happy, it is necessary that he should not only be capable of his work, but a good judge of his work. — John Ruskin

The four basic ingredients for success are: you must have the will to want something; you must have the right kind of attitude; you must have perseverance, and then you must have wisdom. Then you combine these four and then you get to where you want to get to. — Aung San Suu Kyi

I know one of the reasons God gave me kids was to test my patience. — Faith Hill