Ladling Lead Quotes & Sayings

There is no doubt; even a rejection can be the shadow of a caress. — Jose Ortega Y Gasset

The joy is an absurd yellow tulip, popping up in my life, contradicting all the evidence that shows it should not be there. — Marya Hornbacher

Please act in and through me. Please let my love increase, if it is your will. I feel that's the right thing; but even if it's not the right thing, I'm willing to abide by your judgment. — Frederick Lenz

I'm not afraid to have a character say, 'I am a Christian,' or, 'I believe in God,' because I think they represent real people on this Earth. — Tyler Perry

If the dead are watching, I want them to see us writing, dancing, singing, painting. I want them to see that we still reach out to each other. — Richard Siken

Real film is light; digital is electricity. — Aki Kaurismaki

Never be afraid of failure. And don't stop yourself from doing something you want to do because of what others might think. Only you know yourself best. — Suki Waterhouse

Formula 1 racing had a personal scandal right up at the top of its governing body that was so weird, that was so flagrantly salacious and bizarre, that I think it not only reassured American racing fans that Formula 1, yes, really is kind of weird. — Rachel Maddow

What any writer hopes for is that the reader will stick with you to the end of the contract and that there is a level of submission on the reader's part. — Hanya Yanagihara

My dad and my uncles owned a bar outside of Cincinnati. I worked there growing up, mopping floors, waiting tables. — John Boehner

I've taught statistics, math courses and what I've found is that often if you teach them algebraically the formulas, you'll have one group of kids doing well. — Robert Sternberg