Lents Baton Quotes & Sayings

That's why I love doing live theater more than anything: You get an immediate reaction, whether it's good or bad. — Jane Krakowski

Mistakes are the byproduct of action - and thus an accurate gauge of effort. — Terry Rossio

Wolverine is a world-weary old warrior. His rage issue notwithstanding, I see him as someone with the tortured soul of a poet, but one who has seen too many friends and lovers die. Even with that, he has grown into a leader and a true hero. — Jonathan Maberry

'Jazz Artist of the Century' would have to be a distinctive soloist and ensemble player, a composer, an arranger, a bandleader, and a driver; would have to span all the genres and periods of jazz; would have to have run her own label; [would] possess a deep spirituality, with grace and a sense of humor; and would have to have succeeded against all odds. Who else? Mary Lou Williams. — Dave Douglas

All wisdom is in learning how to go with the proverbial flow, — Asif Ismael

You have to think about your options, weigh the consequences before you make decisions, but the advice was so worthless when it came to the things that mattered. — Brenna Yovanoff

let's be honest: women are still only really valued for two things - their looks and their role as mothers. — Paula Hawkins

You have seen how a man was made a slave; you shall see how a slave was made a man. — Frederick Douglass

Unto a life which I call natural I would gladly follow even a will-o'-the-wisp through bogs and sloughs unimaginable, but no moonnor firefly has shown me the causeway to it. — Henry David Thoreau

In the rush for justice it is important not to lose sight of principles the country holds dear. — Kofi Annan

Plants are the young of the world, vessels of health and vigor; but they grope ever upward towards consciousness; the trees are imperfect men, and seem to bemoan their imprisonment, rooted in the ground. — Ralph Waldo Emerson

We have got to stop worrying about being loved and start worrying about being respected. And that's exactly how I'll lead our country. — Chris Christie

Wounds that haven't healed properly still hurt you. You pretend to allow them faze you, but I see past the mask. Shame, that a pretty woman like you has to perish by fire." Cain shrugged. "I'm surprised they didn't burn you in the witch trials." He shook his head as if he corrected himself. "No, what am I saying? You were with Saain during that time. — Millicent Ashby

For example, you may be polite and courteous to someone in your office, but when his back is turned, you are very critical and resentful toward him in your mind. Such negative thoughts are highly destructive to you. It is like taking poison. You are actually taking mental poisons, which rob you of vitality, enthusiasm, strength, guidance, and good will. These negative thoughts and emotions sink down into your subconscious, and cause all kinds of difficulties and maladies in your life. The — Joseph Murphy

pony, mashed potato, alligator, watusi, twist, jerk. — A.V. Club