Lifeworks Quotes & Sayings

I used to run away from school to my village. But later, I went to the U.S. for studies and lost touch. — Randeep Hooda

When you go and you tell a studio and that it's an ensemble, that doesn't mean a lot to them. But, my hats off to Paramount and Warner Brothers, because when we told them that these were the kinds of people that we want to get, across the board, they were unbelieveably enthusiastic about it. — David Fincher

Just don't lose the magic. — Tobias Wolff

She was daily surprised by the things he knew and the things he did not know; both, at the time, added to his attraction. — Evelyn Waugh

Memoir is the art of inventing the truth. — William Zinsser

Son, are you happy? I don't mean to pry, but do you dream of Heaven? Have you ever wanted to die? — Tim Burton

the involuntary loss of any familiar object almost always brings a chill as from an evil omen; it seems to be the first finger-shadow of advancing death. From — George Eliot

We are each given a block of marble when we begin a lifetime, and the tools to shape it into sculpture. We can drag it behind us untouched, we can pound it to gravel, we can shape it into glory. Examples from every other life are left for us to see, lifeworks finished and unfinished, guiding and warning. Near the end our sculpture is nearly finished, and we can smooth and polish what we started years before. We can make our progress then, but to do it we must see past the appearances of age. — Richard Bach

The principle of fair reduction is based on the concept of historic responsibility. Developed countries finished industrialising first. Thus, over the last 60 years, the developed countries, which represent 17 percent of the world's population, have been responsible for 70 percent of carbon emissions. The developed countries should adjust for this disparity accordingly. In contrast, developing countries, which represent 83 percent of the world's population, have contributed only 30 percent of total carbon emissions over the past 60 years. It is therefore fair to give developing countries more leeway to produce carbon emissions. — Yan Xuetong

Every relationship is messed up. What makes it really perfect is if you still want to be there when things suck. — Laurell K. Hamilton

Cinema is all about going back from shadow to light and back and forth: cinema is a place of transgression. — Bruno Dumont

He brought both hands up and said, You can speak the old-fashioned way. I can hear you, remember? I blinked at him and after a few seconds brought my hands up. If it's okay with you, I'd like to speak your language. I smiled a small smile. — Mia Sheridan