Limmattaler Quotes & Sayings

Self-belief does not necessarily ensure success, but self-disbelief assuredly spawns failure. — Albert Bandura

Television is ultimately a business of failure. You try a lot of things, and most of it fails. — Greg Berlanti

Sarra looked at her daughter and said reproachfully, "Speaking of war, I never raised you to be always fighting and killing. That's not woman's work."
"It's needful, Ma. You taught me a woman has to know how to defend herself."
"I never!" gasped Sarra, indignant.
"You taught me when you were murdered in your own house," Daine said quietly. — Tamora Pierce

And if these mountains had eyes, they would wake to find two strangers in their fences, standing in admiration as a breathing red pours its tinge upon earth's shore. These mountains, which have seen untold sunrises, long to thunder praise but stand reverent, silent so that man's weak praise should be given God's attention. — Donald Miller

That wasn't very nice...I do believe you killed my hat.
~Kisuke Urahara — Tite Kubo

My desk was a present from Margaret Atwood.
After Zen and the Art of Uterus Maintenance
sold its first million, she said I needed a place
to write, other than the local bus-shelter. — Nuala Ni Chonchuir

The roof cannot collapse when the value pillars of government and society are sound and strong. — Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo

My brother! Nighteyes greeted me joyously. — Robin Hobb

When I need to be precise about a plant, I use its Latin name, even if my nongardening friends sometimes look at me a little funny for using big words in a dead language - or in the kind of horticultural Esperanto that botanical names make up. — Allen Lacy

Why do you want to be a lawyer, Miss Everhart?" "I enjoy screwing people over," she said. "I figure I might as well get paid for it. — Whitney Gracia Williams

With kids, what you see is what you get. There's just truth in their innocence that we as adults have lost and will never regain. — Michelle Figley

[Electronic newspapers will bring] plenty of ulcers for journalists because they'll have new deadlines every 60 seconds. It'll be a race to file. On the other hand, because space is infinite there will hopefully be more room for thoughtful pieces, longer pieces, the kind that a journalist wishes he or she could do but doesn't have the space. — Russ Wilcox

You're a cold bitch, Dallas."
"Yes, I am."
"Well, I suppose if I'd been murdered I'd want a cold bitch looking for my killer. — Nora Roberts

After conducting Wagner, Beethoven's triple concerto is like taking an Alka Seltzer. — Zubin Mehta

I'm like Cab Calloway: I love the entertainment, and I've loved entertaining people ever since I was little. — Wyclef Jean