Lingeman And Smith Quotes & Sayings

The great French Marshall Lyautey once asked his gardener to plant a tree. The gardner objected that the tree was slow growing and wouldn't reach maturity for 100 years. The Marshall replied, In that case, there is no time to lose; plant it this afternoon! — John F. Kennedy

No one who has lived side by side with animals that have plenty of room can ever visit the zoo. — Peter Hoeg

I'm as cruel as life. As cruel as love. — L.J.Smith

(from Diana to Deborah, 8 May 1998)
Talking of language difficulty Tony Lambton says Selwyn Lloyd introduced him to Khrushchev saying 'He's the best shot in England,' and the translator said 'Lord Lambton is to be shot tomorrow.' Khrushchev thought it quite normal but patted him on the shoulder kindly. — Charlotte Mosley

Run, you flippin' moron, run! — Sherrilyn Kenyon

The New York Philharmonic is a tremendous opportunity, a great orchestra. — Zubin Mehta

Hope lights up our darkness. — Celia Fremlin

People say 'follow in the footsteps' but I always find that a strange expression because what you want to do is forge your own path, so to speak. — Max Irons

A charming arsehole, isn't that what they're called? — Jo Nesbo

I didn't take care of the kids. I took care of the interior decoration of the house. I wanted to be an architect, so I curated that aspect of things. In the middle of the chaos, I moved things around and rearranged everything to find my order. — Giovanna Cau

The narrative fallacy, Bezos explained, was a term coined by Nassim Nicholas Taleb in his 2007 book The Black Swan to describe how humans are biologically inclined to turn complex realities into soothing but oversimplified stories. — Anonymous

For years I study. I look long at olive trees, all gray and silver, and watch the sunlight. Ah, yes, I am ver' lazy, but I see after I look long that it is perspective that give it this quality. Perspective, and absolute faith to the subject. — Ugo Mochi

To have compassion for a character is no different from having compassion for another human being. — Tom Hiddleston

For those of you who really want to give critical thought to your unique leadership style and foster genuine followership, learn from what's out there and weave it into something meaningful and authentic. — Stacy Feiner

Lynda Carter played Wonder Woman and was one of the first female superheroes. It gives me more of an encouragement that we can be strong and can do whatever a guy can do. — Thuy Trang