Linn Quotes & Sayings

Clutter-clearing is modern-day alchemy. — Denise Linn

My parents were always involved in community theatre, and I'd do the tech work and play the child. — Mark Linn-Baker

Ask yourself ... If my body were a metaphor for my life, what would the message be? — Denise Linn

When the legendary Steve Schwarzman's firm went public in 2007, I was convinced that this was merely an opportunity to take advantage of a huge spike in the stock market for the partners in Blackstone to cash out and ultimately call it a day. I saw the public offering then as an unworthy investment, which could only serve to fill the partners' pockets while they proceeded to 'mail it in' for their new shareholders. But I have been proven completely wrong. Blackstone's history since its public offering is a continued history of success stories, and I believe the current energy restructuring opportunity will be no different. Elsewhere in this book, I talk a bit about the deal it made with Linn Energy, with very advantageous terms for Blackstone. As a long-term hold, I can find no better (public) PE firm to invest in. — Dan Dicker

Farce is a much-maligned form. It's easy to do badly, and therefore, audiences may have a negative feeling about it. — Mark Linn-Baker

Deep within each of us is a longing for home. We yearn for a place of comfort where we can be ourselves, where we can realize our dreams. — Denise Linn

When you're not writing, you're not doing anything else either because everything you do goes into the writing. — Linn Ullmann

Shift the focus from what you want to do, to how you want to be ... how you want to feel. — Denise Linn

So you're her brother? Says Linn. I guess we know who got the good genes. — Veronica Roth

I began writing 'The Cold Song' in the months following my father's death, when I felt this sense of loss, disappearance, of being right in the middle of life and wondering: 'What now? How to proceed?' — Linn Ullmann

Many people mistakenly think of farce as broad low comedy. In fact, it's polished high comedy. — Mark Linn-Baker

Playing with different genres and perspectives and ways of telling stories is one of the perks of being a novelist, but at the same time, I want precision. And in order to be precise about stuff, you have to get personal. Symbolism is very boring. — Linn Ullmann

Whatever you put your attention on in this life, will increase in your life. As you put your attention on angels, they will begin increasingly to make their presence known to you. — Denise Linn

Easy' is an adjective used to describe a woman who has the sexual morals of a man. — Nancy Linn-Desmond

The things surrounding you in your home serve as subliminal reminders of you who are. — Denise Linn

Angels assist us in connecting with a powerful yet gentle force, which encourages us to live life to it's fullest. — Denise Linn

Blaming some deity for your own hate seems pretty messed up to me. — Laurent Linn

Now I know just what heaven feels like... — A.J. Linn

I was a single dad in New York City, raising a child and pursuing a career. — Mark Linn-Baker

Where intention goes, energy flows. — Denise Linn

It doesn't have to be perfect, it just has to get done. — Denise Linn

There is a reason why you are here on this beautiful blue planet. Even if you aren't clear about what that reason is, the universe is gently nudging you forward in every moment. You are enough just as you are. — Denise Linn

When you observe rather than react, you reclaim your power. — Denise Linn

Experience is the best teacher."... The primary and most obvious reason for this is that revelation is not over, God is constantly revealing himself to us in our experience.... Of — Dennis Linn

When you're being truly creative, time stands still, and you enter a dimension that can carry you beyond the ordinariness of everyday life. — Denise Linn

I shook my head. 'I did not contribute to the sex trade, no. I know you're disappointed; I'm sorry.'
Linn huffed through a smile. 'You totally did Thailand wrong. Go back.' — Cary Attwell

When you accept your imperfections-and still are willing to brush yourself off and start again-you can make changes ... for you are on a heroic journey of the heart. To me this is the best kind of hero. The kind of hero I strive to be. — Denise Linn

Take time to be still, in a hallowed place in nature, and you'll discover that you are connected to everything. — Denise Linn

In low comedy, a character gets hit in the head, and you don't really believe it. In farce, he's hit in the head, but he must be hit in the head. The character requires it. — Mark Linn-Baker

I have the experience of age and suffering. — Linn Ullmann

Fairy tales and folk tales have always played a role in my writing in one way or another. — Linn Ullmann

So many dreams wiped out in one split second — A.J. Linn

With distractingly long, violet hair and a desire to be worshipped in every way possible, publicly, in some ways, she became my salvation. — A.J. Linn

If you want someone to believe in you, believe in others. — Denise Linn

I got my first whiff of what big-time adult literature was all about when I was in 8th grade. I got it from Mark Linn-Baker. You know - the guy from 'Perfect Strangers.' — Lev Grossman

Please, Orma, I've already gotten you in so much trouble - "
"That I can't possibly get into more. Take it." He wouldn't stop glaring at me until I'd put the earring back on its cord. "You are all that's left of Linn. Her own people won't even say her name. I - I value your continued existence."
I could not speak; he had pierced me to my very heart. — Rachel Hartman

On the road of life ... Meet people where they are, Accept who they are. And there are some folks that you need to leave where they are ... Keep walking. — Denise Linn

To be Master of the Universe (in other words, to be master of your own personal universe) choose "what is so". — Denise Linn

But I Digress... — A.J. Linn

What I have always loved most in men is imperfection. — Linn Ullmann

There comes a time when you just have to be willing to decide what is more important to you and leave behind the things that stand in your way or hold you back from being yourself. — Heather Linn

If I am not crushed
by cliff slide
I will become
the summit — Karla Linn Merrifield

When I did finally grace that stage with my presence,it was the most exhilarating moment of my life — A.J. Linn

Being present. The mind is like a butterfly that flits from one flower to the next. Seldom do we find ourselves nestled in the excuisite and eternal ocean of here and now. When you are, you can connect with your true self that is beyond the chattering of your mind. When you take the effort to focus your drifting consciousness to become fully awake to the present moment, you will discover the glorious light that dwells within you. — Denise Linn

In every moment, the Universe is whispering to you. You're constantly surrounded by signs, coincidences, and synchronicities , all aimed at propelling you in the direction of your destiny. — Denise Linn

The beach is a virtual strand-to-sand buffet of hot chicks, and these girls are always ready for a party.. — A.J. Linn

Some flowers need to be alone, for some time, even if it's lonely. They need to find themselves, to stand in their own light. — Anne Linn Kaland

A Quest of any kind is a heroic journey. It is a rite of passage that carries you to an inner place of silence and majesty and encourages you to live life more courageously and genuinely. — Denise Linn

Step beyond right and wrong, and resist passing judgment. Who you've been and what you've experienced in the past isn't good ... and it isn't bad. You might not know the whole story. — Denise Linn

There are for starters, grandeur and silence, pure water and clean air. There is also the gift of distance ... the chance to stand away from relationships and daily ritual ... and the gift of energy. Wilderness infuses us with its own special brand of energy. — Linn Thomas

The way you treat yourself sends a very clear message to others about how they should treat you. — Denise Linn

It is better to start over than to continue down a path that you know is wrong for your Soul. — Denise Linn