Lou Vatan Quotes & Sayings

I don't have to do much. What I was surprised at and the challenge was that dealing with an ensemble cast who are in scenes together everyday all day, that is a challenge. It's a challenge to make sure everyone get as much coverage and attention, it got just kind of competitive. I loved it because it made it funnier, but the improv went nuts. People were like, "Oh wait. I have something better to say." "Now, I'm going to say ... " — Jerusha Hess

The avocado is a food without rival among the fruits, the veritable fruit of paradise — David Fairchild

If God can't get the attention of the church house, He's certainly not going to stop by the White House. — Tony Evans

How often I have tried to tell writing students that the first thing a writer must do is love the reader and wish the reader well. The writer must trust the reader to be at least as intelligent as he is. Only in such well wishing and trust, only when the writer feels he is writing a letter to a good friend, only then will the magic happen. — Ellen Gilchrist

The self-righteous feel no need to be charming, and thus double their offensiveness. — Mason Cooley

The tedium vitae so constant in antiquity was due to the fact that the outstanding individual was what others could not be; the inspiration of modern times will be that any man who finds himself, religiously speaking, has only achieved what every one can achieve. — Soren Kierkegaard

When you move beyond your fears, you feel free — Spencer Johnson

Culture and tradition have to change little by little. So 'new' means a little twist, a marriage of Japanese technique with French ingredients. My technique. Indian food, Korean food; I put Italian mozzarella cheese with sashimi. I don't think 'new new new.' I'm not a genius. A little twist. — Masaharu Morimoto

Every reading is a misreading. — Phyllis Rose

I've got so much to do, I don't have time to sit down and be sad. — Norma McCorvey

A strength is a lot like oxygen. We don't really pay much attention to it - unless it's missing. — Julie Winkle Giulioni

Was my guide a person who would expect what is vulgary called a "tip"? Or was his position so high that even to offer it would be an insult? — William Hurrell Mallock

Nerds get caught up in minutiae, because there is a tremendous and fulfilling sense of control in understanding every single detail of a thing more than any other living creature. — Chris Hardwick

Nets, grids, and other types of calculus. — Alan Watts

When I was old enough to change my name, I changed it to Mr. T so that the first word out of someone's mouth was 'Mister,' a sign of respect. — Mr. T