Mae C Jemison Famous Quotes & Sayings

Values spoken without actions taken are merely slogans. — John F. Kerry

My piano has not yet arrived. How did you send it? By Marseilles or by Perpignan? I dream music but I cannot make any because here there are not any pianos ... in this respect this is a savage country. — Frederic Chopin

The Islamic world is obsessed with the notion of strong leaders. This is a mistake. We don't need powerful leaders, but rather unconventional, progressive thinkers with the courage to open our minds. — Tariq Ramadan

Writing is hard, but the more you write, and enjoy what you write, the better it gets. — Alice Munro

I had to live in the desert before I could understand the full value of grass in a green ditch. — Ella Maillart

My dad does tons of voiceovers; he was Duke in 'G.I. Joe' and 'Transformers' and Handy, Lazy, and Grouchy Smurf, so I grew up with the best bed time stories ever. — Ashley Bell

In Christmas, God reveals himself not as one who stands above and who dominates the universe, but as He who lowers himself. It means that to be like Him, we do not have to place ourselves above the others, but come down, come down and serve them, become small among the small, and poor among the poor. It's a bad thing when one sees a Christian that does not want to come down, a Christian that uses everything to show off. Not nice, eh? That is not Christian, that is paganism — Pope Francis

People are only worth what their responsibilities make them — Lincoln Cole

The most widely criticised singers in the history of opera, Maria Callas and Franco Corelli, happen also to be the best singers. I am honoured for being part of their group. — Andrea Bocelli

Film is a collaborative process, absolutely, but I am a control freak. — Shane Carruth

There are a lot of dark sides to success, but the light side of it is the ability to be opportunistic, and to be able to do things. — Anita Roddick

Love is not enough; intelligence is not enough; powerful strength is not enough. You may put everything on one side of the scale, but if you are missing gratitude, you shall lose. — Harbhajan Singh Yogi

The creature was a horrific mix of animal and machine, and seemed to realize it was being observed, seemed to know what lay inside the walls of the Glade, seemed to want to get inside and feast on human flesh. — James Dashner

I'm not an employee who goes to the office every morning at the same time. Then, vacations are needed. — Karl Lagerfeld