Maestros Quotes & Sayings

A man moves through time. It means nothing except that, like a harpoon, once thrown he will arrive. — Anne Carson

Never fails. Every new book I write seems impossible, writes like I'm typing from dictation, edits like I didn't write it, and finishes like I couldn't possibly have written it. — Kris Rafferty

Do you know the real secret of how Presidents become Presidents?" Before I can answer, he explains, "It's because they're good at getting people to do things for them. In fact, they're not just good at it. They're maestros. Virtuosos. To get that title of President, you need thousands of people doing thousands of different things, all for your benefit. It's a massive churning machine. And y'know what feeds that machine?" he asks. "People like you, Beecher. It's fed with your life, and your family, and your reputation. Because when things go wrong ... and they always go wrong ... the President isn't allowed to have that skunk smell around him. So when that happens, he doesn't just replace you. He crumples you up, tosses you out back, and ... chomp goes the woodchipper. — Brad Meltzer

It all sounds rather naive and sentimental to be talking about children laughing and dancing and singing together when we all know perfectly well that what children do in real life is snarl and take drugs. — Douglas Adams

Keep in mind that life produces no maestros, only students of varying shades of ineptitude. — Bette Greene

We all make mistakes, and it's not until we make mistakes that we learn. — Liam Hemsworth

The better you understand yourself the less cause you will find to love yourself. — Thomas A Kempis

We are tired of aristocratic explanations in Harvard words. — Dwight D. Eisenhower

The sad truth is, they should never trust me. — Julie Anne Peters

What you need to know to direct a movie is [of] such great variety. I've worked with people who were maestros, who know everything. I've worked with people who were empty and lost, who had no clue what they were doing. You wouldn't hire them to paint your apartment. And then there's everything in-between. There's no list of skills you have to have to sit in that chair. — Tony Gilroy

No one believes a liar even when he tells the truth — Aesop

Sooner or later you have to decide what you believe. It was a thing I'd always known but until recently had forgotten: that faith is a decision. In its most basic form, it is a choice. — Jennifer Haigh

Once you've raced, you never forget it ... and you never get over it. — Richard Childress