Mamadya Quotes & Sayings

Of the paperbacks that you see at the airport, I am the most violent woman writer. — Chelsea Cain

Writing is something I should have done more of, it's a form of coming home. — Amanda Harlech

I have met many entrepreneurs who have the passion and even the work ethic to succeed - but who are so obsessed with an idea that they don't see its obvious flaws. Think about that. If you can't even acknowledge your failures, how can you cut the rope and move on? — Kevin O'Leary

One mustn't allow acting to be like stoc kbroker - you must not take it just as a means of earning a living, to go down every day to do a job of work. The big thing is to combine punctuality, efficiency, good nature, obedience, intelligence, and concentration with an unawareness of what is going to happen next, thus keeping yourself available for excitement. — John Gielgud

OYSTER, n. A slimy, gobby shellfish which civilization gives men the hardihood to eat without removing its entrails! The shells are sometimes given to the poor. — Ambrose Bierce

And there had been times when he wished he'd been born into a different family. — Nicholas Sparks

I have said there are three principles that should be followed. One, we should maintain the "one China" policy that every American president has articulated, including President Reagan. Secondly, we should make clear that we want a peaceful resolution. And three, Taiwan should not challenge that arrangement in a way that will provoke a conflict. Those are three perfectly clear principles. I haven't used any of the other slogans. — Henry A. Kissinger

In my life there are not that many questions I can't properly deal with using my $40 adding machine and dog-eared compound interest table. — Charlie Munger

Only a fadograph of a yestern scene. — James Joyce

When it comes to extracurricular activities, many children are getting too much of a good thing. — Carl Honore

I didn't want people to wait six months to get the clothes, I wanted a very immediate, real feel to it. You see it one night, the next morning you can go and buy the same outfit! — Esteban Cortazar

Everyone wants to get behind the red rope, but actually: be yourself, don't believe what you see, don't believe all this marketing. — Daphne Guinness

When our whole life is one faith, hope, love, prayer and silence, a consecrated life always bound up in the Eucharist, then the 'urge' towards God springs ... — Pope John Paul II

At the end of my life I want to be able to say I contributed more than I criticized. — Brene Brown