Mara Hoffman Quotes & Sayings

On August 2, Germany and Turkey had signed a defensive alliance against Russia. The Turks were reluctant, however, to take the actual step into war and the German embassy in Constantinople was recommending application of pressure on the grand vizier and his Cabinet. The sight of Goeben anchored off the Golden Horn was thought likely to offer formidable persuasion. — Robert K. Massie

If the powers that be really knew how much time I spent thinking about and researching celebrities, they probably wouldn't let me anywhere near the red carpet. But, please promise not to tell them. I'm harmless, I swear. — Ross Mathews

Listening is as important as talking. If you're a good listener, people often compliment you for being a good conversationalist ... — Jesse Ventura

I didn't want people to think of me as someone who wasn't impressed with a silver medal, because obviously that's a huge accomplishment, and I was so happy. It was more about me just being not impressed with falling at the Olympics in my last event. — McKayla Maroney

If the Negro is to achieve the goal of integration, he must organize himself into a militant and nonviolent mass movement. — Martin Luther King Jr.

Studying organisms at a molecular level was totally compelling because it was moving from being a naturalist, which was the 19th-century kind of science, to being very focused and really getting to the heart of these molecules. — Elizabeth Blackburn

In some cases, inventions prohibit innovation because we're so caught up in playing with the technology, we forget about the fact that it was supposed to be important. — Dean Kamen

The individual never asserts himself more than when he forgets himself. — Andre Gide

Grads need to remember that it's [showcases] just a jumping off point for their career, not the defining moment. — Rachel Hoffman