Misattributing Quotes & Sayings

It makes no difference what men think of war, said the judge. War endures. As well ask men what they think of stone. War was always here. Before man was, war waited for him. The ultimate trade awaiting its ultimate practitioner. That is the way it was and will be. That way and not some other way. — Cormac McCarthy

There may be a point where I may decide to write an autobiography. — Pamela Stephenson

Bill Cosby is a famous black guy who has a bully pulpit the size of the world; it's global. He puts his colossal foot on the vulnerable necks of poor people, and as a result of that, we don't have a balanced conversation. — Michael Eric Dyson

I realize that all I can place in the imperfect vessel of writing are imperfect memories and imperfect thoughts. — Haruki Murakami

From character Henry Lee in the Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet, " He'd learned long ago: perfection isn't what families are all about". Love it! — Jamie Ford

You guys, stop misattributing white nationalist quotes to me. Like, super seriously, it's not cool, dudes. — Voltaire

The only person you should compare yourself to, is the person that you were yesterday. — Amy Morin

Writing is done by someone. It is not, like some mythical goddess, a skill that springs forth, full grown from the genes of inspiration ... — Leonard Bishop

Because it is always easier to blame gods or legends than it is to face our own mistakes. This land is no more cursed than any other. It is simply steeped in too much blood. — Susan Dennard

I've been accused of being a shell designer - you start with a machine and enclose it. But in many cases, the shell is essential. A locomotive without a shell would be nonfunctional. — Raymond Loewy

An idea means nothing. It is the execution that makes it great. — K.N. Lee

I've been chastised for going into mixed martial arts and backing out. But the reason I backed out was the terms - they wanted me ready to fight in four weeks, but you've got to be out of your mind. So I decided to go back to my roots, back to wrestling. — Kurt Angle

In order to do a good job a person must like what he or she is doing ... 'Love thy work', and you will be successful ... If you do things just because you have to, then you will never enjoy work. Nor will you do a good job if you do it simply out of a sense of duty. stress is often a by-product of such passive or negative attitudes toward work. Paradoxically as it may sound, love of work can be the best medicine for workaholism. — Konosuke Matsushita

Easy things are worthless ... It's the hard things that matter. Those are the things worth leaping for ... If we don't fight other people's curses, what are we left with? Just a swift fall to the earth, and where's the meaning in that? — Andrea Cremer

If you sit with an enlightened teacher and silent your mind as they go into nirvana, suchness, the pure power of their aura will bring you on a journey into the world of perfection. — Frederick Lenz

I may be weak but i'm never defeated and i'll keep believing in clouds with that sweet silver lining. — Kate Voegele