Mischievousness Pronunciation Quotes & Sayings

It's all because of doing things by halves and saying things by halves, being good by halves, that the world is in the mess it's in today. — Nikos Kazantzakis

I feel no bond with South Africa, which is curious, since South Africa is where I was born. — Daniel Hope

Fear is ... a kind of unintentional storytelling that we are all born knowing how to do. — Karen Thompson Walker

We walk alone in the world. Friends, such as we desire, are dreams and fables. — Ralph Waldo Emerson

[On England's elimination from the 2002 World Cup after losing 2-1 to Brazil] Never was Steven Gerrard more noticeably missed, for his ability to pass, rather than kick the ball over 40 yards and for his steely mentality. Not for the first time, Eriksson's substitutions were baffling. The situation cried for Joe Cole, the one England player with a trick to beat a man, but it was the convalescent Kieron Dyer who was sent on, in place of Sinclair. Owen, never fully fit, was withdrawn after 80 minutes, at which stage Eriksson sent on Darius Vassell and Teddy Sheringham in a move which smacked of desperation, rather than tactical nous. From Sven-Goran Eriksson: The Final Reckoning — Joe Lovejoy

It's difficult to tell whether people are looking at you because they recognize you from your work, or whether it's just because you're six foot three and have the eyebrows of Satan. — Will Poulter

I went to San Francisco. I found someone's heart. — Steven Wright

The stars looked like they were close together, when really they were millions of miles apart. — Leigh Bardugo

People love books because they're searching for answers to deep, unconscious questions - and books get as close as it's possible to get. — Carla H. Krueger

Love does not measure qualities, nor sets any standards. Love happens. — Auliq Ice

He was breaking his fast on white wine and raw onions, in order to keep up the character of martyr, I conclude. — Robert Louis Stevenson

I have missed more than nine thousand shots in my career. I have lost almost three hundred games. On twenty-six occasions, I have been entrusted to take the game-winning shot ... and missed. And I have failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed. - MICHAEL JORDAN — Frank Luntz

We made too many expensive movies trying to offset the loss of the 'LOTR' income. There was a lot of pressure to re-create that franchise, which turned out to be unhealthy for us, because it's such a once-in-a-lifetime success. It would be like trying to re-create 'Avatar' over and over again. — Toby Emmerich

Every human being was born with an inherent gift, and that gift is their gift to humanity; they are supposed to serve humanity in the area of their gifting. — Myles Munroe

My feet crunched over dry hickory leaves. Wood rangers had stapled up Smokey Bear ("Only You Can Prevent Forest Fires!") signs along the state roads. One cigarette butt flicked out a passing car window and there'd be real hell to pay. — Ed Lynskey