Nickss Quotes & Sayings

Many novice writers try to avoid using 'said' by substituting synonyms: 'he uttered,' 'she murmured,' 'he questioned.' It's true that any word repeated too often becomes monotonous, but substitutions for 'said' can be worse than its repetition. — Nancy Kress

Fortunately, I never had to do the waiter thing. When I got out of college, I immediately started to teach acting. One of the first jobs I had was in a federally-funded program where I taught drama to young people. — Bill Nunn

Art is manipulation, the management of material, the directing of fate ... Who does that directing? — Eric Maisel

Usually I avoid sugar, but sugar is like the most deeply satisfying addictive thing ever. — Rachel Zucker

see chains on another person and be glad they are not your own--such was the good fortune permitted colored people, defined by how much worse it could be at any moment. — Colson Whitehead

Our minds are all different and I believe cultivating a keen introspective sensitivity is absolutely essential in discovering our potential. — Joshua Waitzkin

If I woke up and didn't have Tourette's syndrome, it would feel weird - not better or worse, just different. — Tim Howard

Truth is dangerous. Its so painful and unnecessary. But if you find the courage to face it - it will turn your world upside down and make you a better man.
M.K. Tasker — M.K. Tasker

I had a gypsy upbringing, so I moved around all over the place and can't remember a street I grew up on. — Vanessa Hudgens

What wretched doings come from the ardor of fame; the love of truth alone would never make one man attack another bitterly. — Charles Darwin

In China, the social network is a bit different. But I am active there too. — Narendra Modi

Law is a Bottomless-Pit, it is a Cormorant, a Harpy, that devours every thing. — John Arbuthnot

The greatest teacher has nothing to say. He simply gives himself in service, and never worries. — Laozi