Nobelist Root Quotes & Sayings

Evil is unintelligible. It is just a thing in itself, like boarding a crowded commuter train wearing only a giant boa constrictor. There is no context which would make it explicable. — Terry Eagleton

Sometimes mistakes could be turned into something unexpected and wonderful. — T.L. Hines

I know we can make it through anything, Rowen. The past couple of months have proven that to me. I know we could make it if we were far away from each other, I trust that. I have faith in that. The thing is ... I don't want to do it. I want to be near you. Every day. Every night. Why should I settle for you from far away when I can have you near me every morning when I wake up? — Nicole Williams

As a success-minded person, you should always be looking to not only do your job but do it with excellence and go the extra mile. — John Patrick Hickey

What do I have to cheat for? I've always been playing against people older than me anyways. So what do I have to cheat for? — Freddy Adu

The constellations this year seem unfavourable to rebels. — Cesare Borgia

If Raymond Chandler came from the South, his name would be Ace Atkins. — Kinky Friedman

The person is a mystery. What I'm playing is the person so I really get to tell you and show you and communicate to you who I think the real person is and that real person is me. The most important thing is to play the human being you are creating, which is my job. — James Cromwell

We apply fight-or-flight reflexes not only to predators, but to data itself. — Chris Mooney

Failure is an inescapable part of life and a critically important part of any successful life. We learn to walk by falling, to talk by babbling, to shoot a basket by missing, and to color the inside of a square by scribbling outside the box. Those who intensely fear failing end up falling short of their potential. We either learn to fail or we fail to learn. — Tal Ben-Shahar