Nohant Quotes & Sayings

... some people have more opportunity because they're born with it ... — Harper Lee

I want to be an icon. — Wiz Khalifa

Nothing so perilous as procrastination — John Lyly

Woman can change better'n man," Ma said soothingly. "Woman got all her life in her arms. Man got it all in his head. — John Steinbeck

Success is not a pie with a limited number of pieces. The success of others has very little bearing on your success. You and everyone you know can become successful without anyone suffering setbacks, harm, or downturns. — Denis Waitley

I used to do a little acting in school. It was my first love, and I really thought I would be doing it as a career. I really wanted to complete that part of my ambition. — Jimmy Cliff

I loved [fairy stories] so, and my mother weighed down by grief had given up telling me them. At Nohant I found Mmes. d'Ardony's and Perrault's tales in old editions which became my chief joy for five or six years ... I've never read them since, but I could tell each tale straight through, and I don't think anything in all one's intellecutal life can be compared to these delights of imagination. — George Sand

Never settle for good when great is available. — Orrin Woodward

Kings and philosophers defecate, and so do ladies. — Michel De Montaigne

Why do eight out of ten new consumer products fail? Sometimes because they are too new. The first cold cereals were rejected by consumers. More often new products fail because they are not new enough. — David Ogilvy

God's power, gracious life. — Lailah Gifty Akita

can you tell me where I can find a restaurant where you can eat for nothing?" "My dear man," replied van Schmoller, "there are no such restaurants, but there is a place around the corner where you can have a good meal very cheaply." "Ah," said Pareto, laughing triumphantly, "so there are laws in economics! — Albert-Laszlo Barabasi

Building relationships is building business. Also, you sometimes need other people to kill all the motherfucking zombies. — Jesse Petersen