Norwood Quotes & Sayings

There is no logical staircase running from the physics of 10-28 cm. to the physics of 1028 light-years. — Norwood Russell Hanson

Under no circumstances are you to butter your entire roll and, my God!" she cried suddenly, switching Lan's hand three times in rapid succession. "Never lick your knife!" "Ouch! Fine! Buggering fuck! Leave off with that beshitted thing!" The dead woman let out a sound like the chirping of a bird, staring at her with an indignation that was nearly horror. "Ladies," she sputtered at last. "Ladies do not say bugger or fuck!" "But beshitted's all right?" Lan asked cautiously. "No, it is not!" "You know, I may not be as mannered-up as you are, but in Norwood, it's rude to yell at the table. — R. Lee Smith

Stay true to yourself because it goes a long way. If you don't know who you are, who are you really? — Brandy Norwood

I can't believe Tina Turner actually was on the same stage. I can't believe I set foot on the same stage, and it's going to be an album, people are going to buy it, and it's going to be a video. — Brandy Norwood

All data are filtered, observation is necessarily 'theory-laden'. — Norwood Russell Hanson

Are you crazy? Flirting with Eli
Stock in front of Belissa Norwood, in Belissa Norwood's house, while eating Belissa Norwood's
cupcakes? — Sarah Dessen

When you fall in love, you wanna share it with people but you know there are some things that you need to keep to yourself, 'cause privacy makes things last longer, I feel. — Brandy Norwood

What we need are lots of girls who aren't as good as us, who'll treat us with the proper respect and reverance. — David Norwood

I've been gone for a long time. I really want to give the fans something that they deserve to have. So, I'm working really hard on this. I really want to make it the best work I've done so far. — Brandy Norwood

I think the Grammy is like the award, you know. — Brandy Norwood

This is truly a blessing. Breyon Prescott, Peter Edge and Tom Corson believe in me and have introduced me to a home that also believes and knows exactly what to do with the type of music I'm doing. — Brandy Norwood

We represent people, and any good congressperson wants to know how their people at home feel about issues. I can tell you for sure in our office that is taken into account, and that is true for any congresspersons I know. — Charlie Norwood

And I'm looking at him like, 'Oh my God. This is Michael Jackson'. I fainted, blacked out - like seriously blacked out. — Brandy Norwood

I'm a woman now. — Brandy Norwood

The congresspersons who are co-sponsoring the bill are being beat up in their districts with negative advertising. We need to go to them and say we understand; we're here to help and on your side. — Charlie Norwood

I'll be a nun, raise my daughter, and make albums. — Brandy Norwood

I love music. That's my first love. I'm actually going to start working on that full-time very soon, but I love acting as well. It satisfies a different part of who I am. I love to pretend, to imagine, try new things, work with different people, and just see how far I can go. — Brandy Norwood

My daughter is in love with Adele. She listens to her every day. To see someone with that much passion and soul move a 9-year-old is amazing and it's magical. — Brandy Norwood

When you get a chance to step back, you notice all these great things you've done and all these great people that you've worked with. — Brandy Norwood

Somebody said that my work might be an interesting source of material. — Melita Norwood

There is no question that managed care is managed cost, and the idea is that you can save a lot of money and make health care costs less if you ration it. — Charlie Norwood

Who's that man you were talking to?"

"Oh, that's Norwood. He was checking you in for your first shift. I'll introduce you tomorrow."

She made a face. "No rush."

"I mean, you were scheduled to have a brief orientation with him today, but you know, you needed your beauty sleep, so we don't have time. Are you aware, Lex, that sloth is a deadly sin?"

She made a face at him, then glanced back at the hallway. She thought she could make out a bustle of activity behind the array of frosted glass tiles that lined its right-hand wall, but Uncle Mort ushered her out the front door too quickly for her to get a closer look.

"Wait, we're done here?"

"Well, I was going to show you around upstairs as well, but - "

"No time. Sloth. I get it."

"Deadly sin. — Gina Damico

Tea is also a sort of spiritual refreshment, an elixir of clarity and wakeful tranquility. Respectfully preparing tea and partaking of it mindfully create heart-to-heart conviviality, a way to go beyond this world and enter a realm apart. No pleasure is simpler, no luxury cheaper, no consciousness-altering agent more benign. — James Norwood Pratt

No pleasure is simpler, no luxury cheaper, no consciousness-altering substance more benign. — James Norwood Pratt

Tea is quiet and our thirst for tea is never far from our craving for beauty. — James Norwood Pratt

I'm very proud of myself because I have come so close to just giving up and I haven't done that. — Brandy Norwood

America's new tea lovers are the people who have forced the tea trade to wake up. Elsewhere, tea has meant a certain way, a certain tradition, for centuries, but this is America! The American tea lover is heir to all the world's tea drinking traditions, from Japanese tea ceremonies to Russian samovars to English scones in the afternoon. India chai, China green, you name it and we can claim it and make it ours. And that's just what we are doing. In this respect, ours is the most innovative and exciting tea scene anywhere. — James Norwood Pratt

The theory, hypothesis, framework, or background knowledge held by an investigator can strongly influence what is observed. — Norwood Russell Hanson

there to Baltimore," he says, and Lucy keeps her helicopter in Norwood, just outside of Boston, where she has her own hangar. "I see. That's why she's in a flight suit. She's taking you," and I think about the timing of her showing up as I emerged from the trailer. Benton must have let her know about Briggs's death hours ago. "When I'm done here I'll come meet you," I promise as we approach a black Tahoe with dark-tinted windows and government plates. — Patricia Cornwell

Praising and encouraging are very close to pushing, and when you do that you are trying again to take control of his life. Think about why you are lauding something he's done. Is it to help raise his self-esteem? That's manipulation. Is it so he will continue whatever behavior you're praising? That's manipulation. Is it so that he'll know how proud you are of him? That can be a burden for him to carry. Let him develop his own pride from his own accomplishments. — Robin Norwood

Music is all I know. — Brandy Norwood

I have so much to talk about. I have so much to share. There are so many different emotions going on inside of me right now. — Brandy Norwood

The idea of kids helping other kids is such a great way to introduce children to being involved in charitable causes and volunteer work, setting them on the path to doing good for others throughout their lives. — Brandy Norwood

I cried, I was so overwhelmed to meet Michael Jackson. — Brandy Norwood

If at the end of May we don't, we'll reform, regroup, decide how we're going to go about it, but if the task force can't come up with the bill, I'm going to push mine, and go ahead and make the changes in it that we've been working on now for a year or two and just go for it. — Charlie Norwood

I definitely felt like I needed a break, because when you do so much, you're not able to appreciate the things that you accomplish. — Brandy Norwood

What we're really trying to do is level out the health care system. It has gotten so one-sided as more and more people have been put into managed care; in fact, about 70 percent of the patients in the country. — Charlie Norwood

Mom would kill me if I showed my navel. — Brandy Norwood

Just staying true to yourself and staying true to your passion. Following your gut. — Brandy Norwood

It's her first grandchild, so she's really, really, really excited. I guess my mom is a little more stressed out than me. — Brandy Norwood

There's a lot of people out there who go through hard times, and they feel alone. They feel like nobody is there. But I'm in the same boat. — Brandy Norwood

I feel like I needed a balance. I don't want to forget about my personal life and spending time with myself. — Brandy Norwood

Whitney Houston is my idol and my mentor and my dream forever, like she will always be my favorite artist, ever, on the planet. Like I don't think I'll ever feel that way about another artist. — Brandy Norwood

I'm my biggest inspiration. And I say this in the most humble way. I've been through so much, just in my life. — Brandy Norwood

I'm open to different parts. I would love to do something where I can sing and act at the same time. — Brandy Norwood

I don't know where to find a good guy. I just think that they're around and I think you have to be good and at some point you'll attract that. I really believe that. First, people should stop looking. The looking thing does not work. Just let love find you. — Brandy Norwood

I've had to come through a lot and I've made a lot of different mistakes, but I realized that I never gave up. I wanted to so badly. — Brandy Norwood

I don't know how I feel right now. — Brandy Norwood

I've seen the photos of me and Flo Rida. It doesn't matter how we met. We met. I don't want to say that we're a couple. I can definitely say that he's somebody in my life, and I'm definitely interested but I'm not serious with anybody. — Brandy Norwood

It's important right now to continue to have your patients contact their senators and their congresspeople to say we have a problem. We want you to help solve it, we want you to be involved. — Charlie Norwood

The mall is my life. — Brandy Norwood

Speaker Newt Gingrich has appointed a task force, which I'm on, and over the next couple months the task force is going to try to come up with legislation that does what we're all trying to do. I feel pretty good about the members that are on the task force. — Charlie Norwood

All I could think about was, 'I just wanna blow him away. I wanna make him proud, because I really wanna sign with Timbaland and spend the rest of my career making music with Tim.' — Brandy Norwood

Do something!" Norwood told him.
"Do what?" Uncle Mort's face was furious. "Fly up there and get it? You bring your broomstick, Hel? — Gina Damico

I wrote my own verses. Anything I did, I wrote myself. — Brandy Norwood

When they hear from you, it counts. That's how we're going to win. — Charlie Norwood

I'm going to let people know that it's cool to have a child and be young and still be a good mom. It's really tough, but I'm doing it. — Brandy Norwood

Tea is quiet and it takes a quiet palate to appreciate something that calls so little attention to itself. — James Norwood Pratt

My daughter hasn't seen me with anybody in five years. I'm very, very selective when it comes to that because I want to make sure that it's real. I don't want her to see me with just anybody because she means everything to me. — Brandy Norwood

I've always wanted to be a mom at 23, 24ish, ever since I was a little girl. I'm right on schedule. — Brandy Norwood

Average Americans are going to win this, not me. And not just your organization, not just the providers of health care, but the American people are going to cause this to happen. But they have to keep sending those cards and letters. — Charlie Norwood

Self-will means believing that you alone have all the answers. Letting go of self-will means becoming willing to hold still, be open, and wait for guidance for yourself. It means learning to let go of fear (all of the "what ifs") and despair (all of the "if onlys") and replacing them with positive thoughts and statements about your life. — Robin Norwood

Nothing can stop me from loving my brother. — Brandy Norwood

Music is passionate. It's love for me. — Brandy Norwood

I don't get into the favorite songs thing, because so many speak to different parts of my life, but the music in the '90s is just unbeatable. — Brandy Norwood

Make your own recovery the first priority in your life. ROBIN NORWOOD — Julia Cameron

It just feels like I'm on the right path musically and I'm in the right mindset to continue out my mission in music because I'm not putting myself in a box. — Brandy Norwood

I'm a little bit afraid to give my heart away right now. It's very scary. I'm open to it, but I just want to make sure that I'm taking my time. — Brandy Norwood

I take conscious breaks for myself 'cause I like to rejuvenate and get my creative juices flowing. I also like to take my time with my creativity; I think it's important. — Brandy Norwood

Even though designing your own show, that's great, I am nothing without the support around me. — Brandy Norwood

The hardest part has been maintaining a small head and remaining down to earth. So many people try to make you more than you are. — Brandy Norwood

I did what I did not to make money but to help prevent the defeat of a new system which had, at great cost, given ordinary people food and fares which they could afford, a good education and a health service. — Melita Norwood

I certainly didn't want to date. I was through with guys. — Brandy Norwood

I just feel my sexuality is private. I'm very shy about being sexy. That part of me has been so closed to the public eye. I've sold millions of records with my clothes on. — Brandy Norwood

Tea-making is a ritual that, like the drink itself, warms the heart somehow. — James Norwood Pratt

Right now, it's really about my fans knowing that whatever I believed spiritually at the time is what I believed. I just wouldn't deliberately lie to them just to save my image. — Brandy Norwood

I've just got to get that album out. I have to get it out, if it's the last thing I do. — Brandy Norwood

I went through a struggle, and I really needed to get myself together and connect with my purpose, which is music. — Brandy Norwood

All my favorite stars, my family and my friends are here. I'm having the happiest birthday that an 18-year-old girl could ever have. — Brandy Norwood

I knew I had to make a sacrifice to do what I've always wanted to do. — Brandy Norwood

Instantaneous interpretation hails from the Limbo that produced unsensed sensibilia, unconscious inference, incorrigible statements, negative facts and Objektive. These are ideas which philosophers force on the world to preserve some pet epistemological or metaphysical theory. — Norwood Russell Hanson

To be on this set today, I feel very blessed for the second chance and for the opportunity, my record company believing in me and everybody here just showing me so much love and support. — Brandy Norwood

You cannot just have a socialist revolution in Norwood and nowhere else. — Ken Livingstone

When I was 17, my producer Rodney Jerkins was working with Michael Jackson at the time. He knew how much I wanted to meet Michael Jackson, so he says, 'Would you like to come and meet him?' I'm like, 'Are you serious? Of course I want to meet Michael Jackson! Where do I meet you? Where do we come?' — Brandy Norwood

'America's Got Talent' has really opened a lot of doors for me. I want to do a lot more TV. — Brandy Norwood

I needed to explore my talent and versatility and see if I had another side to me, another sound. — Brandy Norwood

One day it just hit me. This is it. You are not in love. So either stay in it because you have a child or be brave and find the man of your dreams and marry him for real. — Brandy Norwood

Now that the baby is coming, I will do a lot more balancing. I'm going to be a real mommy. — Brandy Norwood

All things seemed in their kinds to be my enemies...
It seemed then to my apprehension to proceed from indignation, wrath, and as it were a gnashing of teeth against me. — Richard Norwood

I go to McDonald's every day. But I don't eat much. — Brandy Norwood

The extra opinions and the extra praise is just a bonus, it's not the main thing. The main thing is how I feel about myself. And I feel really good about myself. — Brandy Norwood

I'm always smiling and happy. — Brandy Norwood

My daughter, I can't give up because she's watching and she's here and she's waiting for me to be an example. So, between her, myself, and my will, and me pushing myself, that's my inspiration. — Brandy Norwood

It may not be the best in someone else's eyes, but it's the best I can do. — Brandy Norwood

It's VH1, it's everywhere, and you know music is just the world right now. People love music. — Brandy Norwood

Your children can be around you all day, but if you don't spend quality time with them and you don't pay attention to them and talk to them and listen to them, it doesn't matter that they're just around you. — Brandy Norwood

I wanna sing about something that's sexy and edgy. — Brandy Norwood

People have tremendous power, more than the average person understands, and certainly more than even I understood before I came to Congress. When any of my constituents writes me a letter, I promise you, we're listening. — Charlie Norwood

Do they pay you by the hour or what? Norwood said to the monocled peanut face. — Charles Portis

Taking responsibility for yourself and your happiness gives a great freedom to children who have felt guilty and responsible for your unhappiness (which they always do). A child can never hope to balance the scales or repay the debt when a parent has sacrificed her life, her happiness, her fulfilment for the child or the family. Seeing a parent fully embrace life gives a child the permission to do the same, just as seeing a parent suffer indicates to the child that suffering is what life is all about. — Robin Norwood