Novak Quotes & Sayings

What's on your mind, Derek? she whispered.
"You ... " I saw no reason to lie " ... how I can't imagine life without you. — Bella Forrest

He couldn't have what he'd once had; he'd already destroyed it. — Brenda Novak

I know that success does not come at once, it is not a thing achieved overnight. It is the result of many, many, many years of working and trying to achieve goals. — Novak Djokovic

Battered Women: sounds delicious. Doesn't make it right. — B.J. Novak

The relation between Judaism, Zionism, and Messianism is one that is often hard for Jews to get straight. Needless to say, it is even harder for non-Jews. — David Novak

How many times do you let someone hurt you in the same way," she asked him, "before you become the asshole who keeps allowing it? — Brenda Novak

We really feel happier when things look bleak. Hope is endurance. Hope is holding on and going on and trusting in the Lord. — Michael Novak

Some small part of her had reacted to the passion inside him. Despite his role as a titled gentleman, there seemed to be a facet inside him that society could not tame, something stimulating yet dangerous, like standing at the edge of a cliff and feeling the mysterious, subtle pull to jump. — Brenda Novak

White House political adviser Karl Rove was one of Robert Novak's sources for the 2003 disclosure of a CIA operative's identity, according to a story published today in "Duh" magazine. — Andy Borowitz

Nothing, nothing, nothing is better than sex, it is what God created us to do, — Novak Djokovic

I don't think there has been enough communication between the players and the tournaments. In one sense it's just as much the players' fault. Players talk between each other and in the locker room about things that can be improved and then when the time comes to talk and really do something about it they stop. — Novak Djokovic

We can talk about human dignity, but where is it? — Michael Novak

To know oneself is to disbelieve utopia. — Michael Novak

If human language, with its logic, is the way God has given us to understand the world, then the Torah must be understood in that same language and with that same logic. — David Novak

Life is never going to give you a break. It's a hard, unforgiving son of a bitch, and when it steamrolls you over, there are two choices: stay down, or get back on your feet and fight. — Ali Novak

Always love your country - but never trust your government! — Robert Novak

Perhaps the main stumbling block to a better, and more fruitful, theological relationship with Judaism and the Jewish people has been the tendency of many Christian theologians to see the Christ event as the end of history. — David Novak

Historically, Jews only accept converts rather than actively seeking them. — David Novak

...it is easier to make powerful ideas practical than it is to make pedestrian ideas powerful. — David Novak

The United States is primarily a guilt-based culture. The dominant method of social control in this country involves teaching people to feel guilt about not living up to personal expectations. Contrast this with shame-based cultures like Japan. As researchers Ying Wong and Jeanne Tsai explain in their paper, Cultural Models of Shame and Guilt, shame is "associated with the fear of exposing one's defective self to others. Guilt, on the other hand, is associated with the fear of not living up to one's own standards." In this formulation, guilt is based on failing to achieve personal ideals; shame is based on social exposure ["The Anti-Vaccine Movement Should Be Ridiculed, Because Shame Works," Gizmodo, February 6, 2015]. — Matt Novak

If you get invited to be part of a team, don't look at it as a burden to get out of, but rather an opportunity to inspire, invigorate, and bring life to the team. — John Novak

The shortcoming of purely political discourse between Christians and Jews arises from the fact that it is largely built upon the perception of a common enemy. — David Novak

I was kind of feeling a spiritual need all those years. My wife Geraldine and I went to an Episcopalian Church for a while. Oh, it just seemed very political to me that a guy so liberal was talking about opposing the war in Vietnam and I didn't want to hear that when I went to church. I wanted something spiritual. — Robert Novak

Christianity and Judaism are united above all in their common affirmation and implementation of the moral teaching of the Hebrew Bible, or 'Old Testament,' and the traditions of interpretation of that teaching. — David Novak

Like I've told you before, Mrs. Harris, I'm gay. I fuck men." He snapped, every single word dripping with sarcasm. "That means nothing about you appeals to me, especially not your wide open legs. But even if I, all of a sudden, got the urge to take one for the team, I wouldn't fuck your worn out pussy to save the lives of a dozen children!" Said by Haven Naranjo — Phetra H. Novak

The common moral praxis of Jews and Christians is most definitely theologically informed by the doctrine we share in common: The human person, male and female, is created in the image of God. — David Novak

Religious traditions are in a constant state of development and renewed self-understanding. — David Novak

Practically every movie that shows the pope or even a bishop as a character, and in much of western literature of the last 300 or 400 years, these are portrayed as awful figures. — Michael Novak

He kissed her for an eternity, which was fine, because heaven had eternities to burn. Then he kissed her for another. — B.J. Novak

He seemed to be blazing outside the lines of his own body, as if he were drawn in crayon by an excited five-year-old; — B.J. Novak

There is a bigotry rampant in America, against evangelicals. It is the last respectable bigotry. — Michael Novak

Josh Funk and Hunter Fraser: we haven't been in touch in years, but you made me feel like the funniest kid in the world. I would stay up late on school nights to write things to try to make you laugh the next day in class, and you inspired the one piece of advice on writing that I've ever felt qualified to give: write for the kid sitting next to you. — B.J. Novak

Regret is just perfectionism plus time. — B.J. Novak

I think I'm confused, but I'm not sure! — Kayvan Novak

I had a rope around my waist, and the rope was attached into the helicopter in case I fell off. And the shot was a shot that began with Kim Novak going out of a house and getting into a bus. Then it was supposed to go over the countryside and find a freight train on which Bill Holden was standing. And then after seeing a good look at the freight train, the camera was supposed to move up into the sky for the end credits. — Haskell Wexler

Do you think why not is ultimately a better question than why? Why or why not? — B.J. Novak

Serbian history tells that the family is the most important thing and you have to stick with the family. — Novak Djokovic

Theological reflection takes place within history, but the history within which it takes place is an ongoing, open-ended process. — David Novak

I won't be turning into Novak anytime soon. — John Isner

I think if you do not enjoy your time, your life, if you do not live intensely and do not spend time with your family, in one way or another it will be reflected in your career. — Novak Djokovic

Novak, climb up that wall and see if you can get an angle on the big one." The military rifle in her hands wasn't particular impressive. "I don't know if it'll notice." "Try to shoot it in the soft bits. — Larry Correia

I had a nice childhood. War and all the experiences affected me as a person and helped me to grow, to change. — Novak Djokovic

A robust internal auditing program shows its presence both at the beginning and end of continual improvement projects. In the beginning, internal audits identify opportunities for improvement, at the end, internal audits provide a mechanism for monitoring the implemented improvement in order to sustain its benefits for the long term. — John Novak

I always felt Jimmy was trapped in Hollywood. He felt it himself. He loved aviation so much and he wanted to be able to do more of that. He somehow just got stuck here. — Kim Novak

To be a Jew, essentially and not just accidentally, is to regard the Jewish people as one's sole primal community. Election by the unique God requires total and unconditional loyalty to one people. — David Novak

I always try to adjust to the situation. — Novak Djokovic

Christians must be Jews. The truth of what we believe depends on the truth of Judaism, depends on the first covenant. — Michael Novak

To persuade thinking persons in Eastern Europe that Central American Marxists - the Sandinistas, the guerillas in El Salvador - are in absurd and tragic error is not difficult. Poles and Czechs and Hungarians can hardly believe, after what they experienced under socialism, that other human beings would fall for the same bundle of lies, half-truths, and distortions. Sadly, however, illusion is often sweeter to human taste than reality. The last marxist in the world will probably be an American nun. — Michael Novak

I've had my ups and downs in my private life. — Novak Djokovic

Jews do not have to be Christians. Christianity is an offshoot of Judaism, but too utopian, too hopeful, too unrealistic a turn. — Michael Novak

Right away when I got to college, I realized that being a politician sucks. It's really hard! It wasn't for me. B.J. Novak is convinced that I will run for mayor of Chicago at some point. He begs me to do it. It'd be a tough gig, but I was always very attracted to the idea of helping people and trying to make the city a better place. — Ike Barinholtz

The tradition in Serbia has always been team sports - football, basketball, handball, volleyball and water polo, individual sports are not supported. — Novak Djokovic

Building a solid foundation in the early years of a child's life will not only help him or her reach their reach their full potential but will also result in better societies as a whole. — Novak Djokovic

This time last year I would have said Federer would beat Sampras's record. Now I'm not so sure. His aura has gone. He's not as dominant as he was, and since I beat him in Australia he's looked frustrated. Players are beginning to challenge him now, especially myself and Rafa. He's got 12 Grand Slams to his name and maybe he will beat Sampras, but now I'm here it will be tough for him. — Novak Djokovic

I am fast and very powerful on the court, so this is what matters. — Novak Djokovic

The universe moves in the direction of Liberty. — Michael Novak

Love always won in the end. No matter how it happened, no matter what it took, no matter what it meant. Fair or not, true or not, love won. — B.J. Novak

learn pretty damn fast that everything else is smoke and mirrors. Fame. Money. Success. You realize that life is fleeting and family's what it's all about. It's the only thing that matters. — Brenda Novak

The fact that nobody played tennis in my family and you'd say by chance they make three tennis courts in front of the restaurant that my family owned when I was 4, I think that's a destiny. That's kind of life circumstances that kind of come together for you to become who you want to become. — Novak Djokovic

What's the difference between this school and a happy retirement community?" The room was silent again. "The difference is 'rithmetic! A retired person living by the ocean, just doing a little reading and writing till the end of their days - that's the dream, right? 'What do you do all day?' 'Some reading, a little writing.' Sounds idyllic, right? And yet school sucks. Everybody hates it. What's the difference? 'Rithmetic! It's time somebody put their finger on this fucking obvious thing. — B.J. Novak

We only did probably two, three takes on every scene we did, at the most. — Kim Novak

It is up to the government to keep the government's secrets. — Robert Novak

It is my goal to win every time I play. But on the other hand, I also seek a balance of compassion and respect for the other players. I understand that everyone goes through difficult times, either mentally or physically, to cope with their life, to live the sport. — Novak Djokovic

Just touching that old tree was truly moving to me because when you touch these trees, you have such a sense of the passage of time, of history. It's like you're touching the essence, the very substance of life. — Kim Novak

If you've ever been in a position in your life where you just can't take any more, you just have to get through the next second, and the next second after that. — Michael Novak

When modern political Zionism emerged around the turn of the twentieth century, most Orthodox Jews opposed it. — David Novak

Each person is responsible only for his or her own sins. Even the Christian doctrine of 'original sin' does not mean that humans are punished for the sin of the first human pair but, rather, that humans seem inevitably to copy the sin of the first human pair. — David Novak

Good comics gravitate to each other; you know who's your type of person by watching them onstage, hopefully. — B.J. Novak

In terms of playing ability there is nothing to choose between number one and 100. Instead, it's a question of who believes and who wants it more? Which player is mentally stronger? Which player is going to fight the hardest in the big points? These are the things that determine who is the champion. — Novak Djokovic

Tennis players we're always playing in center courts that feel like arenas. And when we get on the court and the crowd cheers your name or salutes you - it's like you're a gladiator in the arena. And everyone is cheering - and you're fighting, you're screaming, during your strokes - it feels like you're an animal, fighting for your life. — Novak Djokovic

I think luck falls on not just the brave but also the ones who believe they belong there. — Novak Djokovic

My security comes from my senses, my sensing the direction I should go and suddenly I felt out of tune, out of step with what other people wanted or what other people expected of me. — Kim Novak

Well, I'm Czech, but Polish, Czech, no matter, it's my name. — Kim Novak

If you're wanting glamorous or really beautiful or really sexy, well then, I wasn't really the one, but I could do all of that. You could just get really lost in that kind of image. — Kim Novak

My first day at MGM they decided to bring this lion out, male, and it was not the best time for him to see me. All of a sudden he thought I was in heat and this lion went into the dressing room, which was just a trailer on the sound stage, and went crazy. — Kim Novak

I tried so hard with movies like Vertigo and Middle of the Night and others. I felt those would show me that it's only a matter of time before I'd find the right one to reach out and touch people. — Kim Novak

Pressure is part of what we do. It's always present. — Novak Djokovic

Nadal's the best player in history on [clay], and he is one of the best-ever players that played this game. — Novak Djokovic

Nobody actually played tennis in my family. — Novak Djokovic

It feels like the world is made of music, and you are the world. — B.J. Novak

It will all be over in 2 weeks — Ken Novak

I feel like I didn't earn these stories, I feel like they just happened to me. — B.J. Novak

We only have one life and one body to care of, and we better do it right. You never know what tomorrow may bring and so we better live this life the best we can and be grateful for everything we have. — Novak Djokovic

The Battle Creek, Michigan, headquarters of Kellogg's looks like a spaceship built to look like a pyramid that was then hastily converted into a public library during a period of intergalactic peace. — B.J. Novak

It was a good thing they were used to love, or they might have fainted from the size of the feeling. — B.J. Novak

I used to think skiing is more thrilling than sex. Now I know it is equally thrilling and I never injured my knee by having sex. — Lucie Novak

I need not to be afraid of the void. The void is part of my person. I need to enter consciously into it. To try to escape from it is to try to live a lie. It is also to cease to be. My acceptance of despair and emptiness constitutes my being; to have the courage to accept despair is to be. — Michael Novak

I got to see my friend B. J. Novak daily, which, when we weren't fighting, was the absolute best. — Mindy Kaling

Of taking what life gave her, she should take what she wanted from life. — Brenda Novak

I do not have very much office experience. — B.J. Novak

It has been the best thing that has ever happened in my life. — Novak Djokovic

He kept imagining women like his mother creeping across the border with the hope of being able to make enough to feed themselves and their families, and being murdered by some vigilante who felt he had the right to take the law into his own hands. It was so easy to feel self-righteous and superior when you had a comfortable home, a safe place to live and a full stomach. — Brenda Novak

I don't like to compare years, honestly. I think every year is a different experience, a different challenge. You grow. You evolve as a person and as a player. — Novak Djokovic

Many of us, both Jews and Christians, want the public square to be pluralistic, which is neither partisan nor naked. — David Novak

I know you're immortal, Gregor Novak, but know that we all pass away eventually. At least I will pass away with dignity. — Bella Forrest

I don't know what to do about him, Sammy." (Jackie)

"It's not what you do about him. It's what you do with him. Grab him by those big, manly arms that I'm assuming he has, and show him what New York has to offer. — Ali Novak

Mindy Kaling gets her own line in the acknowledgments, as previously negotiated by her representatives. Thanks, Mindy. I love you and you're the best. — B.J. Novak

I want to help children in Serbia and around the world so they can realize their dreams. — Novak Djokovic

For every answer, I like to bring up a question. Maybe I'm related to Alfred Hitchcock or maybe I got to know him too well, but I think life should be that way. — Kim Novak

I cannot guarantee anything. — Novak Djokovic