Olympe De Gouges Famous Quotes & Sayings

Super-successf ul people aren't the most gifted people in their fields. They just work, study and practice more than the competition. — Jack Canfield

I had no one else to call. Nobody needed me. I had constructed my life to make certain of it. I'd remained aloof in acting class, been too cool to give my phone number to people I met on the set. I hadn't wanted the complications of being nice. — Petrea Burchard

If I had a brontosaurus, I would name him Horace or Morris. But if suddenly one day he had A lot of little brontosauri- I would change his name to Laurie. — Shel Silverstein

It will be found an unjust and unwise jealousy to deprive a man of his natural liberty upon the supposition he may abuse it. — George Washington

I stare fixedly at the little black specks on the sheet. For a while, they're obscured by the residual blood droplets that I can't seem to wipe from my vision. Slowly, the words come into focus. — Suzanne Collins

I like to do things that are shocking or challenging for the sake of comedy. — Skylar Astin

To foster a solution mindset, tell employees that you are not interested in who or what caused the problem. You are only interested in hearing how we plan to go beyond the problem. — Jag Randhawa

First," he said dispassionately, "hold your tongue. Don't argue with a man, especially when you know you can beat him. Smile a lot. Make him feel big. Tell him how wonderful he is, and wait on him. — Harper Lee

She wore sensible little cotton panties with a tiny hole near the waistband, which he somehow found terribly charming. — Zoe Chant

The rich are obscure to us, finding ways to be unhappy when all the normal causes of unhappiness are removed. — Salman Rushdie

What could I dream of that had the barest possibility of coming true? I could think of nothing. And, slowly, it was upon exactly that nothingness that my mind began to dwell, that constant sense of wanting without having, of being hated without reason. — Richard Wright

I taught you to take the first step: to learn to believe in belief. And one day you will take the second step and find what is it you believe in. — Paul Torday

We are united to Him, we are one, and it is when His Passion becomes real to us, through experience and love, that we grow aware of His presence in us. — Caryll Houselander

The difference between champions and everyone else is that champions are never afraid of losing, while everyone else is afraid of winning. — Jeffrey Fry