Oxenberg Quotes & Sayings

The events I've chosen to record are only the most spectacular manifestations of forces that - out of fear, ignorance, everyday stupidity - are deemed 'obscure'. But it's now an indisputable fact that the most innocent words, the most harmless gestures in certain places and at certain times acquire an unwonted importance and weight, and have repercussions that far exceed what was intended. — Jacques Yonnet

As the week wore on, Ivan contemplated the merits of inertia as a problem-solving technique with growing favor — Lois McMaster Bujold

Whoever lives among many evils just as I, how can dying not be a source of gain? — Sophocles

I have all these great genes, but they're recessive. That's the problem here. — Bill Watterson

I don't have a background in design, so I think it's always about what I see in the world and what inspires me. So yes, I am designing for myself. I'm going through this whole evolution, which is a process of growing up and going from modeling to styling to designing. — Erin Wasson

She looked as if she were in the middle of posing for an unbelievably glamorous photo shoot. Then again, she always did. It was her talent. Clary, however, was staring stubbornly up into Isabelle's face and talking to her. Simon thought Clary would get her way and get Isabelle to pay attention to her eventually. That was her talent. — Cassandra Clare

Stefanos Metadorakis could make being in love intoxicating -- HEAR NO EVIL — Sue Ward Drake

In a new issue of Esquire magazine, they revealed that before he was married to Teresa Heinz, Senator John Kerry dated Morgan Fairchild, Michelle Phillips, Catherine Oxenberg and Dana Delany. Finally a Democratic presidential candidate with good taste in women. — Jay Leno

There are lots of parts of filmmaking that I don't like. At the end of the day, especially on features, the film turns into a commodity. You have to play this entirely new game I'm very uncomfortable with. — Taika Waititi

Understanding is a two-way street. — Eleanor Roosevelt

Spoken like a true gardener," Rakeed observed, popping a date ring into his mouth. "Usara's official stance is, of course, spleen." "Spleen?" Penir asked with a frown. "Spleen. Too much or too little. That's always a physician's answer." "That doesn't make any sense. — Fiona Patton

After learning , please be realistic.
Give yourself a permission to keep making mistakes.
We must also give ourselves the gift of understanding that we can't remember everything we learned at once — John Gray

Benefit. A humble heart is a great help towards profitably hearing the gospel. The engrafted soul saving word is not received except with meekness. — Charles Haddon Spurgeon

I couldn't tell you why the carnival lured me with its sticky fingers and bright, whirling colors, except to say that it was different, and that excited me. I'd only read about 'different' in books, never experienced it for myself. Perhaps it was a case of be careful what you wish for. — Jane Harvey-Berrick