Piggins Portland Quotes & Sayings

If you swap it about, do television, theatre, film, you can go on surprising yourself. The problem is you get employed to do something you've already done. They want something from that sheep pen of performances they've seen you do. — Kenneth Cranham

The purpose of education is to save young people from the paralyzing effects of wealth and poverty. (more or less verbatim quote) — Kurt Hahn

It's really easy to figure out why I love what I love, the holidays and food. I know the difference between having them and not having them. — Sandra Lee

One component of the leading economic indicators is the yield curve. Bond investors keep a close eye on this, as it illustrates the spread or difference between long-term interest rates and short-term ones. — Kenneth Fisher

The thoughts that arise because of 'depression' or 'elevation' are all wrong thoughts. The thoughts that arise in 'normality' are 'correct'. — Dada Bhagwan

Without speculation there can be no economic activity reaching beyond the immediate present. — Ludwig Von Mises

What's the point of opening yourself up to your friends if they don't notice you in your vulnerable state? The point of it all is to love friends completely and utterly, at their best and worst, and to love more than just the good things. It's about showing that you're willing to accept them for whatever they are, that they should not feel insecure or self-conscious in your presence, which can be a hard task to achieve. — Esther Earl

Knowledge and history are the enemies of religion. — Napoleon Bonaparte

He's attracted to the smell of manure," Felicity says. "You might wallow in the stables to bring out the full flower of his love. — Libba Bray

The talk about balance, nuclear balance, seems to me to be metaphysical and doesn't seem to be real at all. — E.P. Thompson

To be given to the study of the scriptures is to discover more principles — Sunday Adelaja

How easy it was to ignore a blackened heart if you dressed it in a pressed uniform and a reputation for honesty. — Brandon Sanderson

'The Art of the Brick' is an exhibition I've done where I've taken some works of art from art history and replicated them all out of Lego bricks. — Nathan Sawaya

When our hopes for performance are not completely met, realistic optimism involves accepting what cannot now be changed, rather than condemning or second-guessing ourselves. Focusing on the successful aspects of performance (even when the success is modest) promotes positive affect, reduces self-doubt, and helps to maintain motivation (e.g., McFarland & Ross, 1982) ... Nevertheless, realistic optimism does not include or imply expectations that things will improve on their own. Wishful thinking of this sort typically has no reliable supporting evidence. Instead, the opportunity-seeking component of realistic optimism motivates efforts to improve future performances on the basis of what has been learned from past performances. — Sandra L. Schneider