Piler Quotes & Sayings

I guess I'm what you call a slush-piler. I just sent my manuscripts to the slush pile of publishers and hoped for the best. Over seven years, I was rejected seven times on three different books. The fourth attempt was picked up by a small publisher, and I still have great memories of staying up all night, talking to my brother and sisters (my dad called me at 2:30 in the morning because I was overseas). — Markus Zusak

A high-level government agent was arrested today for selling secrets to Russia. They now have all of the exact locations of our back-to-school headquarters. — David Letterman

How you start the movie is critical. And how often you feel that there's no reason for how it's starting. — Noah Baumbach

I hate to go mincing through life, afraid to take a single long step for fear somebody is watching. I want to "wave my wild tail and walk by my wild lone." There wasn't a bit of real harm in my opening that window and talking to Perry. There wasn't even any harm in his trying to kiss me. He just did it to tease me. Oh, I hate conventions. As you say, hang consequences.'
'But we can't hang 'em, Pussy - that's just the trouble. They're more likely to hang us. — L.M. Montgomery

I've learned that each day is definitely a gift. — John Feldmann

Risk is the unique path to success. — Adria J. Cimino

In daily life we experience suffering more often than pleasure. If we are patient, in the sense of taking suffering voluntarily upon ourselves, even if we are not capable of doing this physically, then we will not lose our capacity for judgement. We should remember that if a situation cannot be changed, there is no point in worrying about it. If it can be changed, then there is no need to worry about it either, we should simply go about changing it. — Dalai Lama XIV

Let other people finish their sentences when they're talking. — Randy Pausch

I think it is incredibly important to be open and accessible and treat people fairly and look them in the eye and tell them what is on your mind. — Bob Iger