Quotes & Sayings About Pip's Ambition

French parents don't worry that they're going to damage their kids by frustrating them. To the contrary, they think their kids will be damaged if they can't cope with frustration. They also treat coping with frustration as a core life skill. Their kids simply have to learn it. The parents would be remiss if they didn't teach it. — Pamela Druckerman

anything that was ever worth knowing began with once upon a time — Sarah Perry

Politicians don't really bring up religion in England. — John Oliver

You don't have to justify a beautiful stroke of good luck. Accept it. Smile and say thank you. — Garrison Keillor

For movies to get greenlit solely based on the success of other movies that have a lot of women in them? It's so ridiculous to me. — Kristen Wiig

Without comprehension, the immigrant would forever remain shut-a stranger in America. Until America can release the heart as well as train the hand of the immigrant, he would forever remain driven back upon himself, corroded by the very richness of the unused gifts within his soul. — Anzia Yezierska

It is impossible to exaggerate the importance of performing these small ceremonies regularly, and being as nearly accurate as possible with regard to the times. You must not mind stopping in the middle of a crowded thoroughfare - lorries or no lorries - and saying the Adorations; and you must not mind snubbing your guest - or your host - if he or she should prove ignorant of his or her share of the dialogue. It is perhaps because these matters are so petty and trivial in appearance that they afford so excellent a training. They teach you concentration, mindfulness, moral and social courage, and a host of other virtues. — Aleister Crowley

Beyond the limit of suffering is strength. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Hazard's former colleague in his law office questioned whether any organization could endure, without ridicule, a title of AAASS. — David C. Engerman

During this period, so many important events have occurred, and such changes in men and things have taken place, as the compass of a letter would give you but an inadequate idea of. None of which events, however, nor all of them together, have been able to eradicate from my mind, the recollection of those happy moments - the happiest of my life - which I have enjoyed in your company. — George Washington

Metaphor, everything is sort of Metaphor of something else. — Sameh Elsayed

The East Germans first used biomechanics. This meant that rather than guessing about technique and form, they could apply changes to athletic performance based on science. — Bill Toomey

In general, investors prefer companies to reward executives for producing recurring income, not one-time gains. — Alex Berenson

I'd love to learn to cook. I think the ladies like a guy who can cook. Also, there are lots of available ladies at cooking classes. Can you tell I'm single? — Will Estes