Plance Incorrect Quotes & Sayings

One of the most dangerously vicious circles menacing the continued existence of all mankind arises through that grim striving for the highest possible position within the ranked order, in other words, the reckless pursuit of power which combines with an insatiable greed of neurotic proportions that the results of acquired power confer. — Konrad Lorenz

Punctuality comes high on my list of unforgivable sins. — Dorothy Cannell

How sweet the past is, no matter how wrong, or how sad.
How sweet is yesterday's noise — Charles Wright

The function of the overwhelming majority of your artwork is simply to teach you how to make the small fraction of your artwork that soars. One of the basic and difficult lessons every artist must learn is that even the failed pieces are essential. X-rays of famous paintings reveal that even master artists sometimes made basic mid-course corrections (or deleted really dumb mistakes) by overpainting the still-wet canvas. The point is that you learn how to make your work by making your work, and a great many of the pieces you make along the way will never stand out as finished art. The best you can do is make art you care about - and lots of it! — David Bayles

She only is chaste, who is chaste where there is no danger of detection: she who does not, because she may not, does. — Ovid

Many managers feel that if they are not notified about problems before others are or if they are surprised in a meeting, then that is a sign of disrespect. Get over it. — Ed Catmull

I am fighting this. I want to get better, I want to work again. I do believe we are architects of our destinies, but with me somewhere along the line something came loose. — Emily Lloyd

Did you just spit something?" he asked, sounding curious and amused ... "Never would have pegged you as a spitter, Vivian."
Eyes suddenly wide, I sat straight up, almost levitating from the bed, then rallied. "Only when it's something not worth swallowing."
Hello line, I believe I just crossed over you. I distinctly heard Clark choke on a sip of what I assumed was his Scotch. — Alice Clayton

I realized I was never going to be Lance Armstrong. And in biking, if you want to make money, you have to be the best. — Daniel Humm

But I would also warn against diverting too many of the Empire's resources from a flexible navy of capital ships and starfighters to massive projects that can bring the Imperial presence to only one system at a time. — Timothy Zahn

When heard someone's boasting,
I could smell shit of bull from afar. — Toba Beta