Plinki Quotes & Sayings

For true downtime, I enjoy going for light runs, having drinks with friends and going to the movies with my husband. — Emily Giffin

There is a blissful period of existence which the Yen Buddhists* call plinki. It is defined quite precisely as that interval between waking up and being hit on the back of the head by all the problems that kept you awake the night before; it ends when you realize that this was the morning everything was going to look better in, and it doesn't. — Terry Pratchett

We shall not flag nor fail. We shall go on to the end. We shall fight in France and on the seas and oceans; we shall fight with growing confidence and growing strength in the air. We shall defend our island whatever the cost may be; we shall fight on beaches, landing grounds, in fields, in streets and on the hills. We shall never surrender and even if, which I do not for the moment believe, this island or a large part of it were subjugated and starving, then our empire beyond the seas, armed and guarded by the British Fleet, will carry on the struggle until in God's good time the New World with all its power and might, sets forth to the liberation and rescue of the Old. — Winston S. Churchill

But a half hour or an hour of quiet, restful solitary time during the day is restorative at any age, and a habit worth cultivating. — Kim John Payne

I did a little bit of acting - some guest spots here and there. I got a job working as a therapist doing individual and group crisis intervention and family therapy. I did that for two years. I left to do 'Boston Legal.' So my psychology career has been interwoven into my acting career, and it's my safety net and fallback. — Meredith Eaton

In any organization there ought to be the possibility of discussion ... fence sitting is an art, and it's difficult, and it's important to do, rather than to go headlong in one direction or the other. It's just better to have action, isn't it than to sit on the fence? Not if you're not sure which way to go, it isn't. — Richard P. Feynman

The older I've got, the easier I've found it to accept myself. I think I've finally learnt not to beat myself up so much. — Jimmy Nail

Connecting through inspiration helps those of us who feel alone feel less alone. — Elaina Marie

Your dreams will stir up the dreams of others and your gift of influence will influence others. You just have to keep dreaming and continue to do the things you were born to do. — Euginia Herlihy

A witty vicar once said that a good marriage is like a pair of scissors with the couple inseparable joined, often moving in opposite directions, yet always destroying anyone who comes between them. The trick is for the blades to learn to work smoothly together, so as not to cut each other. — Mary Jo Putney

I am very much a Red Sox fan; I can name you more players than you could possibly imagine. It's just part of who I am. — Bill De Blasio

There's no difference between movies and television. None at all. Except in a lot of cases, television's much better than movies. — George Lucas