Schladming Webcam Quotes & Sayings

She was uncomfortable with what the professors called "participation," and did not see why it should be part of the final grade; it merely made students talk and talk, class time wasted on obvious words, hollow words, sometimes meaningless words. It had to be that Americans were taught, from elementary school, to always say something in class, no matter what. They never said, "I don't know." They said, instead, "I'm not sure," which did not give any information but still suggested the possibility of knowledge. They avoided giving direct instructions: they did not say "Ask somebody upstairs"; they said "You might want to ask somebody upstairs." When you tripped and fell, when you choked, when misfortune befell you, they did not say, "Sorry." They said "Are you okay?" when it was obvious that you were not. And when you said "Sorry" to them when they choked or tripped or encountered misfortune, they replied, eyes wide with surprise, "Oh, it's not your fault. — Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

One rule I had was make your best pitch and back up third base. That relay might get away and you've got another shot at him. — Lefty Gomez

That is a reward that humbles me: the fact that immigrants coming to America, much like I did, can come into a Forever 21 and know that all of this was started by a simple Korean immigrant with a dream. — Do Won Chang

Tehran believes it's none of our business or anybody else's to decide the future of personalities in other countries. — Mohammad Javad Zarif

I'm supposed to be this musical genius and everything, but I can't really work the car seat that well. — Kris Jenner

What the hell are you? (Desiderius)
I'm her godfather, with a heavy emphasis on the god part. (Acheron) — Sherrilyn Kenyon

I felt like love has been underrepresented - unironic love, just actually really falling in love. — Patrick DeWitt

We must face honestly the toll that anger and bitterness take on our lives. They are our enemies! The Bible says, An angry person stirs up dissension, and a hot-tempered one commits many sins. — Billy Graham

Killing me will not end your grief. It will only create more of it. — Elizabeth Carlton

The prince must be a lion, but he must also know how to play the fox. — Niccolo Machiavelli

First I become flush with righteous anger, which, if you must be angry, is the very best kind. — Seth Grahame-Smith

Self-actualization is not a sudden happening or even the permanent result of long effort. The eleventh-century Tibetan Buddhist poet-saint Milarupa suggested: "Do not expect full realization; simply practice every day of your life." A healthy person is not perfect but perfectible, not a done deal but a work in progress. Staying healthy takes discipline, work, and patience, which is why our life is a journey and perforce a heroic one. — David Richo