Shipwrecking Key Quotes & Sayings

I didn't have things as a child, and I was determined to get them. — Jackie Gleason

Shay Given is champing on the door to be involved this weekend — Alex McLeish

She encouraged herself to see her very small presence in the world as a good thing, a power, something that a hero might possess. — Helen Oyeyemi

Death is fugitive; even when you're watching for it, the actual instant somehow slips between your fingers. You don't get that sudden drop of the head you see in movies. Instead you simply sit there, waiting for something to happen, and all at once you realize you've missed it. — Jonathan Stroud

Rubbing a clit to completion and sawing off someone's foot seemed to use all the same muscles. — Karina Halle

Sometimes people need to go back to the beginning. To where everything started. — J.R. Ward

We've got to give people room to have a bad day. — Joel Osteen

I've always admired Cate Blanchett and the roles she chooses. I think she's got an incredible discipline in a way, with choosing roles that are going to help her grow and bring something interesting to the world. — Gemma Ward

Global energy security is a vital part of America's national security. — Joe Biden

I was a good student in the subjects that I wanted to be good in. The curriculum in my section was excellent. — Jack Kirby

At Stanford, we teach 'design thinking' - that is, we put together small, interdisciplinary groups to figure out what the true needs are and then to apply the art of engineering to serve them. — Hasso Plattner

The fundamental failure of most graphic, product, architectural and even urban design is its insistence on serving the God of Looking-Good rather than the God of Being-Good. — Richard Saul Wurman

I believe the important part of directing really is finding the right people for the right roles. Sometimes you go for what's expected, and sometimes you go against type because you think that'll really bring something different to the movie. — Renny Harlin