Sjaals Repeat Quotes & Sayings

I always felt that a painted edge between two colors was a depiction somehow. — Ellsworth Kelly

Only a numskull is pleased at being a so-called "success" with women, only a dunderhead is puffed up by it. A real man is much more likely to be dismayed at realizing that a woman has lost her heart to him when he can't reciprocate her feelings. — Stefan Zweig

Two sorts of writers possess genius: those who think, and those who cause others to think. — Ralph Waldo Emerson

We want to hear, we long to hear, "I screwed up. I will do my best to ensure that it will not happen again." Most of us are not impressed when a leader offers the form of Kennedy's admission without its essence, as in Ronald Reagan's response to the Iran-Contra scandal, which may be summarized as "I didn't do anything wrong myself, but it happened on my watch, so, well, I guess I'll take responsibility."3 That doesn't cut it. — Carol Tavris

As long as you are good you will be great. But, if you cease to be good you will cease to be great. — Henry D. Taylor

A professor is one who can speak on any subject - for precisely fifty minutes. — Norbert Wiener

All other areas of my life, I'm hopeless. I can't even be certain how to boil an egg. — Ian McKellen

Writing is not something you can do or you can't. It's not even something that 'other people do' or 'for smart people only' or even 'for people who finished school and went to University'. Nonsense. Anyone can do it. But no-one can do it straight off the bat. Like plastering, brain surgery or assembling truck engines, you have to do a bit of training - get your hands dirty - and make some mistakes. — Jasper Fforde

When you work too much, you are boring - that is possible. But to have a happy life, if you can do several things in the correct way, that is perfect. — Diego Della Valle