Sobiech Obituary Quotes & Sayings

Extreme busyness, whether at school or college, kirk or market, is a symptom of deficient vitality. — Robert Louis Stevenson

An idea is not necessarily good because it is old, or necessarily bad because it is new, but if an old idea works, then the weight of the evidence is all in its favor. Ideas are of themselves extraordinarily valuable, but an idea is just an idea. Almost any one can think up an idea. The thing that counts is developing it into a practical product. — Henry Ford

The conventional wisdom is that people come to the United States, and immigration is so great, and they say, 'America, what a great country.' And a lot of that is true. — James Gray

Try to meet as many authors, agents, and editors as you can. — Walter Jon Williams

People in business generally have a responsibility to the community. They have to put back into the community from which they take. I think I've adopted that all through my life. Caring and sharing are two major fundamentals of life. — Lindsay Fox

To paraphrase several sages: Nobody can think and hit someone at the same time. — Susan Sontag

All artists are two-headed calves. — Truman Capote

In mysticism we deal with dreaming and the fields of perception. — Frederick Lenz

I identify who I am by who I am. — Maggie Wilderotter

The secret to my success is that I bit off more than I could chew and chewed as fast as I could. — Paul Hogan

I've always said that my favorite aspect of online political writing is how interactive and collaborative it is with one's readers: that has always been, and always will be, crucial in so many ways to what I do. — Glenn Greenwald

Avacados, prickly pears and papayas used to be gulped down whole, seeds and all, by fridge-sized armadillos called glyptodonts. — Adam Leith Gollner

I tell my students often, "It's my job to teach, and I'll make sure you have the best, most fun, and most exciting lessons in the world. However, it's your job and responsibility to listen and learn what is being taught and then to practice with great effort. It's a two-way street. I'm giving my best for you, and you have to do the same for me. — Michael Linsin

I have always thought that one of the signs of natural leaders of men (and women) was their readiness to take the necessary pains to keep their followers with them. — Judy LaMarsh

People who are ordinarily understood to dislike each other or at least to be indifferent toward each other discover that they have much in common. — Walker Percy