Songbirds Oviedo Quotes & Sayings

Those who refuse to look at or give expression to the dark side of life are in denial-fear preventing passage through the door of growth, truth and, ultimately, wisdom. — Laurence Overmire

Things get very distorted when you do a movie, weirdly so. — James L. Brooks

Every time I choose to do a movie, I make the decision because of what I think I can learn from it. — Michelle Yeoh

Just having a great product won't take you anywhere. — Will Poole

If I hadn't had the talent, the networks wouldn't have televised my fights. No one has made me; I made myself. I paid my dues. — Sugar Ray Leonard

If a person's religious ideas correspond not with your own, love him nevertheless — Percy Bysshe Shelley

These scars on my body," Alexander declared, "were got for you, my brothers. Every wound, as you see, is in the front. Let that man stand forth from your ranks who has bled more than I, or endured more than I for your sake. Show him to me, and I will yield to your weariness and go home." Not a man came forward. Instead, a great cheer arose from the army. The men begged their king to forgive them for their want of spirit and pleaded with him only to lead them forward. — Steven Pressfield

To thrive, all businesses must focus on the art of self-disruption. Rather than wait for the competition to steal your business, every founder and employee needs to be willing to cannibalize their existing revenue streams in order to create new ones. All disruption starts with introspection. — Jay Samit

Let me be the wave. And if I cannot be the wave, let me be the rupture at the bottom. Let me be that terrible first rift in the dark.] — Lauren Groff

I live by the philosophy that beauty starts from within, and I make a conscious effort to fill my body with nutrients through the food I eat. — Miranda Kerr

I think being a mother helps keep your feet on the ground. There's very little dignity in parenthood. It's a great leveller. — Frances O'Grady

In the end, the sign of Aretha Franklin's artistry is that she always leaves her mark - first, on the music, then on us. — Jon Landau

Repo stared at me, waiting for me to continue. When I didn't, he frowned. "That's it?"

"That's it."

He shook his head slowly. "No. That's not it. You've got something up your sleeve. You always do."

I clutched my chest as though the accusation wounded me. "Uncle Repo!" and then I added with a respectful head tilt and mock sincerity, ". . . I'm flattered."

He smirked, squinting and turning for the door. "I'll see what I can do. — Penny Reid