Swojej Quotes & Sayings

A man conscious of enthusiasm for worthy aims is sustained under petty hostilities by the memory of great workers who had to fight their way not without wounds, and who hover in his mind as patron saints, invisibly helping. — George Eliot

Lincoln on Grant: He makes things get. Wherever he is, he makes things move. — Abraham Lincoln

If he'd known how long he was going to spend in the airport lounge of his own life, he'd have made different travel arrangements.. — Nick Hornby

Anti-submarine warfare is the military version of chess. You must work out what the enemy is going to do before they even think of it. — Sarah West

Ford didn't know what to do with Mister Roberts that wasn't repeating what was successful in New York. He was trying to do things to the play that would be his in the film. — Henry Fonda

Despite its pacific demeanor, tolerance is an internally unharmonious term, blending together goodness, capaciousness, and conciliation with discomfort, judgment, and aversion. Like patience, tolerance is necessitated by something one would prefer did not exist. It involves managing the presence of the undesirable, the tasteless, the
faulty - even the revolting, repugnant, or vile. In this activity of management, tolerance does not offer resolution or transcendence, but only a strategy for coping. — Wendy Brown

Humans seem to have an innate drive to master other creatures. — Paul Greenberg

Tim Thornton's portrait of a pop culture obsession is so convincing that one can't help wishing that his fictional alt rock band actually existed, or suspecting that they did. The Alternative Hero is a weirdly compelling portrait of fanatic fandom which reads like High Fidelity at high volume. — Jay McInerney

We cannot change who we are. Sooner or later we will all have to face ourselves. — Pam Jenoff

Don't mistake movement for achievement. It's easy to get faked out by being busy. The question is: Busy doing what? — Jim Rohn

Love is quivering happiness. — Kahlil Gibran

Lately even the harshest critics of President Bush have been forced to admit maybe he's right about freedom's march around the globe. What if we are watching an example of presidential leadership that will be taught in American schools for generations to come? It's an idea gaining more currency. — Brian Williams

I'm going to do the time and I am going to do it the right way — Paris Hilton

Sadly most films only get exposure if they win an award or were in a festival, which is really difficult because those things cost money! Submitting your film to a festival or campaigning for an Oscar or a Golden Globe is very expensive. Most people don't know that, but all those events require a lot of money. If you have a small independent film, it's very hard to get the attention of people in those circles. — Kate Del Castillo

Have you any idea what it's like to live under the same roof as four women? Armageddon is the best word for it. — Shayne Ward