Szellem Quotes & Sayings

If you write a novel alone you sit and you weave a little narrative. And it's O.K., but it's of no account. — V.S. Naipaul

Having. It is exceedingly interesting and attractive to be a successful business man, or railroad man, or farmer, or a successful lawyer or doctor; or a writer, or a President, or a ranchman, or the colonel of a fighting regiment, or to kill grizzly bears and lions. But for unflagging interest and enjoyment, a household of children, if things go reasonably well, certainly makes all other forms of success and achievement lose their importance by comparison. — Theodore Roosevelt

Love pats are soft punches of encouragement that are admistered on the knee, shoulder, and arm. — Stephen Chbosky

In any serious relationship, if you don't gather your partner's opinion before making a decision that impacts you both, you're just storing up trouble for the future. — Cindy Woodsmall

An emperor in his nightcap will not meet with half the respect of an emperor with a crown. — Oliver Goldsmith

Where do I find the time for not reading so many books? — Karl Kraus

Ought they to smoke like that? — Louisa May Alcott

The buck stops with me, but I can tick off dozens of very good senior executives that are responsible for hundreds or thousands of people who work for me. — Rupert Murdoch

Do not direct all your energies towards seeking pleasure but rather towards a sublime ideal. Your energies will then serve you and contribute to the realisation of your goal or ideal. — Omraam Mikhael Aivanhov

I got a job as a series regular on a television show when I was in my 20s. It didn't get picked up. It only went for 13 or 15 episodes, but it was huge. It was just absolutely huge, and it made me put money in the bank, and I didn't have to worry about bills. — Christopher Stanley