Tchek Quotes & Sayings

I struggle to listen, to sit, and to study-
I would rather play and create art with my brushes and putty.

I wish I could focus on things that I know-
Like cars, Mars, and playing with dough. — Brenda Lochinger

I'm writing this memoir from the perspective of somebody who's prosperous and has means. Having said that, one of the things that I think I discovered about those additional years is that I don't think they really are added to the end of life. — Anna Quindlen

Every day is intense and alive, whether it's travel, work, even down time, which there is so little of. — Josh Lucas

Grandmother belongs to the generation of women who were satisfied to have men retain their vices, if they removed their hats. — Margaret Deland

Introverts tend to internalize problems. In other words, we place the source of problems within and blame ourselves. Though introverts may also externalize and see others as the problem, it's more convenient to keep the problem "in house." Internalizers tend to be reliable and responsible, but we can also be very hard on ourselves. — Laurie A. Helgoe

Most hiring managers interview a lot of people. So many that they generally have to go back to their notes to remember candidates - the exception being candidates with a strong hook. Sometimes these hooks are how people dress or their personality, but the best hook is a strong story that's work-related. — Travis Bradberry

To be human is to be aware of the passage of time; no concept lies closer to the core of our consciousness. — Dan Falk

Don't ever have two dogs. That way you won't know which one to blame. — Bob Newhart

I'm nobody's deputy. I am who I am. I'm my own person. — Mike Lee

Staying true to who you are is essential to anyone's success. — Lindsey Rietzsch

People shouldn't second guess God. If everything happened for a reason, it was usually too difficult to figure out what that reason was. Better to just accept things as they were, deal with them and enjoy the weather when it came, stay inside when it rained. — Barbara Morgenroth

It's the space between them where everything important is, where it appears nothing resides. It defines the people, the music. — Joey W. Hill

In that story I gathered up the historical and psychological threads of the life my ancestors lived, and in the writing of it I felt joy and strength and my own continuity. I had that wonderful feeling writers get sometimes, not very often, of being with a great many people, ancient spirits, all very happy to see me consulting and acknowledging them, and eager to let me know, through the joy of their presence, that, indeed, I am not alone. — Alice Walker

I feel that an understanding could be reached with Germany which would result in a lasting peace with Europe and believe that a German victory is preferable to a British and Soviet victory. — Pierre Laval

If you have love, it doesn't matter what you don't have. — Debasish Mridha