Telietetes Quotes & Sayings

Sometimes conceiving an affection for an animal is easier than for a human. — Arto Paasilinna

Inaction, contrary to its reputation for being a refuge, is neither safe nor comfortable. — Madeleine M. Kunin

Whatever luck I had, I made. I was never a natural athlete, but I paid my dues in sweat and concentration and took the time necessary to learn karate and become world champion. — Chuck Norris

When Gloria Steinem marched in the streets to fight for the opportunities that so many of us now take for granted, she quoted Susan B. Anthony, who marched in the streets before her and concluded, "Our job is not to make young women grateful. It is to make them ungrateful so they keep going."27 The sentiment remains true today. We need to be grateful for what we have but dissatisfied with the status quo. This dissatisfaction spurs the charge for change. We must keep going. — Sheryl Sandberg

The little things in life often make more trouble than the big things. — Lucy Maud Montgomery

If in the infinite you want to stride, Just walk in the finite to every side. — Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

Dreams are important to me because they are so irrational. I'm attracted to things which seem to fit together but don't in fact make any sense. Dreams didn't really have a lot to do with the novel whereas "The Adventuress," which was my first visual book, is almost entirely based on dreams. I had ten more or less random drawings and then I thought well, I'll make a plot that connects all of them. "The Three Incestuous Sisters" was kind of the same. The three characters appeared in a dream and I knew who they were. — Audrey Niffenegger

Though bad writing has always been with us, the rules of correct usage are the smallest part of the problem. Any competent copy editor can turn a passage that is turgid, opaque, and filled with grammatical errors into a passage that is turgid, opaque, and free of grammatical errors. Rules of usage are well worth mastering, but they pale in importance behind principles of clarity, style, coherence, and consideration for the reader. — Steven Pinker

The fewer rules a coach has, the fewer rules there are for players to break. — John Madden

The primary task of the Church and of the Christian minister is the preaching of the Word of God. — D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones

I would tell any actress that the trick is to play all the female characters on your show, and then all the men are yours. — Sarah Michelle Gellar

You need anything we're only an hour away, give or take, honey. You call. We'll help you hide the body. — Sean Michael

Champions are everywhere, you just have to train them properly — Arthur Lydiard