Tiner Quotes & Sayings

You prefer not to see the gears of the clock, as to better tell time. — Erin Morgenstern

A whetstone is no carving instrument, And yet it maketh sharp the carving tool; And if you see my efforts wrongly spent, Eschew that course and learn out of my school; For thus the wise may profit by the fool, And edge his wit, and grow more keen and wary, For wisdom shines opposed to its contrary. — Geoffrey Chaucer

I'm all about freedom in art. I'm from Texas, so when someone tells you which way to ride your horse, you think 'I'll just go to a different ranch. You guys are riding it backwards anyway. — Robert Rodriguez

Creativity healed me. I don't know that I could think of any word that I get more inspired by than the word healing. — SARK

The darkness of the world is but a shadow, but there is light that causes the shadow. — John Hudson Tiner

Isaac looked for a grand patter to the Universe. He spent long periods lost in thought. Then suddenly he dashed off several pages without pausing. — John Hudson Tiner

During the eighteen months that followed Halley's visit, Isaac worked day and night on the book. He didn't mind the sacrifice. A living, growing thing took shape before his eyes. Never mind that he ate irregularly. Never mind if he kept at it eighteen hours a day. The book would be worth all the effort. — John Hudson Tiner

Every nation in every region now has a decision to make. Either you are with us, or you are with the terrorists. — George W. Bush

Those who have abandoned themselves to God always lead mysterious lives and receive from him exceptional and miraculous gifts by means of the most ordinary, natural and chance experiences in which there appears to be nothing unusual. The simplest sermon, the most banal conversations, the least erudite books become a source of knowledges and wisdom to these souls by virtue of God's purpose. This is why they carefully pick up the crumbs which clever minds tread underfoot, for to them everything is precious and a source of enrichment. — Jean-Pierre De Caussade

While we may be able to demonstrably prove to any rational person that substance X will boil at temperature Y at elevation Z, we cannot so prove what we believe about justice and human rights, or that people are all equal in dignity and worth, or what we think is good and evil human behavior. If we used the same standard of evidence on our other beliefs that many secular people use to reject belief in God, no one would be able to justify much of anything. The — Timothy J. Keller

"Patents make our product defensible." The optimal number of times to use the P word in a presentation is one. Just once, say, "We have filed patents for what we are doing." Done. The second time you say it, venture capitalists begin to suspect that you are depending too much on patents for defensibility. The third time you say it, you are holding a sign above your head that says, "I am clueless." — Guy Kawasaki

But my voice is too soft. The wind picks up my words and swallows them whole. — Hafsah Faizal

For five years Isaac had been working eighteen hours a day. — John Hudson Tiner

My hope is that each of the villains I write will have his or her own motivation that readers can understand, whether they agree or disagree. — Cullen Bunn

I work out every day, and I challenge myself. I've got a couple of friends who do CrossFit; I'm not a huge CrossFit guy, but I love the challenge. — Donald Driver

Prepare like no other, know that there was nothing left for you to do when it's all said and done. This way a loss is just a stat. The better man will always win if he prepared like no other. — Dan Harris

Hookers have to deliver on their promise ... unlike politicians. — Marty Feldman

Why do people fight wars? she wondered. Why do they hurt each other this way? — Billi Tiner