Tom Mcelligott Quotes & Sayings

The definitive study of the herd instincts of astronomers has yet to be written, Fernie said, but there are times when we resemble nothing so much as a herd of antelope, heads down in tight formation, thundering with firm determination in a particular direction across the plain. At a given signal from the leader we whirl about, and, with equally firm determination, thunder off in quite a different direction, still in tight parallel formation.
(quoting an observation made by astronomer J. Donal Fernie) — Michael Brooks

Some women's faces are, in their brightness, a prophecy; and some, in their sadness, a history. — Charles Dickens

Realizing your goal, resolution, or transformation is a journey. Change, like any meaningful endeavor, proceeds sequentially through steps. The journey begins with the contemplation stage of specifying realistic goals, getting ready, or getting psyched. The planning stage is all about prepping. How exactly will I do this thing? At some point you will jump from preparing and planning to perspiring, the work of implementing the new, desired behavior. Getting there is wonderful, but we need to keep you there, which entails persevering through slips and, finally, persisting over time. — John C. Norcross

I never make stupid mistakes. Only very, very clever ones. — John Peel

I like acting better than anything else, but, you know, directing's good. — Tommy Wiseau

In St. Louis they had made a sort of game of it, trying to pretty her up. Everything looked wrong. Just pretend you're pretty. — Marilynne Robinson

When I was going away to school, I had a friend who took a liking to my family just a little too much. We couldn't get her out of the house. It took me saying to my parents, 'I don't want her here. I'm feeling replaced.' — Nicole Holofcener

Curious thing, rooms. Tell you quite a lot about the people who live in them. — Agatha Christie

What I know about street outreach is that it is essential to dealing with the issue of youth homelessness. — Jewel

You just have to follow your own heart. I listen to so many different kinds of music and at the end of the day you want to make a record that you're super proud of. — Richard Patrick

My first part was in a film where I played a sadomasochist who killed people and created fun orgies. I'm a method actor. I went to every orgy in the world. — Javier Bardem

The crisis of the community, its dislocation, the distress of most of its members, went hand in hand with technological progress and social differentiation. — Henri Lefebvre

The most fascinating revelation is that humanity can tune into a consistently higher frequency through the power of peace and inner stillness. — Christopher Dines

We have a duty to rescue our closest living relatives as part of our wider responsibilities to conserve the ecosystems they inhabit — Klaus Topfer

You're cute in the morning," he told me.
"I am?" I asked.
"Cute and sweet."
"Mm," I mumbled, glad he thought that but I'd always been a morning person. I was a night person too. I was an anytime person when I wasn't stressy and in a bad mood.
One of his hands left my back and I watched his eyes get heated and intense as they studied my face.
Then he did something beautiful, something amazing, something that, if I'd had any doubts as to my certainty, they would have disintegrated.
He tenderly slid the backs of his knuckles against the skin of my cheek while he muttered, "A year and a half. Totally fuckin' missed out. — Kristen Ashley