Unspontaneous Quotes & Sayings

Men like to to count their troubles; few calculate their happiness. — Fyodor Dostoevsky

A designer ... has the true responsibility to give his audiences not what they think they want, for this is almost invariably the usual, the accustomed, the obvious, and hence, the unspontaneous. Rather, he should provide that quality of thought and intuition which rejects the ineffectual commonplace for effectual originality. — Lester Beall

The second mouse gets the cheese! — Terry Pratchett

The talent for discovering the unique and marketable characteristics of a product and service is a designer's most valuable asset. — Primo Angeli

I will now claim - until dispossesed - that I was the first person in the world to apply the typewriter to literature ... The early machine was full of caprices, full of defects- devilish ones. It had as many immoralities as the machine of today has virtues. After a year or two I found that it was degrading my character, so I thought I would give it to Howells ... He took it home to Boston, and my morals began to improve, but his have never recovered. — Mark Twain

We build confidence by daring to step outside our comfort zone in small increments. — Sam Owen

People need to see what's going on, and they have to be exposed to the mechanisms that can help make it right. — Harrison Ford

I have a bag with a toothbrush and toothpaste and all the things I might need during the day. I call the bag my trailer. Sometimes you don't have a trailer, so that's my trailer. — Laura Linney

The ugly American is not always the arrogant American overseas. He can just as easily be the ignorant American at home. — Martha Peterson

I got your invitation, — Kaycee Kline

I think if Unchained Melody does what I think it can do, I think there is an audience out there that would heave a sigh of relief, that finally there is a melody and orchestration, production and a vocalist that is giving them a song that they can just listen to ... and not be annoyed by the vocal acrobatics that vocalists seem to think is impressive. — Barry Manilow

I'm a smart enough person to know that I don't want everyone to be cookie-cutter versions of the nine guys who wear Converse sneakers. — Mindy Kaling

Your mind can't always tell the difference between pretend and reality if you pretend too long; or if you go too deep and really believe in what you're doing. If you're going to be that kind of actor and go way out there, it's really important to take care of yourself and have a safe place, whatever that is. — Annabella Sciorra

Sometimes, too often, I don't want to muster the energy. Stress and anxiety seem easier. — Ann Voskamp