Versluys Bouwgroep Quotes & Sayings

The longer we listen to one another - with real attention - the more commonality we will find in all our lives. That is, if we are careful to exchange with one another life stories and not simply opinions. — Barbara Deming

The universe, they say, depended for its operation on the balance of four forces which they identified as charm, persuasion, uncertainty, and bloody-mindedness. — Terry Pratchett

I survived turning 60, I was not thrilled to turn 61, I was less thrilled to turn 62, I didn't much like being 63, I loathed being 64, and I will hate being 65. I don't let on about such things in person; in person, I am cheerful and Pollyanna-ish. But the honest truth is that it's sad to be over 60. — Nora Ephron

I found it very difficult to explain to someone why you did a film. It's not like having a conversation. — Charlotte Gainsbourg

I use three main tools in writing: instinct, hard work and dumb luck. Dumb luck is missing a train and, while you wait for the next one, writing a key word, line or verse. When this happens often enough you begin to believe in Fate. — David Massengill

The books that have helped me most are the ones I reacted to, not just read — Rick Warren

Nobody used to look at George Washington, with his wooden teeth, in his powdered wig, and say, Fashion Victim. — Chuck Palahniuk