Whitbread Award Quotes & Sayings

I learned to see myself and my role as a capitalist ... as somebody who's trying to harness, for myself and for society, the power of greed and the power of the will to acquire into something that makes the world a better place. That's the version of capitalism that we want. — Guy Spier

Achievement was all very well, but it was the process, not — Sonia Sotomayor

To be able to design for the plus-sized consumer, for me, that's just beyond. It's a dream. — Khloe Kardashian

The enthusiasm you have for a new idea is not an accurate indicator of its true worth. — Jason Fried

If you look at Hollywood today, compared to five years ago, 10 years ago, 20 years ago or 30 years ago, the change from moment to moment has always been extraordinary. It never stops moving. — Joseph McGinty Nichol

I'm attracted to strong female roles: females that aren't necessarily defined by their relationships with men. — Shari Sebbens

My father had once told me the story of how, when he was in the work camp, a truckload of giant logs was brought in to be chopped. He was on ax duty with a gang of twelve. It was a dreadfully hot summer and each swing of the blade was torture. He hacked at a log and there was the unmistakable sound of metal hitting metal. He bent down and found a mushroom-shaped chunk of lead embedded in the trunk. A bullet. He counted the rings from the perimeter to the bullet and found they matched his age exactly.

We never escape ourselves, he said to me years later. — Colum McCann

Harold," he says, although Andy is still talking, "release me. Release me from my promise to you. Don't make me do this anymore. Don't make me go on. — Hanya Yanagihara

Human intellect is incurably abstract. — C.S. Lewis

I do feel that I have unfinished business in the Premier League and now is the right time to return. I considered all the other offers very carefully and I firmly believe that Chelsea is the best choice. They match my footballing ambitions with their hunger and desire to win trophies. — Cesc Fabregas

We cannot lower the mountain, therefore we must elevate ourselves. — Todd Skinner

I have to have a character worth caring about. I tend not to start writing books about people I don't have a lot of sympathy for because I'm just going to be with them too long. — Richard Russo