Willcockson Quotes & Sayings

The past is rich in lessons from which we would greatly profit except that the present is always so full of Special Circumstances. — Mignon McLaughlin

And, conversely, she went on to herself, sneering at the Grand Duke's palace, poverty is wasted on the poor, who never know how to make the best of things, are only the rich without money, are just as useless at looking after themselves, can't handle their cash just like the rich can't, always squandering it on bright, pretty, useless things in just the same way. — Angela Carter

Self-confidence is something caught and not taught. And, risk-running and chance-taking are the only ways to catch it. — Arnold Schwarzenegger

The only players that are having fun are those having a good year, feasting on pitching or blowing down hitters and garnering all the adulation that goes with it. But, if you're not hitting or not throwing well, or are injured, you better look for fun someplace else. — Dave Winfield

It might shock you, but I haven't been to that many fashion shows, and I'd never done a commissioned piece for a fashion house. — Mike D

We really spend a lot of time on building relationships. And so when everyone is like, 'How do you break so many stories?' it's because I build relationships. I do it the old-fashioned way, and I build sourcing relationships, and then I take advantage of those relationships over time. — Kara Swisher

Until I know this sure uncertainty,
I'll entertain the offered fallacy. — William Shakespeare

What's so beautiful about breasts is their uniqueness. I don't understand the obsession with fakeness. It's a very odd thing, isn't it, to prefer fake and big to small and unique or just beautiful and real. — Anne Heche

The word 'code' turns out to be a really important word for my book, 'The Information.' The genetic code is just one example. We talk now about coders, coding. Computer guys are coders. The stuff they write is code. — James Gleick

I love ocean life. I'm fascinated that so much of it remains unexplored by human beings. Diluted seawater consisted of nearly the same concentration of elements and minerals as blood plasma. They've got the same amount of sodium, too. — Nnedi Okorafor

When I'm watching television or a movie, I like to see stories that are extraordinary. I don't need it be something that is, 'Well this makes more sense to me because I can see this happening to me, or this happened to me.' — Justin Kirk

I'm not a writing group member, not a joiner in that way. I don't seek a wide swath of feedback. — Claire Messud

You're always working with the relationships. It's pretty demanding, but then again I love that. — John Noble

Because a God who is ultimately most focused on his own glory will be about the business of restoring us, who are all broken images of him. His glory demands it. So we should be thankful for a self-sufficient God whose self-regard is glorious. — Matt Chandler