Yuppy Ducks Quotes & Sayings

A turbulent history has taught Chinese leaders that not every problem has a solution and that too great an emphasis on total mastery over specific events could upset the harmony of the universe. — Henry Kissinger

The great thing about writing compared to life is getting to tie things up. — Kate Atkinson

Employers sense in me a denial of their values ... they fear me. i suspect that they can see that i am forced to function in a century which i loathe. — John Kennedy Toole

You are a prisoner of your thoughts. Expand your thoughts and get out of the prison. — Debasish Mridha

The dread of criticism is the death of genius. — William Gilmore Simms

All I do is have fun. When I'm not working, it's about making people laugh. I love making jokes about things. Even when someone's mad at me, I'll deflect anger with humor. My days are filled with laughter. If I'm not laughing, I'm not happy. — Drew Fuller

I would never put on 20 kilos and mess up my system because a role demands it. Hindi cinema doesn't offer you roles that get you an Oscar, anyway. Tom Hanks can do it in Hollywood; not us. — Bipasha Basu

That some achieve great success, is proof to all that others can achieve it as well. — Abraham Lincoln

The Jews are pioneers; they are always the ones to change the face of the world. — Anat Talshir

My truth is that what doesn't kill you makes you weaker rather than stronger, although it makes you wiser. — Marian Keyes

What on earth is more important than this memory, Harry? — J.K. Rowling

I feel," Simon went on, "that this evening DJ Bat is doing a singularly exceptional job. Don't you agree?" Clary rolled her eyes and didn't answer; Simon hated trance music. Her attention was on the girl in the white dress. Through the darkness, smoke, and artificial fog, her pale dress shone out like a beacon. No wonder the blue-haired boy was following her as if he were under a spell, too distracted to notice anything else around him - even the two dark shapes hard on his heels, weaving after him through the crowd. — Cassandra Clare

High achievements in art, music, etc., are the results of concentration. — Swami Vivekananda

I've learned, having been on a lot of sets, the good news is that by definition you are surrounded by experts. They get fired if they're not - unlike in the theatre! — Alan Rickman

People withhold their forgiveness, thinking that it makes them badass. But really, the unwillingness to forgive is merely the wishing that things were better. You wish that you had better, you wish that someone else were better so they could have treated you better ... it's you making wishes. And that's not badass. To forgive is to be able to look at the person and say "I accept that you weren't any better than what you were", "I accept what you were you and couldn't have been what I wished you to be", "I accept that things were the way they were and weren't any better." The ability to forgive is intertwined with the ability to accept the reality of the way things are/ the way a person is or was. You stop wishing things and you just accept. And hope is what says to you: "One day you'll have what's better. — C. JoyBell C.