Zellerbach Grants Quotes & Sayings

Thy breath is like the steame of apple-pyes. — Robert Greene

The compartment built to 'seat 8 passengers; 4 British Troops, or 6 Indian Troops' now carried only nine. — R.K. Narayan

Most people think of ways why their desires or goals would fail, instead of thinking of ways why they will succeed. Do not give in to why it would fail, but why it would succeed. Many people also fail to take action or give up to quickly on their desires or goals. It took Edison 1,000 attempts to obtain his goal the light bulb. People like Latimer improved on Edison's invention at time when our society dictate his status based on the color of his skin. They had the mentality that it would be impossible for them to fail. When you have this mentality, miracles will take place in your life. Remember winners or not quitters and quitters are not winners. Look for opportunities to realize your desires or goals today and every day. — Angela Williamson

I didn't want to get into acting. I was very happy doing MTV, it took up my time, I was content. — Nafisa Joseph

Go ahead; take Kant's PROLEGOMENA TO ANY FUTURE METAPHYSIC and get it to show what he is telling. We would all be a lot happier. — Natalie Goldberg

Dogmatism and skepticism are both, in a sense, absolute philosophies; one is certain of knowing, the other of not knowing. What philosophy should dissipate is certainty, whether of knowledge or ignorance. — Bertrand Russell

all life is conscious, but it is not conscious of being conscious — Doug Boyd

Applause is the most powerful thing ... people talk about the sound of it, but what I hear is glee. — C. C. H. Pounder

Did you ever know that you're a jackass? — Chris Jericho

I will say that the idea of a woman being deceptive came from that original discussion with critics and reporters about if woman could do that kind of thing. Evelyn, herself, grew out of the discussions about how capable women are of deceit and lying and manipulation. — Neil LaBute

I'm very much in work mode, and that can be very difficult for someone to deal with. I dedicate so much of myself to my work that I even take a back seat to that sometimes. My mother says that Tremaine takes a back seat to Trey Songz. — Trey Songz

We pencil sketch our past lives so we can compare it to the Technicolor of the moment. — David Levithan