Always do sober, what you said you'd do drunk. That will teach you to keep your mouth shut.
(Ernest Hemingway)
29 August, 2012
28 August, 2012
French Fries
French fries. I love them. Some people are chocolate and sweets people. I love french fries. That and caviar.
(Cameron Diaz)
(Cameron Diaz)
27 August, 2012
Weapons of Choice
I don't mind doing interviews. I don't mind answering thoughtful questions. But I'm not thrilled about answering questions like, 'If you were being mugged, and you had a lightsaber in one pocket and a whip in the other, which would you use?'
(Harrison Ford)
(Harrison Ford)
24 August, 2012
Dinner Conversation
To be honest dinner conversations was the worst bit about being a child and listening to all the boring people around me.
(Prince Harry)
(Prince Harry)
23 August, 2012
Stamp Act
In 1765, Parliament passed the Stamp Act, which, as any American high school student can tell you, was an act that apparently had something to do with stamps.
(Dave Barry)
(Dave Barry)
Weather
Don't knock the weather; nine-tenths of the people couldn't start a conversation if it didn't change once in a while.
(Kind Hubbard)
(Kind Hubbard)
22 August, 2012
Food
I'm at the age where food has taken the place of sex in my life. In fact, I've just had a mirror put over my kitchen table.
(Rodney Dangerfield)
(Rodney Dangerfield)
21 August, 2012
Tending
Jack was out kissing babies while I was out passing bills. Someone had to tend the store.
(Lyndon B. Johnson)
The Roadmap to Success
Flaming enthusiasm, backed up by horse sense and persistence, is the quality that most frequently makes for success.
(Dale Carnegie)
(Dale Carnegie)
20 August, 2012
Roller
I'm not one of those complicated, mixed-up cats. I'm not looking for the secret to life....I just go from day-to-day taking what comes.
(Frank Sinatra)
(Frank Sinatra)
17 August, 2012
Indispensable
Don't think of yourself as indispensable or infallible. As Charles De Gaulle said, the cemeteries of the world are full of indispensable men.
(Donald Rumsfeld)
(Donald Rumsfeld)
Soul
He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster...and if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you.
(Mark Twain)
(Mark Twain)
16 August, 2012
Ancient History
I love studying Ancient History and seeing how empires rise and fall, sowing the seeds of their own destruction.
Wanderlust
I am astounded by people who want to 'know' the universe when it's hard enough to find your way around Chinatown.
15 August, 2012
Winners
Part of being a winner is knowing when enough is enough. Sometimes you have to give up the fight and walk away, and move on to something more productive.
(Donald Trump)
(Donald Trump)
13 August, 2012
The Edge
The Edge...there is no honest way to explain it because the only people who really know where it is are the ones who have gone over.
(Hunter S. Thompson)
(Hunter S. Thompson)
10 August, 2012
Commitment
If you're committed enough, you can make any story work. I once told a woman I was Kevin Costner, and it worked because I believed it.
(Saul Goodman)
(Saul Goodman)
09 August, 2012
Warriors
The two worst strategic mistakes to make are acting prematurely and letting opportunity slip; to avoid this, the warrior treats each situation as if it were unique and never resorts to formulae, recipes or other people's opinions.
(Paulo Coelho)
(Paulo Coelho)
Tools of the trade.
My own experience has been that the tools I need for my trade are paper, tobacco, food and a little whiskey.
(William Faulkner)
(William Faulkner)
08 August, 2012
Martial Arts
To me, the extraordinary aspect of martial arts lies in its simplicity. The easy way is also the right way.
(Bruce Lee)
(Bruce Lee)
Lions & Sheep
I am not afraid of an army of lions led by a sheep; I am afraid of an army of sheep led by a lion.
(Alexander the Great)
(Alexander the Great)
07 August, 2012
Charm
Riches have never fascinated me, unless combined with the greatest charm or distinction.
(F. Scott Fitzgerald)
(F. Scott Fitzgerald)
Shark Week
Here's some advice I wish I would've gotten when I was your age: Live every week, like it's "Shark Week."
(Tracy Morgan)
(Tracy Morgan)
06 August, 2012
Do your thing.
I never thought of myself as an icon. What is in other people's mind is not in my mind. I just do my thing.
(Audrey Hepburn)
(Audrey Hepburn)
03 August, 2012
World View
Can I share my world view with you? All of humankind had one thing in common: the sandwich. I believe that all anyone really wants in this life is to sit in peace and eat a sandwich.
(Liz Lemon)
(Liz Lemon)
Glamour
It would be very glamorous to be reincarnated as a great big ring on Liz Taylor's Finger.
(Andy Warhol)
(Andy Warhol)
02 August, 2012
Authenticity
I had no idea being your authentic self could make me as rich as I've become. If I had, I'd done it a lot earlier.
(Oprah Winfrey)
(Oprah Winfrey)
IT
Information Technology and business are becoming inextricably interwoven. I don't think anybody can talk meaningfully about one without talking about the other.
(Bill Gates)
(Bill Gates)
01 August, 2012
Computers
I think it's fair to say that personal computers have become the most empowering tool we've ever created. They're tools of communication, they're tools of creativity, and they can be shaped by their user.
(Bill Gates)
(Bill Gates)
Friendship & Business
A friendship founded on business is better than a business founded on friendship.
(John D. Rockefeller).
(John D. Rockefeller).
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