Michael D. Higgins Quotes

Now it is time to turn to an older wisdom that, while respecting material comfort and security as a basic right of all, also recognises that many of the most valuable things in life cannot be measured.

Michael D. Higgins

Recitation: by Male by Female

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LifeWisdomTimeSecurityComfort

I've been largely undecided about everything for most of my life. I can barely commit to a phone bill... Somewhere along the line it has become my career due to continuing work.

Robert Sheehan

LifeWorkMy LifeCareerPhoneLine

We call an obsession with having someone's approval 'co-dependency;' the Bible's word for it is idolatry. A country can be an idol. A family can be an idol.

John Ortberg

FamilyBibleSomeoneCountryCall

When I came into stand-up, I found a certain safe space of intellectualism, of camaraderie, of excellence that really has always been natural to me but always felt foreign in the other spaces I've been in.

Amanda Seales

ExcellenceSpaceMeAlwaysSafe

Character actors just pile up the credits because you work on a movie for, like, a few days. It's not like I'm the lead in everything I do - far from it. I'm not spending three or four months on a picture; I'm spending three or four weeks. Sometimes three or four days.

Steve Buscemi

WorkCharacterPictureYouSometimes

I think the most effective way to run a kitchen is to teach, not to just yell.

Tom Colicchio

KitchenThinkTeachRunWayJust

Since I was a young kid, I have always been calm on the ball. That comes down to awareness as well. When you have good awareness and you know what's going on around you, you don't need to panic. There is no point. It just makes things worse. You have to stay calm, cool, and collected.

Ruben Loftus-Cheek

GoodCoolCalmYouDownYoung

Not only do I know how to milk a cow, but I know how to herd a bunch of cows, too, which is a life skill that I think may come in handy someday.

Martina McBride

LifeThinkCowSkillKnowMilk

Some people are still not into us. That makes sense. We haven't really done a lot of press. We haven't put ourselves out there in ways that a lot of people would know we are still around. Unless you tour or record, they don't know you are around.

Mike McCready

PeopleYouKnowDoneSome PeopleUs

There has been evolution in many different areas - the way I read the game; the way I prepare the game; the way I train; the methodology... I feel better and better. But there is one point where I cannot change: when I face the media, I am never a hypocrite.

Jose Mourinho

ChangeI AmGameFaceBetterMedia

Dinner and a movie is pretty great.

Joseph Morgan

GreatDinnerPrettyMovie

When I was 11 years old, my family had to leave East Germany and begin a new life in West Germany overnight. Until my father could get back into his original profession as a government employee, my parents operated a small laundry business in our little town. I became the laundry delivery boy.

Dieter F. Uchtdorf

LifeFamilyFatherBusinessParents

A tremendous chief executive in a small market will never be great. All great companies start with great markets.

Douglas Leone

GreatSmallStartWillNeverMarket

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