Christopher Buckley Quotes

My father would have been impressed by Barack Obama's mind and style and grace of manner, as well as by - I'm certain - his abilities as a writer.

Christopher Buckley

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FatherStyleMindGraceWellBeen

The dictionary is like a time capsule of all of human thinking ever since words began to be written down. And exploring where words have come from can increase your understanding of the words themselves and expand your understanding of how to use the words, and all of this change happens in your thinking when you read the words.

Andrew Clements

ChangeTimeWordsThinkingYouDown

I put £150,000 into the stage production of Grease and have got back £1.5 million so far. It has been a fantastic success.

Jeffrey Archer

SuccessBackStageProductionBeen

If you're not confused, you're not paying attention.

Tom Peters

ConfusedAttentionYouPaying

I was always typecast as a Latina.

Rita Moreno

LatinaAlwaysTypecast

To me, doing the Olympics in 1992 in Barcelona for NBC, just seeing the Dream Team take the floor, was a thrill for me. I don't think there was another team in any sport with that high level of athletes playing together.

Marv Albert

TogetherMeTeamThinkDoingSeeing

Precepts or maxims are of great weight; and a few useful ones on hand do more to produce a happy life than the volumes we can't find.

Lucius Annaeus Seneca

LifeGreatHappyHappy LifeFind

The talent of a true writer and poet is in the ear.

Bryant H. McGill

TalentTruePoetWriterEar

At this age, I should be leading a quiet life.

Aung San Suu Kyi

LifeAgeQuietLeadingQuiet Life

I don't think I've worked with anyone where I haven't seen some progress. Now sometimes you can't take someone where they want to go, not all the way, and sometimes you stop, and they do it or don't do it on their own thereafter.

Philip Schultz

ProgressThinkSomeoneYouStopGo

I'm always on a quest to find the next best natural fiber.

Pier Luigi Loro Piana

BestFindAlwaysNextQuestNatural

I don't think that there is a person that I've met - I'm sure there are - that I've had any conflict with.

Sylvia Browne

ConflictThinkPersonSureMetAny

For a while, I thought I would maybe be a writer. But with music, I was such a nerd; I was really obsessive about it. The problem was I couldn't really sing. I think one day I sang from a different part of my body, from my gut for the first time, and I was like, 'Oh! That's how you're supposed to do it.'

Perfume Genius

MusicTimeDayThinkThoughtBody

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