Wilson Mizner Quotes

Do not be desirous of having things done quickly. Do not look at small advantages. Desire to have things done quickly prevents their being done thoroughly. Looking at small advantages prevents great affairs from being accomplished.

Wilson Mizner

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: dramatist
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: May 19, 1876 - April 3, 1933

Topics

GreatLookingSmallLookDesire

As much as we may want to withdraw into a world of pure problem solving, we have to acknowledge that the most successful architectures are the ones you can actually convince someone to implement.

Jesse James Garrett

WorldSomeoneProblemYouWantPure

Unfortunately, hardworking, academically gifted young people are kind of lazy when it comes to determining direction.

Andrew Yang

PeopleDirectionYoungLazyKind

I don't want people saying, 'Should we get a female director?' I want to hear, 'Should we get a great director for this movie?'

Angelina Jolie

GreatPeopleSayingWantDirector

I use the term 'disabled people' quite deliberately, because I subscribe to what's called the social model of disability, which tells us that we are more disabled by the society that we live in than by our bodies and our diagnoses.

Stella Young

LivePeopleSocietyDisabilityMore

Victims recite problems. Leaders develop solutions. That might seem like common sense, but common sense is rarely common practice.

Robin S. Sharma

PracticeProblemsCommon SenseSeem

I actually lost 90 pounds over the course of 15 months in order to save money on life insurance.

Derek Kilmer

LifeMoneyInsuranceLostOverSave

I would be cautious in embracing or rejecting doctrines. Had they been essential to our salvation, they would have been more explicitly declared in the Gospels, where we are so well taught the practice of every good word and work.

Dorothea Dix

WorkGoodPracticeMoreSalvation

That's the potential power of a single voice - a neighbor's, a teacher's, a parent's, a friend's. It can change you, make you feel as if you have a place in the world.

Doug Stanton

ChangeFriendPowerTeacherWorld

There's definitely that tribal Africana thing going on in my sound. It's that marching band, second-line music, that Creole-influence in the kick, and the snare that drives everything for me. I think it's really what's separated my sound from a lot of the R&B and pop music out there.

Dawn Richard

MusicMeThinkBandSoundOut

I want to extend my gratitude and thankfulness to all those who care and love my family and myself, and our situation, especially the American people who show their care about the quality of justice as a universal value and I'm very grateful to all of you.

Chen Guangcheng

FamilyLoveGratitudeJusticeMyself

I didn't think anyone was going to buy 'Do You Really Wanna Hurt Me?' It was really personal, not a hit record, I thought. I wanted us to sound completely different. Shows how much I knew.

Boy George

MeThinkHurtThoughtYouPersonal

Advertisers realize that Gen Y is the largest purchasing cohort. Also, that you're going to have to accept some different modes of thinking if you're going to get to them.

Shane Smith

ThinkingYouAcceptRealizeGoing

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