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Henry Spencer Quotes

In the long run, it's impossible to make progress without sometimes having setbacks, although people who get lucky on their first attempt sometimes forget this.

Henry Spencer

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: scientist
Nationality: canadian
Birth: 1955

Topics

Progress People Impossible Long Run

When you've been doing comedy for forty years, you really do know most of the jokes. And even if you don't know a specific joke, you can pretty much guess what it's going to be.

John Cleese

Comedy Doing You Know Forty Jokes

At the point that an idea approaches perfection, fashion and expectations surge ahead, leaving the innovator with considerable room to find further improvements.

Max McKeown

Perfection Fashion Expectations Find

I returned from my last L.A. visit to find myself tipping the scales like Homer Simpson when he tries to gain enough weight to qualify as disabled to be allowed to work from home. All I was missing was his kaftan and Fat Guy Hat. So, I decided it was time to diet.

John Niven

Work Home Time Myself Hat Fat

I'm very serious about what I write and who I allow to produce the music, because I want to make sure it's a true album, and not just something pushed out there to create hype and more fame for myself.

Alyson Stoner

Music Myself Create Serious True

The world is in such a bad condition that if they don't find what you call a redeemer, every man, woman and child on this planet will be eliminated.

Sun Ra

Woman Man Child World You Bad

Yoga is immediately rewarding, whatever your level, because it's not about being able to attain the perfect lotus position. Each day, there is an improvement on the day before. It's not competitive; it's not a race. With yoga, the journey is the destination.

Trudie Styler

Journey Improvement Day Destination

I don't play an instrument. I pretend. I try to.

Matt Berninger

Play Try Pretend Instrument

Hebron is a bone of contention between Israeli settlers and the Palestinians in part because Abraham is buried there, in the Tomb of the Patriarchs.

Michael Korda

Bone Because Between Abraham Part

There is a term called political correctness, and I consider it to be a euphemism for political cowardice.

Milos Zeman

Political Political Correctness Term

My first thought in life was wanting to be an actor. I was in ballet slippers and on pointe as soon as I could walk. I always wanted to be an actress, not a mother or housewife.

Loretta Swit

Life Mother Walk Thought Actor

The thing about growing old is you have to accept it - if you don't, you'll be as miserable as sin. You've got to try and find the few good things about it.

Judy Parfitt

Good Good Things You Find Sin Try

You can't ignore mobile. We are doing a lot of stuff in the game space, mostly nonconsole stuff, and those are primarily mobile/pad games.

Jon Feltheimer

Space Game Ignore Doing You Games