Cullen Hightower Quotes

Worry compounds the futility of being trapped on a dead-end street. Thinking opens new avenues.

Cullen Hightower

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: 1923 - November 27, 2008

Topics

ThinkingWorryNewStreetTrapped

I said yes to 'Nymphomaniac' before it was written.

Stellan Skarsgard

SaidYesBeforeWritten

'What's It Gonna Be?' is about having a massive crush on someone, so it made sense to go back where - to school, where it all began. But it was important for us to explore those archetypal characters - The Jock, The Nerd, The Dork, The Popular Kid - and then flip expectations.

Shura

SchoolExpectationsSomeoneBackGo

The dialogue around climate change can often become mired in gloom and doom, which is understandable given the topic.

Tom Steyer

ChangeClimate ChangeBecomeDialogue

The relationship that tests/frustrates/irritates you the most actually is one of your greatest blessings. Why? Because it reveals to you the very beliefs/fears and false assumptions that most limit you.

Robin S. Sharma

RelationshipBlessingsYouWhyLimit

Tragically, the White House Task Force on Disadvantaged Youth reported that one-quarter of our young people are at serious risk of not achieving productive adulthood.

Ruben Hinojosa

PeopleYouthHouseWhiteAchieving

Recognizing chronic sadness may encourage someone to reach out to a friend, family member, or counselor rather than concealing the distress.

Mary Pilon

FamilyFriendSadnessReachSomeone

You've always got to work to your highest ability level. When times are great and restaurants are jamming, that's when some restaurants get sloppy and take things for granted. Never take things for granted.

Michael Symon

WorkGreatYouNeverAlwaysAbility

If I can do concert recitals, adapting the repertoire to my needs, then no problem, that's good enough. But with operas, unless the right circumstances come up, my career is done.

Jose Carreras

GoodProblemEnoughCareerI CanUp

I was always in bands before, but on 'American Idol,' it was about getting my voice out there. It was always my goal, though, to get a band together again.

Chris Daughtry

TogetherVoiceAmericanGoalBand

I learned to canoe at summer camp and thought I'd pursue Olympic whitewater canoeing. In my senior year of high school, I instead decided to attend M.I.T. I like to say I've had only two jobs in my life: whitewater canoeing instructor and wilderness guide in college, and C.E.O. of iRobot.

Colin Angle

LifeSchoolCollegeWildernessYear

The stuff I write about doesn't, like, necessarily leave people feeling warm and fuzzy. I'm writing in a territory that's, like, contested and full of prickliness. And I find that people project their problems onto me or something.

Branden Jacobs-Jenkins

PeopleMeWritingProblemsWarm

If I can't play for big money, I play for a little money. And if I can't play for a little money, I stay in bed that day.

Bobby Riggs

MoneyDayBedPlayLittleBig

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