Self-confidence is the first requisite to great undertakings.
Samuel Johnson
Recitation: by Male by Female
Instinct taught me 20 years ago to pace a song or a concert performance. That translates into pacing a story, pleasing a reading audience.
Jimmy Buffett
MePerformanceSongReadingStory
I honestly, purposely have not gone to therapy because I know some crazy stuff's going to be dragged up and, you know, I'll be like, 'Wait, what?'
Jimmy Fallon
CrazyWaitYouKnowTherapyGone
A broken bone can heal, but the wound a word opens can fester forever.
Jessamyn West
AngerBrokenBoneForeverWordHeal
By the year 2020, we envision our group to be the largest hotel developer in the Philippines, with a total portfolio of around 12,000 hotel rooms.
Andrew Tan
HotelYearGroupPortfolioOur
I don't care how advanced technology gets. I don't think that there's anything that can replace looking someone in the eyes, touching their hand, you know?
Angela Ahrendts
TechnologyEyesLookingThinkCare
Writing, by nature, is a fairly solitary occupation.
Michael Cimino
NatureWritingSolitaryOccupation
Le Mans is such a great race because you can never do anything alone. You have to work as a team member. And being a team member makes you a better person.
Tom Kristensen
WorkAloneGreatTeamBetter Person
I grew up in Mobile, Alabama - somebody's got to be from Mobile, right? - and Mobile sits at the confluence of five rivers, forming this beautiful delta. And the delta has alligators crawling in and out of rivers filled with fish and cypress trees dripping with snakes, birds of every flavor.
Mike deGruy
BeautifulBirdsTreesFishRightUp
What farmers require is, that the prices should be moderate, and the markets steady; and for this reason I did, in 1826, 1827, and 1828, take the course which I would now recommend to the House.
Joseph Hume
HouseNowFarmersReasonSteady
Everyone should have a tailor. David Wilkes, the guy who does my stuff, is like, 'Well you're a writer - do you want a special pen compartment or something?' Bespoke: That's the term you want to get out there.
Douglas Coupland
YouPenWantSpecialOutTailor
For too long, the system has been biased in favor of oil and gas developers: sweetheart lease deals, generous subsidies and a regulatory process so slanted in favor of Big Oil that often permit reviews are simply waived.
Chellie Pingree
ProcessLongOilSystemBigBeen
Where I live, every band ever comes through, and you can see anything you want, pretty much.
Brian Fallon
LiveYouWantBandSeeAnything
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