Carlos Ruiz Quotes

Life is like school. You aren't going to be born knowing what to do in every situation. You learn little by little.

Carlos Ruiz

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: athlete
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LifeSchoolLearnYouBornKnowing

In the theatre, if you say 'Macbeth', all the actors will start looking very anxious. I'm so well-trained not to say it in the theatre that I can hardly say it in normal life.

Anna Chancellor

LifeTheatreLookingStartYouSay

It's a sign of mediocrity when you demonstrate gratitude with moderation.

Roberto Benigni

GratitudeMediocrityYouModeration

I simply loved all my life; loved is too strong a word, but I had a tremendous sentiment, partly conditioned, of course, by the reality of where I grew up, for the spirit of individualism, for the idea of your being on your own in a big way.

Joseph Brodsky

LifeStrongRealityLovedMy Life

The only thing I was any good at was music.

Don Gibson

GoodMusicOnlyThe Only ThingThing

Becoming a YA author was actually a very lucky accident. When I wrote the 'Queen of Everything,' I thought it was a book for adults.

Deb Caletti

QueenBookThoughtLuckyEverything

We can't blame children for occupying themselves with Facebook rather than playing in the mud. Our society doesn't put a priority on connecting with nature. In fact, too often we tell them it's dirty and dangerous.

David Suzuki

NatureChildrenBlameSocietyDirty

I hate having to pose for photos. It's just so embarrassing. Everyone is expecting you to know what to do because you're an actor, but I haven't a clue.

Claire Foy

HateYouKnowActorPoseEveryone

There's a lot of pain in my heart because what I accomplished was second to none. I'm not losing any sleep, but I do pay attention every year at this time.

Bob Hayes

HeartTimePainSleepLosingYear

With the accent, it's an internal dialogue that Southerners have with themselves. We kind of carry around that shame, that feeling of being inferior to the North. I think I did lose some of the accent for a while. Because when I was a graduate student, I was terrified at having to get up in front of a roomful of smart New York kids.

Bobbie Ann Mason

SmartNew YorkThinkLoseStudent

I have no philosophy, my favourite thing is sitting in the studio.

Arne Jacobsen

PhilosophySittingStudioFavourite

I never get the girl. I wind up with a country instead.

Anthony Quinn

GirlWindCountryNeverUpGet

I do not at all understand the mystery of grace - only that it meets us where we are but does not leave us where it found us.

Anne Lamott

GraceMysteryUnderstandLeaveUs

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