Home / Topics / Checks Quotes

Checks Quotes

Browse 1609 quotes about Checks.

Checks Quotes

“Writing a novel is easy… writing checks is hard.”

Writing Novel Checks

Book:The Daddy Rock

Source: The Daddy Rock

“There is a certain English dormouse, Charlotte remembers, which, upon ending its hibernation, comes out of its burrow and checks the air; if it deems the weather is not good enough, it retreats and sleeps for another year. How time passes differently for different creatures.”

Time Creatures Checks Sleeping Hibernation

Book:The Other Side of the World

Source: The Other Side of the World

“I may not be wealthy; I'm living from pay check to pay check, but I get to make movies, which is what I love to do.”

May Pay Checks Wealthy I May Not Be

Author:Jennifer Lynch

“The first thing I do when I come home is check the refrigerator for cats because I'm convinced that if one dies, my husband will hide it in there because I don't cook and so I won't see it. I do drink Cokes, though ,so technically he should hide the corpse in the oven. And now I need to start checking the oven.”

Ifs Needs Should Firsts Home Dies Drink Husband Cat Convinced Checks Cooks My Husband Coming Home Corpses Coke Refrigerators Ovens

Author:Jenny Lawson

“My whole family is in orthotics and prosthetics, so I grew up having to check for scoliosis every week. 'Come over. Let me feel your spine.”

Feels Whole Week Grew Grew Up Let Me Checks Spine Whole Family Prosthetics Scoliosis

Author:Logan Lerman

“Getting inside the mind of a terrorist wasn't difficult at all. Even as children, human beings fabricate elaborate revenge fantasies. We're not a particular species. Check out popular video games.”

Mind Humans Children Games Difficult Human Beings Fantasy Particular Species Revenge Terrorist Checks Video Exacting Revenge Fabricate

Author:Alan Dean Foster

“Latinas' life expectancies are relatively long. When a current retiree hits 65 and begins receiving her benefit check, she can expect to live another 22 years. That life expectancy is higher than white women or men.”

Men Years Long White Higher Benefits Currents Checks Receiving Expectancy Latina Life Expectancy

Author:Grace Napolitano

“If you want to go on the floor, go in disguise because otherwise you won't be able to. I would just put on a full Darth Vader costume and walk through Comic-Con so I can actually check it out and enjoy it as opposed to being approached by everyone, which is lovely, but it gets very difficult to enjoy because there's so many people there.”

People Ifs Want I Can Able Enjoy Difficult Walks Goes On Lovely Checks Comic Disguise Costumes Comic Con Vader

Author:Kunal Nayyar

“I grew up reading the newspapers, mostly the sports section. I was a wrestler and would check to see if I was ranked.”

Ifs Reading Sports Grew Grew Up Newspapers Checks Sections Wrestler

Author:Michael Pena

“I love writing in longhand. Writing in longhand, I think, is a marvelous thing to do for a writer these days. If you have a notebook and a nice pen you can go off somewhere, you can write that's solar powered. You can drop it or get it wet and pretty much all of your work will continue to be there. If you suddenly decide to look up a word or check a reference you will not look up four hours later, blinking, finding yourself somehow in the middle of an Ebay auction you never had any plans to be part of.”

Ifs Thinking Writing Looks Hours Four Nice Plans Middle Findings Checks These Days Things To Do Look Up Finding Yourself Pens Wet Marvelous Notebook Auctions Ebay Marvelous Things

Author:Neil Gaiman

“Nine years ago on September 14, 2001, I placed the lone vote against the 'Authorization for Use of Military Force' - an authorization that I knew would provide a blank check to wage war anywhere, at any time, and for any length.”

Years War Use Force Military Years Ago Vote Nine Checks Length Blank September Lone Nine Years Military Force Blank Check

Author:Barbara Lee

“An individual, in promoting his own interest, may injure the public interest; a nation, in promoting the general welfare, may check the interest of a part of its members.”

May Individual Nations Interest Members Checks Welfare Promoting Public Interest General Welfare

Book:Schriften, Reden, Briefe: Grundlinien einer politischen Ökonomie

Source: Schriften, Reden, Briefe: Grundlinien einer politischen Ökonomie

“I'm so organised. I never screw up. I've done it maybe twice before. I check my calendar seven times a day.”

Done Seven Checks Screws Calendars Screw Ups Organised

Author:Anna Paquin

“When goods are exchanged between countries, they must be paid for by commodities or gold. They cannot be paid for by the notes, certificates, and checks of the purchaser's country, since these are of value only in the country of issue.”

Country Values Issues Gold Paid Notes Checks Goods Commodity Certificates Purchasers

Book:Tragedy and Hope: A History of the World in Our Time

Source: Tragedy and Hope: A History of the World in Our Time

“I would absolutely love to go back to the simplicity of the '80s, where there wasn't texting, social media, iPhones, or smartphones. I love the fact that you would go home and check your messages. I'm not well suited to the world of modern technology.”

World Wells Facts Home Social Technology Modern Media Messages Simplicity Social Media Checks 80s Iphone Texting Smartphones Modern Technology

Author:Matthew Rhys

“After a year or so I really thought I was Howard Hughes. Here I was at eighteen years old, getting all these checks.”

Years Checks Eighteen Eighteen Years Old

Author:Michael J. Fox

“I'm also very proud to be a part of a trilogy of films that, if they do nothing else, allow people to check their problems at the door, sit down and have a good time.”

People Ifs Problem Film Doors Proud Down And Checks Good Times Having A Good Time Trilogies

Author:Michael J. Fox

“I can still do clothing, movies, cartoons. I'mma get mine regardless. Whether I put an album out or not, I'm still gonna see a check.”

Stills I Can Mines Albums Checks Mma Clothings Cartoon

Author:Beanie Sigel

“I tried real hard to play golf, and I was so bad at it they would have to check me for ticks at the end of the round because I'd spent about half the day in the woods.”

Real Ends Hard Play Half Comedy Golf Rounds Woods Checks Golfing Tick Funny Golf Playing Golf Great Golfing Funny Golfing

Author:Jeff Foxworthy

“Be cautious of playing your Queen in front of your King and in subjecting yourself to a discovered check. It is better when check is given to your King to interpose a man that attacks the checking Piece than with one that does not.”

Men Doe Given Pieces Fronts Kings Checks Queens Cautious Be Cautious

Book:The Chess-player's Handbook: A Popular and Scientific Introduction to the Game of Chess, Exemplified in Games Actually Played by the Greatest Masters and Illustrated by Numerous Diagrams of Original and Remarkable Positions

Source: The Chess-player's Handbook: A Popular and Scientific Introduction to the Game of Chess, Exemplified in Games Actually Played by the Greatest Masters and Illustrated by Numerous Diagrams of Original and Remarkable Positions

“If you are wealthy enough, use part or all of your Social Security proceeds to invest in a favorite cause or two. Invest 10 percent or 100 percent of your monthly Social Security check in your favorite charity, foundation, think tank, church or synagogue, or other good cause.”

Ifs Thinking Two Enough Use Social Causes Church Security Percent Foundation Charity Checks Wealthy Social Security Tanks Your Favorite Good Causes Synagogue

Author:Mark Skousen

“You must constantly check that you are meditating properly, and not become, what Clint Eastwood refers to as, "a legend in your own mind."”

Mind Happiness Buddhism Checks Legends Meditating

Author:Frederick Lenz

“As you become a powerful person, it becomes increasingly important to have periods of solitude. Take a weekend by yourself. Go up into the mountains or desert and check into a little cabin. Go by yourself.”

Littles Persons Important Nature Powerful Buddhism Periods Solitude Mountain Checks Desert Weekend Cabins Powerful Person

Author:Frederick Lenz

“I recommend for everyone the study of some type of sports or athletics, particularly martial arts. Always check with your doctor first, naturally.”

Firsts Art Sports Study Health Buddhism Type Doctors Checks Martial Arts Athletics

Author:Frederick Lenz

“Writing checks to the IRS that include strings of zeros does not bother me ... Overall, we feel extraordinarily lucky to have been dealt a hand in life that enables us to write large checks to the government rather than one requiring the government to regularly write checks to us-say, because we are disabled or unemployed.”

Feels Writing Doe Has Beens Hands Government Business Lucky Taxes Checks Finance Bother Strings Disabled Unemployed Irs

Author:Warren Buffett

“Raymond Floyd. The man knows how to control situations. He was experienced. He didn't let me get overly excited; he kept me in check. It allowed me to free myself up, and I played really well with him.”

Knows Men Wells Sports Situation Know How He Man Let Me Excited Checks

Author:Payne Stewart

“I don't know if I've ever had a memorable body check. It's not really part of my game.”

Ifs Knows Body Games Sports Checks Memorable

Author:Steve Yzerman

“I am never home, and it's hard to keep up with things that are good for you to have in life like relationships, whether they be romantic or friendship. I have to work twice as hard to make sure I don't just check out. That's what I mean by vulnerability.”

Mean Hard Home Checks Vulnerability

Author:Jen Kirkman

“We needed someone to recognize the importance of check and balances, accountability, transparency. There was a real systemic problem at South Carolina State, a problem that has gone on for 25 or 30 years”

Years Real States Problem Gone Needed Balance Importance South Checks Accountability Transparency Carolina South Carolina Needed Someone

Author:Gwen Ifill

“Time holds the final claim check for everything we gain or attain in this lifetime. All of our possessions, along with the people we love, are only loaned to us for a very short time by eternity.”

People Inspirational Buddhism Gains Eternity Claims Lifetime Finals Possession Checks Short Time

Book:Surfing the Himalayas: conversations and travels with Master Fwap

Source: Surfing the Himalayas: conversations and travels with Master Fwap

“You will be able to check envy if you rejoice with the man whom you envy whenever he rejoices, and grieve whenever he grieves.”

Ifs Men Able Christian He Man Envy Checks Grieving Orthodox Rejoice Orthodox Christian Restraining Being Joyful Grievers

Author:Maximus the Confessor

“Every year for New Years I write down all of my goals and dreams and put them in my Bible. At the end of the year I go and pull the paper out and check this off and check that off.”

Writing Years Ends Dream Goal Paper Checks New Year Dreams And Goals

Author:NeNe Leakes

“You have to check out 'March of the Penguins'. Penguins are the really ideal example of monogamy.”

Example Ideals Checks March Monogamy Penguins

Author:Rich Lowry

“Single's fun - you don't have to check in with your girl, but it's not easy. I do get lonely.”

Girl Fun Easy Lonely Checks

Author:Tommy Lee

“There is a subset of Democrats who tend to mis-fill out ballots. The way you mark the ballot is like an S.A.T. - you fill in the circle. And the subset of people who tend to, like, put a check there instead, or an X, or fill it out wrong, tend to be people who didn't take S.A.T.s, or first-time voters, or people with English as a second language.”

People Way Firsts Language First Time Mark Democrat Circles Checks Voters Ballots

Author:Al Franken

“If you cannot be on the project each day to check on things, then you should not try and be your own contractor.”

Ifs Should Trying Projects Checks Each Day Contractor

Author:Robert Metcalfe

“In every book I write, I try to name-check the most prominent influences, or the most prominent conscious influences.”

Writing Trying Book Names Influence Conscious Checks Prominent

Author:China Mieville

“The first time I ever recorded, which was into my boom-box, I was like, 'Wow, check that out.' It sounded great. The narcotic of it was so intense - it was pleasurable. I was like, 'You sound like a band.' Then I ended up spending the rest of my life trying to chase that initial high again.”

Trying Firsts Sound Like You Band First Time Boxes Spending Intense Checks Wow Initials Narcotics

Author:Ian MacKaye

“To be honest, because there's loud music in my ears probably three hours a day, between sound check and the show, I listen to podcasts more than I listen to music on the road.”

Shows Three Sound Hours Honest Ears Checks Being Honest Loud Listening To Music Loud Music

Author:St. Vincent

“I represent a rural state and live in a small town. Small merchants make up the majority of Vermont's small businesses and thread our state together. It is the mom-and-pop grocers, farm-supply stores, coffee shops, bookstores and barber shops where Vermonters connect, conduct business and check in on one another.”

States Together Mom Towns Majority Pops Stores Coffee Checks Shops Farms Thread Small Town Small Business Bookstores Merchants Coffee Shop Vermont Barbers Grocers Barber Shop

Author:Peter Welch

“The big and the fast beat the small and the fast. If you check out the NBA today, they're big and fast.”

Ifs Bigs Today Beats Checks Nba

Author:G. Richard Wagoner, Jr.

“Milan is my favorite team. Every weekend I check the Serie A results to see how Milan fared. Milan has really great players, like Seedorf, Ibra, Pato and Thiago Silva. Then there is Nesta who is a great champion, it's enough just to look at his career.”

Looks Enough Results Careers Player Team My Favorite Checks Champion Weekend Really Great Milan

Author:Mamadou Sakho

“We must have systems of checks and balances to make sure that those people who are making critical decisions for our country are held accountable, and nowhere is that more important than in the area of national security.”

People Important Country Decision Security Balance Areas Critical Checks Our Country National Security Critical Decisions

Author:Chris Van Hollen

“Near-term deficits are temporary and manageable if - and only if - we keep spending in check, the tax burden low and the economy growing.”

Ifs Term Economy Growing Taxes Lows Burden Spending Checks Temporary Deficit Manageable Ifs And Tax Burden

Author:Jim Nussle

“One metric catches people. We prefer businesses that drown in cash. An example of a different business is construction equipment. You work hard all year and there is your profit sitting in the yard. We avoid businesses like that. We prefer those that can write us a check at the end of the year.”

People Writing Years Different Ends Hard Example Hard Work Sitting Profit Checks Construction Cash Yards Equipment Metrics

Author:Charlie Munger

“Melting our attachment to self is the most powerful medication for bringing mental and emotional imbalances in check.”

Self Powerful Emotional Checks Most Powerful Attachment Melting Medication Imbalance

Author:Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche

“The idea that positive illusions are in the service of sef-esteem virtually requires that they stay in check. If one develops substantially unrealistic expectations regarding the future that greatly exceed what one is actually able to accomplish, then one is set up for failure and disappointment, leading to lower self-esteem.”

Ifs Ideas Self Able Self Esteem Illusion Expectations Disappointment Accomplish Checks Esteem Exceed Unrealistic Expectations

Author:Shelley E. Taylor

“The habit some writers indulge in of perpetual quotation is one it behooves lovers of good literature to protest against, for it is an insidious habit which in the end must cloud the stream of thought, or at least check spontaneity. If it be true that le style c'est l homme, what is likely to happen if l homme is for ever eking out his own personality with that of some other individual?”

Ifs Ends Happens Literature Individual Style Personality Habit Lovers Clouds Checks Being True Streams Protest Perpetual Quotations Indulge Spontaneity Indulge In Insidious Good Literature

Book:Streaks of life

Source: Streaks of life

“I offer something very different from the lifelong career politicians who have worked their way up to run for higher office or those who can parachute in with checks for $5 million or $10 million, and that seems to be the definition of credible or legitimate. I'm rejecting that premise.”

Way Different Seems Running Careers Millions Higher Politician Offers Office Definitions Checks Lifelong Premises Credible Rejecting Parachutes Career Politicians

Author:Elizabeth Emken

“I think the truth is, we are all racist, really, when it comes down to it. I think all of us have to check ourselves from time to time, and say, 'Look, that sort of attitude isn't good enough.' It takes discipline to keep our prejudices out.”

Thinking Looks Enough Attitude Discipline Truth Is Prejudice Checks Racist Good Enough

Author:Peter Hollingworth