“Five hundred years before Christ some physicians of ancient India, working under the influence of the Lord Buddha, advanced the art of healing to so perfect a state that they were able to abolish surgery, although the surgery of their time was as efficient, or more so, than that of the present day.” YearsArtStatesAbleChristPerfectHealingLordFiveInfluenceHundredIndiaAncientEfficientPhysiciansSurgeryAbolishPresent DayAncient IndiaLord Buddha Book:The Bach Flower Remedies Source: The Bach Flower Remedies
“I'm not going to have a perfect career. It's better to be Billy Wilder and make lots of movies and have five or six great ones than to make so few movies that when you make a bad one it crushes you.” PerfectCareersFiveSixCrushGreat OnesWilder Author:Jason Reitman
“Islam lays great emphasis on the social side of things. Every day, the rich and the poor, the great and the small living in a locality are brought five times in a day in the mosque in the terms of perfect equality of mankind and thereby the foundation of a healthy social relationship is laid and established through prayer. At the end of Ramazan comes the new moon, the crescent as a signal for a mass gathering on the 'Id day again in perfect equality of mankind which effects the entire Muslim world.” WorldEndsSocialSidesTermPrayerPerfectPoorRichFiveMankindEffectsHealthyMoonMassFoundationLaysIslamSignalsEmphasisGatheringMosquesNew MoonMuslim WorldLocalityCrescentSocial Relationships Author:Muhammad Ali Jinnah
“I'm one of those people, in any country I'm in, if somebody could just put me in a car or a bus, I'll look out the window and say, 'OK, there's the Tower of London, there's Buckingham Palace, there's Big Ben,' and if it all takes about five minutes, perfect. I've seen all of it and I can go home.” PeopleIfsLooksI CanCountryHomeBigsPerfectFiveMinutesCarWindowLondonBusTowersFive MinutesPalacesBuckingham Palace Author:Gilbert Gottfried
“if you don't keep and guard and mature your force, and above all, have time and quiet to perfect your work, you will be writing things not much better than you did five years ago. ... you must write to the human heart, the great consciousness that all humanity goes to make up. Otherwise what might be strength in a writer is only crudeness, and what might be insight is only observation; sentimemnt falls to sentimentality - you can write about life, but never write life itself.” IfsWritingYearsHumansHeartMightHumanityFallForcePerfectConsciousnessFiveQuietYears AgoInsightObservationFive YearsMatureHuman HeartBetter Than YouSentimentality Author:Sarah Orne Jewett
“Im not a perfect Muslim; I think none of us are perfect human beings. I do the five pillars of Islam, you know, I pray five times a day.” ThinkingKnowsHumansHuman BeingsPerfectFivePrayingIslamI PrayPillars Author:Sania Mirza
“If I could summarize my suggestions to parents over the past twenty-five years it would be: worry less, criticize less, preach less, listen more, have more fun, be more honest with your own feelings, develop your own joys and friendships, and don't sweat the small stuff (which is nearly everything). The goal is not to be a perfect parent, because no such thing exists. The hope is to be a good enough parent so that your child leaves home a responsible adult who can take care of him or herself.” IfsYearsChildrenEnoughFeelingsHomeWould BeCarePastJoyFunStuffParentGoalPerfectWorryFiveHonestAdultsTwentiesResponsibleOur ChildrenTake CareYour ChildrenFive YearsIf I CouldCriticizeGood EnoughSweatSuggestionsOver The PastTwenty FiveSmall StuffSweat The Small StuffWorry LessPerfect Parents Author:Charlotte Sophia Kasl
“For me, I have to say that I like to work a lot too, but I like not working better. The perfect scenario is when you just worked and you know something's coming up, then you have four, five, six months off. But you know you're going to have a job later.” KnowsJobsPerfectFiveFourMonthsSixSix MonthsScenarios Author:Salma Hayek
“I'm sort of an 'automatic' writer. I'm not much for chiseling away at songs or working at them for days trying to make them perfect. If I can sit down and write something in five minutes, then that's great. And if that doesn't happen, then either it doesn't get finished or else it's usually not any good.” IfsWritingTryingI CanHappensSongPerfectFiveMinutesDown AndFinishedFive Minutes Author:Leon Russell
“I started skiing when I was five years old. I grew up on a little 300-foot mountain called Perfect North Slopes. It wasn't a great destination in the world, but it was a good enough place to learn how to do tricks.” WorldYearsLittlesEnoughPerfectFiveFeetGrewMountainGrew UpTricksFive YearsDestinationGood EnoughSkiingSlopesFive Year Olds Author:Nick Goepper
“If you don't keep and guard and mature your force, and above all, have time and quiet to perfect your work, you will be writing things not much better than you did five years ago.” IfsWritingYearsForcePerfectFiveQuietYears AgoFive YearsMatureBetter Than You Book:Collected Short Fiction, 1892-1912 Source: Collected Short Fiction, 1892-1912
“If you are working in an office, where do you find the time to write a novel? But you can finish a short story in five pages. Furthermore, a short story is a perfect place to learn the craft” IfsWritingStoriesPerfectNovelFiveOfficePagesCraftsShort Story Author:Ben Okri
“I have always found that if I move with seventy-five percent or more of the facts that I usually never regret it. It's the guys who wait to have everything perfect that drive you crazy.” IfsFactsMovingGuyFoundWaitingPerfectBusinessEconomyFiveCrazyRegretPercentPersonal GrowthSeventiesNever RegretI Never Regret Author:Lee Iacocca
“The great thing about having a serialized drama (like 'Sons of Anarchy') is that I'm allowed to bring up events and circumstances that have happened in the past in other episodes to show that this kind of violence doesn't happen in a vacuum. It has ramifications. It has repercussions. Whether it's a week from now or five years from now, you know it will play out. Nothing is ever tied up into a perfect knot.” KnowsYearsKindPlayShowsHappensPastPerfectFiveViolenceHappenedWeekEventsSonCircumstancesDramaGreat ThingsFive YearsAnarchyTiedEpisodesVacuumsKnotsRepercussionsTied UpRamifications Author:Kurt Sutter
“It's lonely at the top. Ninety-nine percent of people in the world are convinced they are incapable of achieving great things, so they aim for the mediocre. The level of competition is thus fiercest for "realistic" goals, paradoxically making them the most time-consuming and energy consuming. It is easier to raise $10,000,000 than it is $1,000,000. It is easier to pick up the one perfect 10 in the bar than the five 8s.” PeopleWorldEnergyGoalPerfectLevelsFiveAchieveEasierPicksPercentLonelyAimRaisesCompetitionConvincedNineBarsGreat ThingsRealisticIncapableMediocreNinetyConsumingNinety NineTime ConsumingRealistic GoalsLonely At The Top Author:Tim Ferriss