Best Lists Quotes | Short & Famous Sayings Page 8

“I have learned by experience that a tragic end awaits anyone who dares cross swords with me; Nasser is no more, John and Robert Kennedy died at the hands of assassins, their brother Edward has been disgraced, Krushchev was toppled, the list is endless.”

Has Beens Ends Hands Brother Crosses Died Dare Lists Endless Tragic I Have Learned Assassins

Author:Mohammed Reza Pahlavi

“Recognition for a job well done is high on the list of motivating influences for all people; more important in many instances than compensation itself. When someone is promoted, a promotion that everyone could see coming because of an excellent record, the entire department is stimulated. For it is clear, then, that promotions are based on merit. A promotion that seems to come out of the blue, which is always the case when no one knows what the next fellow is doing, causes nothing but resentment and a further weakening of the will to work.”

“Managing the other fellow's business is a fascinating game. Trade unionists all over the country have pronounced ideas for the reform of Wall Street banks; and Wall Street bankers are not far behind in giving plans for the tremendous improvement of trade union policies. Wholesalers have schemes for improving the retailer; the retailer knows just what is wrong in the conduct of wholesale business-and we might go through a long list.... Yet for some reason the classes that ought to be helped keep on stubbornly clinging to their own method of running their affairs.”

“If you know how to value businesses, it's crazy to own 50 stocks or 40 stocks or 30 stocks, probably because there aren't that many wonderful businesses understandable to a single human being in all likelihood. To forego buying more of some super-wonderful business and instead put your money into #30 or #35 on your list of attractiveness just strikes Charlie and me as madness.”

Ifs Knows Humans Values Human Beings Know How Wonderful Crazy Madness Investing Strikes Lists Buying Charlie Likelihood Attractiveness Diversification

Author:Warren Buffett

“To be No. 1 on the 'New York Times' best-seller list, well, that's alarming. Having been a stand-up comedian, I think it's surprising to a lot of people that I had the insight I had.”

People Thinking Wells New York Insight Lists Comedian Surprising New York Times Sellers Best Sellers Stand Up Comedian

Author:Steve Harvey

“There is no coherent knowledge , i.e. no uniform comprehensive account of the world and the events in it. There is no comprehensive truth that goes beyond an enumeration of details, but there are many pieces of information , obtained in different ways from different sources and collected for the benefit of the curious. The best way of presenting such knowledge is the list - and the oldest scientific works were indeed lists of facts, parts, coincidences, problems in several specialized domains.”

World Way Different Facts Problem Pieces Events Information Source Benefits Accounts Details Lists Best Way Curious Different Ways Uniforms Coincidence Domain Comprehensive Presenting

Book:Farewell to Reason

Source: Farewell to Reason

“A prejudice may be an unreasoned judgment, he [Hibben] pointed out, but an unreasoned judgment is not necessarily an illogical judgment. ... First, there are those judgments whose verification has simply dropped out of memory. ... The second type of unreasoned judgments we hold is the opinions we adopt from others ... The third class of judgments in Professor Hibben's list comprises those which have subconscious origin. The material that furnishes their support does not reach the focal point of consciousness, but psychology insists upon its existence.”

“Necessary preparations have been discussed and taken for the complete and fundamental elimination of this concern, which occupies an important place in the exalted state's list of vital issues.”

Has Beens Important States Issues Taken Concern Fundamentals Lists Preparation Exalted Elimination

Author:Talaat Pasha

“If Jeff Mogil and Ron Melzack are right about genetics and pain, fifty years from now, generic Tylenol tablets will seem as quaint to us as a bottle of sarsaparilla tonic. Instead, we'll take our genotype ID bracely to the local genopharmacologist to order some bespoke pharmaceuticals. Or we may rise at four A.M. to meditate on the part of our nature that is painful and feel better for it. Along with social insurance, we'll carry geno-cards that list our predispositions: photosensitivity, osteoporosis, and poor response to codeine.”

Ifs Feels Years May Seems Pain Order Social Poor Four Response Painful Lists Locals Cards Therapy Fifty Injury Bottles Feel Better Genetics Tablets Generic Quaint Osteoporosis Tylenol Codeine

Author:Marni Jackson

“It may well be easier to remember a list if one sings it (or dances to it). However, these uses of the 'materials' of an intelligence are essentially trivial. What is not trivial is the capacity to think musically.”

Ifs Thinking Wells May Use Remember Teaching Materials Easier Capacity Lists Teaching Learning

Book:Intelligence Reframed: Multiple Intelligences for the 21st Century

Source: Intelligence Reframed: Multiple Intelligences for the 21st Century

“Frankly, the people probably most interested in having computer lists on disk are junk mail vendors and solicitors.”

People Internet Computer Lists Mail Free Speech Junk Disk Vendors Solicitors Junk Mail

Author:Karen Hughes

“My list of things I never pictured myself saying when I pictured myself as a parent has grown over the years.”

Years Parent Lists Parenthood

Book:Whole child, whole parent

Source: Whole child, whole parent

“Deadlines comes as a surprise....superb: a new genre, in fact, combining the pleasures of list-making with that of last-minute eaves-dropping.”

Facts Lasts Pleasure Minutes Surprise Lists Genre Dropping Deadline Combining Superb Last Minute

Author:Alberto Manguel

“To you, Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Buddhism, and Hinduism look very different, but to me they look the same. Many of you would say that something like Buddhism doesn't even belong on the list, since it doesn't link salvation to divine worship, but to me this is just a quibble. Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Buddhism, and Hinduism all perceive human beings as flawed, wounded creatures in need of salvation, and all rely fundamentally on revelations that spell out how salvation is to be attained, either by departing from this life or rising above it.”

“One thing that I get from a lot of people with American Gods is people saying that they would love some kind of glossary with a list of all the Gods and who they are, so that they can look them up.”

People Looks Kind One Thing Lists American Gods

Author:Neil Gaiman

“When I think about what makes Canada great, fresh water is right at the top of the list. We have over two million lakes in this country and more than enough people who are willing to mess with them. My Canada includes weird scientists who are devoted to keeping our water clean. When we stand up and we sing O Canada, we pledge to stand on guard for thee. If that doesn't include our water, we might as well sit down and give up.”

People Ifs Thinking Giving Wells Two Country Enough Might Water Millions Willing Giving Up Scientist Down And Clean Lists Mess Thee Canada Lakes Devoted Pledge Fresh Water

Author:Rick Mercer

“Oddly, though, lists are reassuring. We become aware of this if we scrupulously follow a recipe, which is essentially a list of ingredients and actions; but if we give this 'list' too much importance, we leave no room for the imagination.”

Ifs Giving Action Imagination Rooms Too Much Importance Lists Ingredients Recipes Reassuring

Author:Jean-Claude Ellena

“Guitarists shouldn't get too riled up about all of the great players that were left off of 'Rolling Stone Magazines' list of the Greatest Guitar Players of all Time' ... Rolling Stone is published for people who read the magazine because they don't know what to wear.”

People Knows Left Music Player Stones Guitar Lists Magazines All Time Rolling Guitarist Guitar Player Rolling Stones

Author:Joe Satriani

“Don't know if it's good or bad that a Google search on “Big Bang Theory” lists the sitcom before the origin of the Universe”

Ifs Knows Bigs Universe Theory Lists Google Bangs Sitcom Google Search

Author:Neil deGrasse Tyson

“I would love to be able to swim in the ocean in Malibu. But that is asking for a bikini shot. That's inviting something that I don't want to happen. I don't need to be on a 'Who's Skinny, Who's Fat, Who's Looking Healthy, Who's Not Eating?' list.”

Want Needs Happens Able Healthy Ocean Eating Shots Asking Lists Fats Swim Skinny Inviting Bikinis Malibu

Author:Mary-Kate Olsen

“I've made more bad decisions at 3 in the morning than I can list!”

Made I Can Decision Morning Lists Bad Decision

Author:Tim Gunn

“When I'm dating someone, I have a list called my 'Oh No Nos.' If a woman commits a Oh No No, it can end the relationship. Not loving '90s R&B music is #3 on the Oh No Nos list. Girl don't even know who Ginuwine is.”

Ifs Knows Ends Girl Music Is Dating Lists Commit Dating Someone

Author:Aziz Ansari

“Stupidity-The top of the list for Satanic Sins.”

Sin Stupidity Lists Satanic Satanist

Author:Anton Szandor LaVey

“By 1990, the EPA had tallied up 32,645 sites of past chemical waste dumping in need of cleanup. Some of these are actual waste landfills, but many are former manufacturing sites where drums full of chemicals have been simply abandoned. The names of the most notorious appear on the EPS's National Priorities List. These are the so-called Superfund sites, names for the super fund of money put together by Congress in 1980 to clean them up. In 2009, the Superfund list contained 1,331 sites.”

Source: Living Downstream: An Ecologist's Personal Investigation of Cancer and the Environment

“Slow travel now rivals the fly-to-Barcelona-for-lunch culture. Advocates savour the journey, travelling by train or boat or bicycle, or even on foot, rather than crammed into an airplane. They take time to plug into the local culture instead of racing through a list of tourist traps.”

Culture Journey Feet Train Lists Locals Boat Lunch Racing Airplane Take Time Traps Rivals Bicycle Tourists Plugs Barcelona Savour

Author:Carl Honore

“If history starts as a guest list, it has a tendency to end like the memory of a drunken party: misheard, blurred, fragmentary.”

Ifs Ends Memories Party Lists Tendencies Guests

Book:Careless People: Murder, Mayhem and the Invention of The Great Gatsby

Source: Careless People: Murder, Mayhem and the Invention of The Great Gatsby

“POSSIBLE OPENERS AFTER YOU'VE GOTTEN DRUNK AND SLEPT IN YOUR GUY ROOMMATE'S BED (A LIST):1. Hey, Drew, thanks for letting me sleep in your bed. I hope I didn't puke all over your sheets.2. What do you mean? I slept in your bed? Really? I don't remember any of it, I was so wasted.3. Thanks for not trying to molest me.”

Trying Mean Remember Guy Sleep Bed Lists Drunk Thanks Hey Over You Sheets Roommate Puke

Author:Lauren Barnholdt

“I raised my three teens with love, perseverance, tenacity, sweat, tears, prayers, lighting candles, and the list could go on.”

Three Prayer Tears Goes On Raised Perseverance Lists Sweat Candle Teens Tenacity Lighting Perseverance In Love

Author:Ana Monnar

“I've always loved fantasy. I've always loved sci-fi. It's not like I can list off my favorite sci-fi shows or movies, but I just love being taken into a different world. I'm a huge fan of Steven Spielberg. I'm a huge fan of George Lucas. I've always loved it.”

World I Can Different Shows Love Is Fantasy Taken Fans Huge My Favorite Lists Sci Fi Different Worlds

Author:Ksenia Solo

“A year after I'd graduated college, I went to a weeklong conference intensive in Boston, and that's when things kicked into high gear. My workshop leader was a Harvard professor and editor. At the end of the week we met one-on-one over breakfast, and she said, in essence, "Look, you're ready to turn pro." She gave me a list of literary agents to query once I had something to show them. I came home and wrote my first real novel, and the agent that sold it to Tor Books was on that list.”

“When you play a smaller, more intimate venue, you can have real conversations with your audience, take risks, and stay current. You can also change the set list, on how the day feels or how the audience reacts. When you do arena shows, every arena looks and feels the same. You can't see who is in the room.”

Feels Looks Real Play Shows Rooms Audience Risk Conversation Currents Lists Intimate Arena Venues Real Conversation

Author:Jason Mraz

“The reality is each new day and each project is another opportunity to learn, experiment and try something I haven't done before. I've found that's what keeps me motivated and moving forward - learning new things and challenging myself on a daily basis to improve as a composer, recording engineer, percussionist, guitarist, producer...the list goes on and on!”

“I felt a combination of happiness and humility [ to People Magazine's 100 Most Beautiful People ]. At the same time there's a lot of pressure, because people can approach you whose intentions aren't in the best place, and they can say things that are very hurtful. And on one of those days when you wake up and you just go and get your coffee without worrying about looking your best, you make yourself vulnerable to someone who'd say something like, "You look awful for being on the Top 100 list."”

“In the past that you should choose a list of female action superhero movies that haven't worked. I don't believe they haven't worked because they had a female in the lead, I believe they didn't work because they weren't good. They weren't technically well done movies.”

Should Believe Wells Done Action Past I Believe Havens Female Don't Believe Lists Superhero Well Done

Author:Kevin Feige

“Clearly, audiences are very accepting of A-list talent both giving them what they want - Tom Hanks is the most classic example - and then going on, from time to time, to do things that are unexpected. That's part of what makes people want to go to the movies and not just sit home.”

People Want Giving Home Accepting Audience Talent Example Lists Classic Unexpected Toms

Author:Mark Canton

“There are certain products that it's worth buying organic just because the alternatives have so much pesticide. There's a list of the dirty dozen that you can get off the Web. Strawberries, potatoes. A handful of crops that have very high pesticide residues if you don't buy organic. If you eat that a lot, that's a good place to invest.”

Ifs Certain Products Lists Alternatives Dirty Buying Dozen Potatoes Handful Crops Good Place Strawberries Pesticides

Author:Michael Pollan

“Education has been a really big part of my life. I went to an all-girls school for most of my life, and the curriculum was definitely at the top of your list.”

Has Beens Bigs School Girl Lists Curriculum

Author:Holland Roden

“I've learned to look like I'm listening to long confusing plots of cartoons and comic books when I'm actually sound asleep or making grocery shopping lists in my head.”

Looks Long Book Sound Listening Lists Comic I've Learned Plot Shopping Comic Book Cartoon Confusing Groceries Grocery Shopping

Author:Patricia Heaton

“When I turn in my list, obviously every record was important to me. I didn't just put records on there to put records on there. I was excited that "All I Do Is Win" could go on there because you hear it at the end of the game and that represents victory. That's undeniable. You can't hate on that, it's impossible.”

Important Ends Hate Turns Games Winning Records Impossible Goes On Victory Excited Lists

Author:DJ Khaled

“I'm grateful for the experiences I've accumulated. Of course, there are certain things you wish were not on anyone's list of life experiences, but it's a life. It's a good life. And I like what's there.”

Certain Courses Wish Grateful Lists Good Life Life Experience

Author:Renee Zellweger

“The problem with saying yes all the time is that it won't make you Wonder Woman. It'll make you a worn-out woman. And soon you'll find the relationships you treasure most are constantly getting your 'less' instead of your 'best' because of your endless to-do list and overwhelming schedule.”

Problem Wonder Lists Treasure Endless Overwhelming Worn Schedules Worn Out Saying Yes Wonder Woman

Author:Lysa TerKeurst

“I've kept the people who've been in my career who I feel are my family. Kathy [Kennedy] had been with me since 1978. Janusz Kaminsky, my cinematographer, has made every movie with me since Schindler's List. Michael Kahn has cut every movie I've directed since 1976 when we made Close Encounters together. Rick Carter has done more than 15 of my directed films as a production designer.”

People Feels Made Done Together Film Careers Cutting My Family Productions Lists Designer Encounters Carter Cinematographers Schindler Schindler's List Close Encounters

Author:Steven Spielberg

“Whoever writes a bad review, I put their name on a list, and they're going to get taken care of one day down the road. Otherwise, I don't let it bother me. The truth is, these are review-proof movies. The audiences are going to see it. My audience, our audience, isn't reading Esquire magazine to see if my movie is good or not. They just want to laugh, to be entertained, and lose themselves.”

Ifs Want Writing Care Reading Names Loses Audience Laughing Taken Truth Is One Day Proof Lists Magazines Bother Reviews Down The Road Bad Reviews

Author:Brett Ratner

“My best friend Madison keeps a list on her phone of all of the different English slang that I say, so she has kind of like a translator so she can understand without having to ask me, "What on Earth are you talking about when you say 'nackered'?"”

Kind Different Earth Asks Talking Phones Lists Ask Me My Best Friend Madison Translators Slang

Author:Emma Watson

“The US has attacked countries like Grenada, Panama, Libya... the list of victims of US terrorism is almost infinite. And the US government's participation in torture, whether in El Salvador, Guatemala, Chile... is well-documented and widely known.”

Wells Country Government Known Infinite Victim Terrorism Lists Torture Participation Libya Chile Panama Guatemala El Salvador Grenada

Author:Assata Shakur

“For me the really cool parts of being an author don't have anything to do with getting onto a bestseller list.”

Lists Really Cool

Author:Patrick Rothfuss

“A lot of children don't find forever homes because they're on that special-needs list, even if it's because of something as simple as her mother smoked cigarettes for a month, not knowing she was pregnant.”

Ifs Needs Children Home Mother Simple Forever Knowing Special Months Lists Pregnant Not Knowing Cigarette Special Needs Were Pregnant

Author:Katherine Heigl

“There are jokes I know I want to tell, and there's sort of a rough order, but usually I try to change it up every show, to improvise and talk with the audience. I think when you tell jokes, if you're not careful, you can end up telling the whole list of jokes and then that's it. And that can get a little boring.”

Ifs Thinking Knows Want Trying Littles Ends Whole Shows Order Audience Jokes Careful Boring Lists Rough

Author:Demetri Martin

“I start with a comprehensive list of all the recent songs that have been big hits - and then I go down that list and see if I can come up with funny ideas for them. I can always come up with ideas, but not necessarily good ones!”

Ifs Has Beens I Can Ideas Bigs Song Come Up Lists Comprehensive

Author:Al Yankovic

“You know when you go into a restaurant, and it gets busy and they start a waiting list, and they start calling out names, "DuFresnes, party of two." They say again, "DuFresnes, party of two." But then if no one answers, they'll just go to the next name, "Bush, party of three." Yeah, but what happened to the DuFresnes? No one seems to care. Who can eat at a time like this? People are missing! And they're hungry! That's a double whammy! "Bush, search party of three!" You can eat once you find the DuFresnes!”

People Ifs Knows Two Humor Seems Care Funny Three Next Names Waiting Answers Party Happened Missing Calling Yeah Busy Lists Hungry Restaurants

Author:Mitch Hedberg

Lists Quotes

Related topics

Lists Quotes