“Some people hate the sight of me as soon as they see me on television. They loathe the look of me, and I accept that from the days of variety. I would walk on and some people would open a newspaper and think, 'He's first on, so he can't be any good.' I accept that.” PeopleThinkingFirstsLooksHateWalksAcceptingTelevisionSightNewspapersVarietyLoathe Author:Bruce Forsyth
“The spectator, as he walks the gallery, will stop, or pass along. To give a general air of grandeur at first view, all trifling, or artful play of little lights, or an attention to a variety of tints is to be avoided; a quietness and simplicity must reign over the whole work, to which a breadth of uniform and simple color will very much contribute.” GivingFirstsLittlesPlayWholeLightSimpleWalksViewsAttentionAirColorSimplicityVarietyUniformsReignSpectatorsAvoidedGalleryGrandeurBreadthQuietnessTrifling Book:The Literary works of sir Joshua Reynolds, first President of the Royal Academy Source: The Literary works of sir Joshua Reynolds, first President of the Royal Academy
“Many of the Kiwis appearing in powerful business circles around the world come from accounting backgrounds. Yet often people have preset ideas of how an accountant walks, talks, smells - although not in the business community. For me it is a career that offers a lot of variety and challenges and I love it.” PeopleWorldIdeasCommunityChallengesWalksPowerfulCareersOffersSmellCirclesBackgroundsAround The WorldVarietyAccountingAppearingAccountantsKiwi Author:Philip Roth
“Distraction and procrastination come in a variety of flavors... when I'm distracted and I walk over and stare out the window, it's a very different experience than when I feed the distraction by cramming in a few emails or make a phone call.” DifferentWalksWindowPhonesVarietyStaringDistractionProcrastinationFlavorEmailDistractedPhone CallsDifferent ExperiencesCramming Author:Linda Stone
“Citizen's Band radio renders one accessible to a wide variety of people from all walks of life. It should not be forgotten that all walks of life include conceptual artists, dry cleaners, and living poets.” PeopleShouldArtistWalksPoetCitizensBandForgottenRadioWideVarietyDryCleanersWalks Of LifeDry Cleaners Book:The Fran Lebowitz Reader Source: The Fran Lebowitz Reader