Quotes with high-sounding

Quotes 261 till 280 of 407.

  • Barry Ritholtz Outcome is simply the final score: Who won the game; what numbers came up in a roll of the dice; how high did a stock go. Outcome is the result, regardless of the method used to achieve it. It is not controllable.
    Barry Ritholtz
    American author and newspaper columnist
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  • Brendon Burchard People are remarkably bad at remembering long lists of goals. I learned this at a professional level when trying to get my high-performance coaching clients to stay on track; the longer their lists of to-dos and goals, the more overwhelmed and off-track they got. Clarity comes with simplicity.
    Brendon Burchard
    American author (1977 - )
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  • Gilbert Keith Chesterton People in high life are hardened to the wants and distresses of mankind as surgeons are to their bodily pains.
    Gilbert Keith Chesterton
    English writer (1874 - 1936)
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  • Carlisle Floyd People in very high places suddenly fall, and we are always surprised because we don't factor in the basic element that they're humans and, therefore, they are flawed and have weaknesses.
    Carlisle Floyd
    American opera composer
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  • Blair Redford People like casting me as these characters who definitely have an edge to them, but I don't really think 'bad boy' is something anyone can say about themselves without sounding stupid.
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  • William Wordsworth Plain living and high thinking are no more.
    William Wordsworth
    English poet (1770 - 1850)
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  • Beth Ditto Products are a must - full stop. I'm sorry to say it, but that bob won't look so sleek on its own - you need a little help. It doesn't have to be the high-end stuff that they sell in the salon. Products you find in the supermarket are just as good, and sometimes better.
    Beth Ditto
    American singer-songwriter and actress (1981 - )
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  • Thornton T. Munger Providence has nothing good or high in store for one who does not resolutely aim at something high or good. A purpose is the eternal condition of success.
    Thornton T. Munger
    American scientist and environmentalist
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  • William Wordsworth Rapine, avarice, expense, This is idolatry; and these we adore; Plain living and high thinking are no more.
    William Wordsworth
    English poet (1770 - 1850)
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  • Beau Willimon Real leaders have to live a paradoxical life, where they must break the rules in order to maintain them. If your expectations are high, you're setting yourself up for disillusionment. The land of governance is paved with gray streets, not black or white ones.
    Beau Willimon
    American playwright and screenwriter (1977 - )
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  • Brit Morin Really take the time to focus on finding your voice and making sure that whatever you're creating is of high quality and is useful for people in their everyday lives.
    Brit Morin
    American entrepreneur (1985 - )
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  • Bob Thaves Remember, Ginger Rogers did everything Fred Astaire did, but backwards and in high heels.
    Frank and Ernest (1982)
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  • A. W. Tozer Salvation is from our side a choice, from the divine side it is a seizing upon, an apprehending, a conquest by the Most High God. Our ''accepting'' and ''willing'' are reactions rather than actions. The right of determination must always remain with God.
    A. W. Tozer
    American Christian pastor, preacher and author
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  • Anthony J. D'Angelo Set high standards and few limitations for yourself.
    Anthony J. D'Angelo
    American writer
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  • Eileen Caddy Set your sights high, the higher the better. Expect the most wonderful things to happen, not in the future but right now. Realize that nothing is to good. Allow absolutely nothing to hamper you or hold you up in any way.
    Eileen Caddy
    Scottisch spiritual teacher (1917 - 2006)
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  • Greg Norman Setting goals for your game is an art. The trick is in setting them at the right level neither too low nor too high.
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  • Bai Ling Sex is the best high. It's better than any drug. I want to die making love because it feels so good.
    Bai Ling
    Chinese-American actress (1966 - )
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  • Donald Trump Show me someone without an ego, and I'll show you a loser - having a healthy ego, or high opinion of yourself, is a real positive in life!
    Donald Trump
    American businessman (1946 - )
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  • William Golding Sleep is when all the unsorted stuff comes flying out as from a dustbin upset in a high wind.
    William Golding
    British writer (1911 - 1993)
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  • Bud Grant Some of the most innovative things in football I see at high school games. It's not the play - it's when you run it. The right time.
    Bud Grant
    American football coach and player (1927 - )
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