Quotes with second-best

Quotes 1501 till 1520 of 1600.

  • Robert Bresson When you do not know what you are doing and what you are doing is the best - that is inspiration.
    Robert Bresson
    French film director (1901 - 1999)
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  • Abraham Lincoln When you have got an elephant by the hind leg, and he is trying to run away, it's best to let him run.
    Recollections of the Civil War (1898) door C.A. Dana
    Abraham Lincoln
    American statesman (1809 - 1865)
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  • Barbara Corcoran When you're a big money earner and your husband isn't, it makes you question how feminine you are. I felt I was less feminine than if I was a supporting wife, or a second fiddle, or 'Mrs. Higgins.
    Barbara Corcoran
    American businesswoman, investor, speaker and consultant (1949 - )
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  • Carlos Ghosn When you're CEO, you have to have two conditions: first, shareholders need to trust you and want you to head your company. The second is that you need to feel the motivation to do the job. So, as long as both are reunited, you continue to do the job.
    Carlos Ghosn
    Brazilian-born businessman (1954 - )
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  • Britney Spears When you're comfortable with someone you love, the silence is the best. And, that's how me and J. are. When we're in a room together, we don't have to say anything. It's for real.
    Britney Spears
    American singer, songwriter, dancer, and actress (1981 - )
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  • Carine Roitfeld When you're getting old, obviously you try to put on the best cream, you have massages, you try to stay beautiful, but I think wrinkles can sometimes be more beautiful than having none.
    Carine Roitfeld
    French fashion editor (1954 - )
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  • Bethany Mota When you're going back to school, you want something fresh and new, and perfume is the best way to do that.
    Bethany Mota
    American video blogger (1995 - )
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  • Cass Elliot When you're on stage, you gotta do it. People pay to see you, and they deserve to be entertained, and you should go out there and really give it your best shot. And that's quite a challenge.
    Cass Elliot
    American singer and actress (1941 - 1974)
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  • Harry S. Truman Whenever a man does the best he can, then that is all he can do.
    Harry S. Truman
    American president (1884 - 1972)
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  • Blanche Lincoln Whether it's making sure that families have access to quality health care and child care, or making sure that our children receive the best educational opportunities we can give them, we must remain committed to these needs because our children are our future.
    Blanche Lincoln
    American politician and lawyer (1960 - )
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  • Art Buchwald Whether it's the best of times or the worst of times, it's the only time we've got.
    Art Buchwald
    American humorist (1925 - 2007)
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  • Arthur Rock Which, the first meeting with anybody is, you know, everybody is on their best behavior. It's only after you get to know them for a while that you figure out.
    Arthur Rock
    American businessman and investor (1926 - )
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  • Burton Richter While a lab Director can get done the things that he regards as important, he has the more important job of bringing out the best ideas of the broader scientific community.
    Burton Richter
    American physicist (1931 - 2018)
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  • Burton Richter While a lab director can get done the things that he regards as important, he has the more important job of bringing out the best ideas of the broader scientific community. I learned this early in my career while I was leading the construction of the SPEAR facility.
    Burton Richter
    American physicist (1931 - 2018)
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  • Oscar Wilde While one should always study the method of a great artist, one should never imitate his manner. The manner of an artist is essentially individual, the method of an artist is absolutely universal. The first is personality, which no one should copy; the second is perfection, which all should aim at.
    Oscar Wilde
    Irish writer (1854 - 1900)
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  • Burgess Owens White Americans, stop apologizing; we live in the greatest country in the history of mankind, and it's there because of our ancestors - those who came to this country and did their very best. And every generation has gotten better at what we're good at.
    Burgess Owens
    American football player (1951 - )
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  • Edward Young Who does the best his circumstance allows, does well, acts nobly; angels could no more.
    Edward Young
    British poet (1683 - 1765)
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  • Caroline Knapp Who has the best features? This was a little game, conducted several times and always with the same results, in seventh grade, the time when so many of life's little horrors begin.
    Caroline Knapp
    American writer and columnist
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  • William Goldman Whoever invented the meeting must have had Hollywood in mind. I think they should consider giving Oscars for meetings: Best Meeting of the Year, Best Supporting Meeting, Best Meeting Based on Material from Another Meeting.
    William Goldman
    American novelist, playwright, and screenwriter (1931 - 2018)
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  • Jim Bakker Why should I apologize because God throws in crystal chandeliers, mahogany floors, and the best construction in the world?
    Jim Bakker
    American televangelist (1940 - )
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All second-best famous quotes and sayings you will always find on greatest-quotations.com (page 76)