Quotes for the Week

Published 3:00 am Wednesday, January 17, 2024

“A well-adjusted person is one who makes the same mistake twice without getting nervous.”

— Alexander Hamilton

“Control what you can control. Don’t lose sleep worrying about things that you don’t have control over because, at the end of the day, you still won’t have any control over them.”

— Cam Newton

“Regardless of how you feel inside, always try to look like a winner. Even if you are behind, a sustained look of control and confidence can give you a mental edge that results in victory.”

— Diane Arbus

“We are not here for political reasons, we are here for sport, to fight for positions. That’s the good thing about Formula One.”

— Felipe Massa

“Never give up, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn.”

— Harriet Beecher Stowe

“You must never underestimate the power of the eyebrow.”

— Jack Black

“I’m a hopeless romantic with a dirty mind.”

— Leelee Sobieski

“Unfortunately, the music programs are being stripped out of the schools these days. We have to change that.”

— Nancy Wilson

“There is always space for improvement, no matter how long you’ve been in the business.”

— Oscar de La Hoya

“As a kid, I was just led out in the morning to go spend my day with my friends and just run in the woods. And I’d only come home to eat or when I was thirsty.”

— Adam Beach

“I buy Dries van Noten shoes. I love his clothes, too.”

— Christian Louboutin

“So, I took lessons, and I love to shoot now. It’s a lot of fun.”

— Reba McEntire

“The only thing worse than a liar is a liar that’s also a hypocrite!”

— Tennessee Williams

“One of the best pieces of advice I ever got was from a horse master. He told me to go slow to go fast. I think that applies to everything in life. We live as though there aren’t enough hours in the day but if we do each thing calmly and carefully we will get it done quicker and with much less stress.”

— Viggo Mortensen

“It’s a very sobering feeling to be up in space and realize that one’s safety factor was determined by the lowest bidder on a government contract.”

— Alan Shepard

“A first-rate soup is more creative than a second-rate painting.”

— Abraham Maslow

“There are certain nights you and your image just aren’t in the same bed.”

Matthew McConaughey

“I am not going to die, I’m going home like a shooting star.”

— Sojourner Truth

“If everything seems under control, you’re just not going fast enough.”

— Mario Andretti

“I’ve learned how to appreciate what I have. And it’s a lot. I’m very lucky.”

— Donatella Versace

“One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors.”

— Plato

“Success is the sweetest revenge.”

— Vanessa Williams

“Good judgment comes from experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgment.”

— Will Rogers

“People all over the nation are starved for honesty and common sense.”

— Dr. Ben Carson

“Take chances, make mistakes. That’s how you grow. Pain nourishes your courage. You have to fail in order to practice being brave.”

— Mary Tyler Moore

“Freedom is the right to tell people what they do not want to hear.”

— George Orwell

“Life’s pretty good, and why wouldn’t it be? I’m a pirate, after all.”

— Johnny Depp

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