I knew I was a winner back in the late sixties. I knew I was destined for great things. People will say that kind of thinking is totally immodest. I agree. Modesty is not a word that applies to me in any way – I hope it never will. – Arnold Schwarzenegger
Dont wait for extraordinary opportunities. Seize common occasions and make them great. Weak men wait for opportunities strong men make them. – Orison Swett Marden
Great is truth, but still greater, from a practical point of view, is silence about truth. By simply not mentioning certain subjects… totalitarian propagandists have influenced opinion much more effectively than they could have by the most eloquent denunciations. – Aldous Huxley
I think its really important to give yourself a very big question that youre working on that you can come home to, even if you, you know, are going to have to go without a cup of coffee or even a meal, that that should nourish you. – Anna Deavere Smith
We are rather in the position that used to exist at the BBC, where you feel that you can pick up the phone to people who are experts in their field and they will be very favourably disposed to you and share their knowledge. – Rory Bremner
