Sticks Quotes · Page 24

Perfection is a stick with which to beat the possible.

— Rebecca Solnit

I can now successfully drive a stick. That's a huge accomplishment.

— Shannon Miller

A fishing rod is a stick with a hook at one end and a fool at the other.

— Samuel Johnson

Sometimes in life, we have to continue to learn the same lesson until it sticks.

— Jeremy Piven

Repeating a new behavior is what makes change stick.

— Gabrielle Bernstein

It's why I laugh so much. If my face is going to stick, I'm going to like looking at it.

— Karen Marie Moning

I started a band [Big Japan] for fun. These sticks break easily, but they feel good.

— Adam Brody

There's always pressure in test cricket we just need to stick to our toes.

— Kevin Pietersen

Stick me in a confessional and ask the question: Sir, if you had the authority, would you forbid smoking in America? You'd…

— William F. Buckley, Jr

People already love to play casual games. But when you take a casual game and stick it inside a social network, it…

— Fred Wilson

You stick your head above the crowd and attract attention and sometimes somebody will throw a rock at you. That's the territory.…

— David Lee Roth

At some point, you have to sit down and face the page alone. At some point, the final decisions need to be…

— John McNally

You don't have to stick with these recipes. They're guides. As I say, they're a way in. Have fun with them. It's…

— Sally Schneider

The rules say that to tell a story you need first of all a measuring stick, a calendar, you have to calculate…

— Elena Ferrante

I grew up in a small, strictly-Catholic fishing village on the coast of Wales. The people there have a different attitude to…

— Catherine Zeta-Jones

No one is going to stick their head out of the trenches for someone they don't respect or trust. You can get…

— Gordon Bethune

Above all, good leaders are open. They go up, down, and around their organization to reach people. They don't stick to the…

— Jack Welch

My mother used to say when we were children, 'When a boy gets a stick in his hand, his brains run out…

— Jane Jacobs

It's odd the things that people remember. Parents will arrange a birthday party, certain it will stick in your mind forever. You'll…

— David Sedaris

Haven't you got any romance in your soul?" said Magrat plaintively. "No," said Granny. "I ain't. And stars don't care what you…

— Terry Pratchett

It's just as important to work on the little muscle groups as well as the big muscle groups. People, when they train,…

— Misty May-Treanor

Programs today get very fat; the enhancements tend to slow the program down because people put in special checks. When they want…

— Bill Gates

If I tried to write long-hand, I suppose I'd never finish a novel. I edit too much as I write - the…

— Nicholas Sparks

In my experience, there's only one thing that will always steer you toward success: That's to have a vision and to stick…

— Russell Simmons

Freedom and happiness come from understanding - and working with - our limits. Begin at once a program of self-mastery. Stick with…

— Epictetus

Isn't Bunson's training evil geniuses?" "Yes, mostly." "Well, is that wise? Having a mess of seedling evil geniuses falling in love with…

— Gail Carriger

The pile of guts was a black blob of flies that buzzed like a saw. After a while these flies found Simon.…

— William Golding

The writer must always leave room for the characters to grow and change. If you move your characters from plot point to…

— Richard North Patterson

All right, Watson. Don’t look so scared,” he muttered in a very weak voice. “It’s not as bad as it seems.” “Thank…

— Arthur Conan Doyle

If you have the personalities down, you understand them and identify with them; you can stick them in any situation and have…

— Bill Watterson

Once the day is over in volleyball, I leave the court and no one sees or hears from me for the rest…

— Misty May-Treanor

Christ has meant everything to our marriage. It was my commitment to Christ and the words from my grandmother that made me…

— Kay Robertson

Americans stick their nose where it doesn't belong more than Cyrano de Bergerac giving head.

— Dennis Miller

If you don't stick to simplicity, you'll die a horrible death.

— Shaquille O'Neal

I try to stick to a vegan diet heavy on fruit and vegetables.

— Clint Eastwood

I think Donald Trump is at his best when he sticks to the issues.

— Kellyanne Conway

You know I won't be no stick-figure, silicone Barbie doll

— Meghan Trainor

Does your mind feel more and more like teflon? Nothing sticks to it?

— Lily Tomlin

He who has the bigger stick has the better chance of imposing his definitions of reality.

— Peter L. Berger

Every time I hit a shot, I feel like I am shaking hands with the flag stick.

— Moe Norman