Best Finishing Wisdom

249 Finishing quotes by 223 unique authors

...even though I was getting better education at home than any of the kids in Toyah, I'd need to go to finishing school when I… — Jeannette Walls
You've sort of made up for it tonight,' said Harry. 'Getting the sword. Finishing off the Horcux. Saving my life.' 'That makes me sound a… — Joanne Kathleen Rowling
She is the crescendo, the final, astonishing work of God. Woman. In one last flourish creation comes to a finish with Eve. She is the… — John Eldredge
It is well-known that there are many faces in the world over the finishing of which nature did not take much trouble, did not employ… — Nikolai Gogol
But-Jace what are you doing?' 'Finishing my shower. And if you‘ve made me run through all the hot water, I‘ll be very annoyed. — Cassandra Clare
Just as a painter needs light in order to put the finishing touches to his picture, so I need an inner light, which I feel… — Leo Tolstoy
Effective listening is more than simply avoiding the bad habit of interrupting others while they are speaking or finishing their sentences. It's being content to… — Richard Carlson
The first commandment for every good explorer is that an expedition has two points: the point of departure and the point of arrival. If your… — Che Guevara
He made me realize that hard work--that the act of finishing, of completing, of accomplishing a task--is joyous — Sherman Alexie
For me,the greater part of writing is daydreaming, dreaming the dream of my story until it hatches out-the writing down of it I always find… — Michael Morpurgo
I am a man, and men are animals who tell stories. This is a gift from God, who spoke our species into being, but left… — Clive Barker
At least, you two have decent manners," says Effie as we're finishing the main course. "The pair last year ate everything with their hands like… — Suzanne Collins
Children learn what they live. Put kids in a class and they will live out their lives in an invisible cage, isolated from their chance… — John Taylor Gatto
Much of the stress that people feel doesn't come from having too much to do. It comes from not finishing what they've started. — David Allen
Humor is anger that was sent to finishing school. — Richard Peck
It is always important to know when something has reached its end. Closing circles, shutting doors, finishing chapters, it doesn't matter what we call it;… — Paulo Coelho
And then when she takes him through the whole wine tasting process, finishing with a long, languid taste that she really enjoyed “she opened her… — Julie James
I went for years not finishing anything. Because, of course, when you finish something you can be judged...I had poems which were re-written so many… — Erica Jong
When I'm out on a long run," she continued, "the only thing in life that matters is finishing the run. For once, my brain isn't… — Christopher McDougall
Quietly Sophronia added, "And the soot on my dress, sir?" "I didn't see anything." Professor Braithwope smiled down at her, showing a small hint of… — Gail Carriger
If you don't enjoy getting up and working and finishing your work and sitting down to a meal with family or friends, then the chances… — Andy Rooney
The riders in a race do not stop when they reach the goal. There is a little finishing canter before coming to a standstill. There… — Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
I decided to take two years between finishing undergraduate and beginning medical school to devote fully to medical research. I knew that I wanted to… — Eva Vertes
Between finishing emails, loading the fridge, unloading the dishwasher, getting our son to eat his chicken nuggets and my dog to swallow her pill, it… — Emma McLaughlin
After college, I was living in New York and wrote furiously, a huge novel that I knew was a failure. I hoped that the book… — Chang-Rae Lee

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