Gifford Quotes

The only words worth repeating are from the Old Testament or Oscar Wilde. ~ Barry Gifford

A woman scorn'd is pitiless as fate,
For then the dread of shame adds stings to hate. ~ William Gifford

But if I had to pick another person for her, I'd have to say you, Jess, since I hold you in such high regard. Yes, you would be a good match, but I am the lucky one this time! - Bryan Gifford ~ Maggie Brendan

The object of our forest policy is not to preserve the forests because they are beautiful-or because they are refuges for the wild creatures of the wilderness-but the making of prosperous homes-every other consideration becomes secondary. ~ Gifford Pinchot

The outgrowth of conservation, the inevitable result, is national efficiency. ~ Gifford Pinchot

Countless the various species of mankind, Countless the shades which sep'rate mind from mind; No general object of desire is known, Each has his will, and each pursues his own. ~ William Gifford

Our culture is in moral chaos. On TV we celebrate freaks instead of honest, decent people. ~ Kathie Lee Gifford

When I was younger, people kept making offers for different reality shows and stuff. ~ Cassidy Gifford

Miracles is the sort of book that once you've read it you'll wonder where it's been all your life ~ Kathie Lee Gifford

In the picture, Ava Gardner's tousled black hair obscured her right eye, and her full, closed lips were pulled slightly to the right, resulting in something less than a smile. They looked as if they'd been smeared shut with red paint, though the photo was in black and white. It wasn't so much a fuck-me face as a I've-been-there-and-back look, the kind of expression you see only on the most expensive whores. ~ Barry Gifford

We started out as boss and player, and Wellington was almost like my father. ~ Frank Gifford

Innovations never happen as planned. ~ Gifford Pinchot

Again, he thought better of this tactic.
Sweet lady, there are those of us who sleep lying down, and those of us who sleep standing up. I can do both. ~ Cynthia Hand

I want to be free and free indeed and live and live abundant! ~ Kathie Lee Gifford

Romeo gritted his teeth and let the wind hit his face. Believe it, he told himself. Life with this woman will be without apologies. ~ Barry Gifford

Why do I pray? Because I never know what's going to pop out of my mouth. ~ Kathie Lee Gifford

[On Regis Philbin:] He's like everybody's kid brother with his hand in the cookie jar and his foot in his mouth. You love him, but you can't take him anywhere. ~ Kathie Lee Gifford

Trust takes one second to lose and a lifetime to rebuild. ~ Kathie Lee Gifford

Twenty-four hours is never enough for a busy person and way too much for somebody with nothing to do. ~ Kathie Lee Gifford

My daddy. . . . . used to say, 'Honey, find something you love to do and then figure out a way to get paid for it.' He understood that where your true passion is, there your joy is also. And a joyful life is a truly successful life. Perhaps not by the world's standards, but whose life is it anyway? ~ Kathie Lee Gifford

Do all of your rules pertain to books? I suppose I understand why, since your social shortcomings mean books are your closest friends." He momentarily seemed taken aback at his own rudeness.
Jane narrowed her eyes. "Are you sure your true E∂ian form isn't a jackass? ~ Cynthia Hand

Learning is the gradual replacement of fantasy with fact. ~ Gifford Pinchot

I talk to my mom like any other kid talks to their mom when they live across the country. You call home and check in about what you ate for your breakfast or if I went for a run that day or if I was in a fight with my friend. It's so normal. ~ Cassidy Gifford

I like sitting in the dark and watching people far more talented than I'll ever be sing my songs and say my words. It's thrilling. ~ Kathie Lee Gifford

Philippians 4:13 has never rung so true ... You were an unparalleled Giant in all sense of the word, Dad. So keep doin' you up there, because no one does it better, and no one ever will. ~ Cassidy Gifford

If I'm in love I want to get married. That's how stupid I am. ~ Kathie Lee Gifford

It's no secret that I love to talk, but the real secret is I love to listen, too. ~ Kathie Lee Gifford

Our inner experience is that which we think, feel, remember, perceive, sense, decide, plan and predict. These experiences are actually mental actions, or mental activity (Van der Hart et al., 2006). Mental activity, in which we engage all the time, may or may not be accompanied by behavioral actions. It is essential that you become aware of, learn to tolerate and regulate, and even change major mental actions that affect your current life, such as negative beliefs, and feelings or reactions to the past the interfere with the present. However, it is impossible to change inner experiences if you are avoiding them because you are afraid, ashamed or disgusted by them. Serious avoidance of you inner experiences is called experiential avoidance (Hayes, Wilson, Gifford, & Follettte, 1996), or the phobia of inner experience (Steele, Van der Hart, & Nijenhuis, 2005; Van der Hart et al., 2006). ~ Suzette Boon

But the Bible says, even though we may blow it every day,
God's mercy is fresh for us every morning. ~ Kathie Lee Gifford

How strange it was to...watch her walk round the table and the chairs by the fire, pick up my shells from the shore along the mantelpiece, and smile at everything and examine it as if she were reading the story of my life in the intervening years. She ran her hand along the book spines on the shelves, stopping to greet an old friend as she took it down to read a little. ~ Elisabeth Gifford

Who Am I? Well, I am the Imaginary Friend. You know-the one you conjure up for conversation when you're consumed with loneliness, greed or visions of imminent doom. I have listened to thousands of stories and it would be a shame if they just stayed with me, never to be heard again. I have chosen to share only the ones I found to be particularly... curious. Have you ever been troubled by nightmares? Were you relieved when you woke up? No matter. Are you sure you can tell the difference between the nightmare and the waking state? Think it through before giving me your answer. Sometimes only an imaginary friend can truly listen to your deepest troubles and most distressing woes. Wouldn't you agree? ~ P.S. Gifford

We heard stories about fakery and decoys at revivals. I never personally saw any trickery. ~ Kathie Lee Gifford

Where conflicting interests must be reconciled, the question shall always be answered from the standpoint of the greatest good of the greatest number in the long run. ~ Gifford Pinchot

What a dire time to be attracted to men. ~ Kathie Lee Gifford

Innovation never happens as planned. ~ Gifford Pinchot

Mom thinks I live in this dream world where everybody's Ivana Trump. ~ Kathie Lee Gifford

Late in the third quarter the Cougars were behind 12-0. Duva had completed 5 out of 20 passes. Edwards looked at Gifford Nielsen. Giff had never done a thing, in practice or anywhere else, to give us confidence in him ... the coach said later. He sent him into the game anyway. First play was a 19-yard completion. Second was a 6-yard run. He threw again on the third play to running back Dave Lowry who ran 37 yards for a touchdown. ~ LaVell Edwards

We fool ourselves

into thinking

we're strong

then complain

the rest of our lives

crippled by

the consequences. ~ Barry Gifford

The Upton Sinclair of today's global economy is Charles Kernaghan, the New York based muckraker most famous for his expose of sweatshops producing the Kathie Lee Gifford line of clothing for Wal-Mart ... The Institute for Global Labour and Human Rights ... has been a leader in exposing sweatshops, mounting corporate campaigns, and fighting for the rights of vulnerable workers. ~ Charles Derber

Love in the real world means saying you're sorry 10 times a day. ~ Kathie Lee Gifford

Over the years my mom has become a self-taught Biblical scholar. ~ Kathie Lee Gifford

What's your point?" He spun around in his chair and took a brown file folder from a wire rack on the credenza behind him next to a couple of generic office plants. He opened it, took out a sheet of paper, and looked at it for a moment. Then he handed it to me. It was a fax from a bank in the Caymans called Transatlantic Bank & Trust (Cayman) Limited, located on Mary Street in George Town, Grand Cayman. A copy of a copy of a copy, festooned with smudges and photocopier artifacts. It was a letter from Roger, on Gifford Industries letterhead, to the bank's manager. A letter of instruction. ~ Joseph Finder

Pro football is like nuclear warfare. There are no winners, only survivors. ~ Frank Gifford

It is wonderful ... Steve and Dan took professional football to a whole different level with the way they played the game. The fact that Steve is going in with Dan is very special. ~ Frank Gifford

God didn't bless me with success so I could eat caviar every day. ~ Kathie Lee Gifford

I haven't rebelled yet. I don't know, I think maybe just moving up here (to L.A.) by myself counts. But I never really felt the urge. I was always given so much freedom as a kid. My mom's motto was, 'My trust is yours to lose, so I'll give you every trust in the world. But the second I give you an inch and you take a mile, I'm going to pull it back.' ~ Cassidy Erin Gifford

Gifford took her damp hand and pushed a ring onto her finger. "I give myself to you."
"I receive you." It sounded more like a croak. "And I, Jane Grey, hereby declare my devotion to you. I swear to love you, parley with you, be faithful to you, and make you the happiest man in the world."
The original version of the vow her mother had suggested had said "obey you" but that simply would not do. It was enough that Jane had agreed to keep the word love where she had tried to insert the phrase "feel some sort of emotion", but with obey she could not bend. She would consult him regarding decisions. She didn't have to listen to him after that. And she would be faithful. She might try to make him happy, unless he insisted on being unreasonable. ~ Cynthia Hand

When you came after me at the tavern, you nearly died." He looked wrecked at the memory. "You nearly died, and then who would I have argued with?"
"You'd have found someone."
"No." He stepped toward her. "I only want to argue with you. ~ Cynthia Hand

I know I'm not inspiring much confidence at this point, but there's something else I thought I'd bring up." She lifted her eyes to him. "I love you more than I love books. ~ Cynthia Hand

But right now, at the wedding supper, a bigger problem was emerging. Every time G thought about how to break the news to her, he gulped down a cup of ale. And he thought about it a lot. Every time he looked at his new bride. And he looked at her a lot. ~ Cynthia Hand

Honestly, my favorite part of the day was going to play practice. ~ Cassidy Gifford

There were no bigger stars in the new evangelism than the Bakkers. ~ Kathie Lee Gifford

I sang with Anita Bryant in the Southern Baptist churches. ~ Kathie Lee Gifford

Rosie is a Hall of Fame player, and I wouldn't be in the Hall of Fame if it weren't for him. ~ Frank Gifford

Char Miller's lively, insightful account of the life and world of American forester Gifford Pinchot fills a vitally important gap in environmental and conservation history. Anyone captivated by the issues and controversies surrounding the preservation and development of the nation's natural heritage should read this engaging, carefully researched biography. ~ Carolyn Merchant

A vision is not a vision unless it says yes to some ideas and no to others, inspires people and is a reason to get out of bed in the morning and come to work. ~ Gifford Pinchot

I saw my husband in his cell for ten minutes. During the interview the cell was packed with officers and a sergeant, who kept a watch in his hand and closed the interview by saying, 'Your ten minutes is now up.' ~ Grace Gifford

I think sometimes the very reason we go through something is so that we can be empathetic with another person later on. ~ Kathie Lee Gifford

People may be in awe of perfection, but they warm to humanity. ~ Kathie Lee Gifford

Life seemed so simple and joyous when I was growing up. ~ Kathie Lee Gifford

Oh how sweet it is to hear one's own convictions from another's lips. ~ Frank Gifford

I'm post-menopausal. I have nothing but time. Post-menopausal do not sleep. You obviously don't know one. We get about three hours of sleep a night and the rest of the time we have to do something productive with our time. ~ Kathie Lee Gifford

Virtue alone is true nobility. ~ William Gifford

I change my hairstyle every day for the show, I'm fastidious and vain about my nails and teeth and grooming and makeup, but a perfect body, forget it. Dust to dust, wuggies to wuggies. ~ Kathie Lee Gifford

The world is really wild at heart and weird on top. ~ Barry Gifford

Gifford Ulrich didn't know the distance from despair to hope, but he knew hope didn't sleep in alleys. ~ Dan Groat

A two-career couple with children is a complex, sensitive piece of machinery with lots of moving parts. Anything less than total cooperation will throw it out of whack and shut it down. A couple can wind up paying the ultimate price for trying to have it all - losing it all. ~ Kathie Lee Gifford

The vast possibilities of our great future will become realities only if we make ourselves responsible for that future. ~ Gifford Pinchot

I believe it was Today show fourth-hour host Kathie Lee Gifford who said, 'If drag queens love you, you'll have the longest career in the world. They know phony and they know real.' ~ Kathie Lee Gifford

If I prayed as much as I pluck, I'd be the Dalai Lama. ~ Kathie Lee Gifford

The sign says BLIND PEOPLE'S ARBORETUM. I stand, still out of breath, dripping sweat and marveling at such a beautiful concept - in China, of all places, where disabled people are still often considered flawed and superfluous. I have never seen anything like this, even in the United States or Europe, and yet here, hidden away on the edge of a noisy, bustling, modernizing Chinese city, someone has taken the effort and expense to plant this beautiful, tree-hugging garden - an island of stop-and-rest in a sea of smash-and-grab. 5. ~ Rob Gifford

People were referring to me as the new Anita Bryant. Anita would get a little jealous. ~ Kathie Lee Gifford

I have empathy for the person who is being interviewed and written about with all kinds of misperceptions and misconceptions and flat-out lies. So I feel for them, I feel their pain. I know what that is like. ~ Kathie Lee Gifford

I was told all my life I was part Cherokee. Then it was Crow. The latest is Blackfoot. ~ Kathie Lee Gifford

We're imperfect people trapped in an imperfect world until we get to that place beyond. ~ Kathie Lee Gifford

The payoffs in showbiz seemed as random as a slot machine. ~ Kathie Lee Gifford

Gifford Dudley was unfairly handsome: impressively tall and well shaped around the neck and shoulders, with glossy chestnut hair tied into a short ponytail, and expressive brown eyes. And his nose. His nose. It was perfectly shaped: not too long or short, not too plump or skinny, and even the pores were discreet. There was no trace of the Dudley Nose Curse.
Praise all the gods and saints, Lord Gifford Dudley may have had an unfortunate name, but he did not have the nose. She wanted to sing. She wanted to spin around to where Edward was taking a seat in the front and tell him all about Gifford's perfect nose.
It was a miracle. A marvel. A wonder. A relief. After all, she would be expected to kiss this man by the end of the ceremony, and the last thing she needed was to lose an eye. ~ Cynthia Hand

Conservation means the wise use of the earth and its resources for the lasting good of men. ~ Gifford Pinchot

Gifford presented the house to Bonaguidi as a series of 'telescopic' spaces in the landscape, and his inspiration hints at the atmosphere in the Pines at this time. A telescope is a device often used for spying: it elongates when engaged in order to capture objects in its gaze. ~ Christopher Bascom Rawlins

Ultimately we're all faced with the same things and that's what brings us together. It's just human nature to be terrified and that doesn't necessarily manifest itself in completely different ways. ~ Cassidy Erin Gifford

No wonder women have achieved a more equal footing with men in areas they never fought for
ulcers, hypertension, and heart attacks. We're racing around trying to be all things to all people, burdened by a brutal mix of ambition, anxiety, and guilt. ~ Kathie Lee Gifford

[Mr. Gifford] made it much his business to deliver the people of God from all those false and unsound rests that by nature we are prone to make and take to our souls. He pressed us to take special heed that we took not up any truth upon trust - as from this or that, or any other man or men - but to cry mightily to God that He would convince us of the reality thereof, and set us down therein by his own Spirit in the holy word. ~ John Bunyan

For every sleazeball in the business there are plenty of decent and wonderful people. ~ Kathie Lee Gifford

I had no more conception of what it meant to be a forester than the man in the moon ... But at least a forester worked in the woods and with the woods - and I loved the woods and everything about them ... My Father's suggestion settled the question in favor of forestry. ~ Gifford Pinchot

In the old world that is passing, in the new world that is coming, national efficiency has been and will be a controlling factor in national safety and welfare ~ Gifford Pinchot

My values are non-negotiable. And if it means not getting a role, it means not getting a role. ~ Cassidy Erin Gifford

You make Gifford Industries sound like some sort of two-bit Mafia-owned New Jersey garbage-hauling company." I thought of a few rejoinders - I'm just wired that way - but I held my tongue. ~ Joseph Finder

You should try to be nicer to the other horses. You're herd animals. Who will you run with if he goes back to tell the others of your two-faced personality? Who will you compare apple notes with? Soon you won't have any friends but me. ~ Cynthia Hand

A fear of the unknown keeps a lot of people from leaving bad situations. ~ Kathie Lee Gifford

I don't think Lloyd's of London would insure this mouth. ~ Kathie Lee Gifford

She choked on a sob.
She wouldn't cry. She wouldn't. She refused to cry about Gifford.
But then she did. She was a sixteen-year-old girl, after all, and sometimes a sixteen-year-old girl needs to throw herself into a pillow and let the tears come as they may. ~ Cynthia Hand

I busted him and he busted me. That's fair ain't it?
No, I ain't forgettin about jail. You think because he arrested me that thows it off again I reckon? I don't. It's his job. It's what he gets paid for. To arrest people that break the law. And I didn't jest break the law, I made a livin at it. More money in three hours than any workin man makes in a week. Why is that? Because it's harder work? No, because a man who makes a livin doin somethin that has to get him in jail sooner or later has to be paid for the jail, has to be paid in advance not jest for his time breakin the law but for the time he has to build when he gets caught at it. So I been paid. Gifford's been paid. Nobody owes nobody. If it wadn't for Gifford, the law, I wouldn't of had the job I had blockadin and if it wadn't for me blockadin, Gifford wouldn't of had his job arrestin blockaders. Now who owes who? ~ Cormac McCarthy

I ran into the gigantic and gigantically wasteful lumbering of great Sequoias, many of whose trunks were so huge they had to be blown apart before they could be handled. I resented then, and I still resent, the practice of making vine stakes hardly bigger than walking sticks out of these greatest of living things. ~ Gifford Pinchot

Very few people are blessed enough to call their father a legend, and an even smaller number are able to share that notion with the rest of the world. ~ Cassidy Gifford

Long I lay
in the earth
wondering what
death is worth

Ran the hills
Danced the valleys
Paid the bills
Drank in alleys

Sad the demon
Out the spot
Nothing living
Nothing not ~ Barry Gifford

Conservation is the application of common sense to the common problems for the common good. ~ Gifford Pinchot

The lumbermen ... regarded forest devastation as normal and second growth as a delusion of fools ... And as for sustained yield, no such idea had ever entered their heads. The few friends the forest had were spoken of, when they were spoken of at all, as impractical theorists, fanatics, or "denudatics," more or less touched in the head. What talk there was about forest protection was no more to the average American that the buzzing of a mosquito, and just about as irritating. ~ Gifford Pinchot

Is there a reason, Gifford, that you didn't tell me about your condition?"
"Please call me G." He adjusted his grip on the trousers, letting the legs hang in front of him as though he were wearing them. Almost. "Everyone calls me G."
"I've never heard anyone call you G. Besides Billingsly, but he is a servant. He would call you Josephina if you ordered. ~ Cynthia Hand