Graeme Pollock Quotes

Doesn't move his feet? Who cares? Neither did Graeme Pollock. ~ James Mettyear

The Taliban has a huge leadership problem at a critical political moment, another caliph has announced himself to the world, and the Taliban has been silent. And that is getting noticed by militants across South Asia. ~ Graeme Smith

You can always add something to a bike, but you come to a point where you can't take anything away and that's a fixed gear bike ~ Graeme Obree

I like you as much as I like much prettier sane girl. ~ Tom Pollock

No matter how small and unimportant what we are doing may seem, if we do it well, it may soon become the step that will lead us to better things. ~ Channing Pollock

Don't get me wrong: I think that everyone should put forth an effort to do better, but let's face it, some of us are just plain luckier than others. ~ Donald Ray Pollock

The coppery stink of blood combined with the sickly sweet smell of rotting leaves, and the result was not pleasant. ~ Graeme Reynolds

Every act of seizure is an act of grace. ~ Jen Pollock Michel

On the floor I am more at ease. I feel nearer, more part of the painting, since this way I can walk around it, work from the four sides and literally be in the painting. ~ Jackson Pollock

I had long ago learned that withholding information from Rosie was unwise. The reduction in her stress levels was more than offset by the increase when she detected deceit. ~ Graeme Simsion

Look, girls don't care how many push-ups you can do. They just want to get high and wear flowers in their hair. Maybe steal a car. ~ Donald Ray Pollock

Consolation All are not taken; there are left behind Living Beloveds, tender looks to bring And make the daylight still a happy thing, And tender voices, to make soft the wind: But if it were not so - if I could find No love in all the world for comforting, Nor any path but hollowly did ring Where "dust to dust" the love from life disjoined, And if, before those sepulchers unmoving I stood alone (as some forsaken lamb Goes bleating up the moors in weary dearth) Crying "Where are ye, O my loved and loving?" - I know a Voice would sound, "Daughter, I am. Can I suffice for Heaven and not for earth? ~ Dan Pollock

You can't feel the need to be liked in public life, because if you do you will compromise the principles that are so important to the public having confidence in your ethics and integrity. ~ Graeme Samuel

The Bible provocatively evokes desire. ~ Jen Pollock Michel

It's the price on the ticket and emphasizes the pressure every manager is under weather you are at the top or bottom of the league. ~ Graeme Souness

Most designers work up to a peak. They do some great stuff, and then it's just junk. ~ Charles Pollock

Profs who go to Knossos to look for books on Phobos or Kronos go on to jot down monophthongs (kof or rho) from two monoglot scrolls on Thoth, old god of Copts - both scrolls torn from hornbooks, now grown brown from mold. Profs who gloss works of Woolf, Gogol, Frost or Corot look for books from Knopf: Oroonoko or Nostromo - not Hopscotch (nor Tlooth). Profs who do schoolwork on Pollock look for photobooks on Orozco or Rothko (two tomfools who throw bold colors, blotch on blotch, onto tondos of dropcloth). ~ Christian Bök

Unfortunately, their approach was based on the traditional dating paradigm, which I had previously abandoned on the basis that the probability of success did not justify the effort and negative experiences. ~ Graeme Simsion

My wife Mariana is a good photographer too and, like me, she just picks up a camera and takes a picture when she sees something, rather than looking too deeply into it. ~ Graeme Le Saux

And how could I be sure that other people were not doing the same - playing the game to be accepted but suspecting all the time that they were different? ~ Graeme Simsion

I'm beginning to believe that anything I do to extend my life is just going to be outweighed by the agony of living it. ~ Donald Ray Pollock

I had become accustomed to being woken, and generally managed to fall asleep again within a few minutes. But the aggregate effect could not be ignored and I was forced to reschedule my bedtime to thirteen minutes earlier. ~ Graeme Simsion

The process is only a means to an end-creating the painting I want. It doesn't mean anything itself. It's only a way of creating a result. ~ Jackson Pollock

Over the following week, I attempted to leave the Lydia situation for my subconscious to work on. Creative thinking benefits from an incubation period. ~ Graeme Simsion

I don't think people we'll miss the fact that SDC is way up there and that our profile is high. ~ Graeme Murphy

I decided that ten positions would be sufficient initially. More could be learned if the initial encounter was successful. It did not take long - less time than learning the cha-cha. In terms of reward for effort, it seemed strongly preferable to dancing and I was greatly looking forward to it. ~ Graeme Simsion

With a body like he has, I want him to be a bully. But he is too nice - he is perfect son-in-law material, but I don't want a team of son-in-laws. ~ Graeme Souness

The author says our prayers are misdirected when we ask God that He help us to love Him more. If we pray to him more, we will love Him more. ~ Jen Pollock Michel

Our small group is committed to getting the biblical text under our skin. ~ Jen Pollock Michel

After the most basic physical requirements are satisfied, human happiness is almost independent of wealth. A meaningful job is far more important. ~ Graeme Simsion

Thats the thing about better. You cant own it. You can only pursue it. Stalk it. But once youve tasted it, better is never truly beyond your reach. ~ Graeme McDowell

Rationality was returning to deal with the mess that emotions had created. ~ Graeme Simsion