Novak Quotes

It has always been inevitable that, living as a small minority among a Christian majority, some Jews would convert to Christianity. ~ David Novak

When our lips parted, I found myself gasping for breath, but desperate for more. He held me tight. I sensed his need, his desire for me to stay, when he whispered into my ear: "You don't want to leave." At that, I broke down into tears. He was right. Whether I liked it or not, home had become wherever Derek Novak was. ~ Bella Forrest

You take up the most room." "Nobody asked your opinion," Cole said, glaring at his younger brother in the rearview mirror. ~ Ali Novak

Love always won in the end. No matter how it happened, no matter what it took, no matter what it meant. Fair or not, true or not, love won. ~ B.J. Novak

We talked for four hours. I don't remember most of it, but often a little moment in an unrelated conversation or alone on the street will trigger a memory of it I didn't know I had. So I know it's all there somewhere. ~ B.J. Novak

We Jews who willingly and happily confirm our covenantal status and its attendant rights and duties must take the question of mission seriously: either to accept it or reject it knowingly and with conviction. ~ David Novak

In God's eyes, there's not before and after. Every moment of time is simultaneous to God. ~ Michael Novak

Even when God chose Israel, he did not create the people of Israel as he created its human members, as natural beings. Instead, God formed the people of Israel from individual human beings already living in the natural world, calling them into a new historical identity. ~ David Novak

Individual freedom is a Jewish idea, but it's one of the functions of Christianity to make this idea universal. ~ Michael Novak

A conscience that is forbidden to operate in the choice of goals for economic activity is not conscience in the sense in which any moralist, pagan or Christian, has every understood the term. And the family (which [Michael] Novak regards as vital to the spirit of democratic capitalism) is precisely the place where the noncapitalist values have to be learned, where one is not free to choose his company and where one is not free to pursue self-interest to the limit. Because capitalism pursues the opposite goals - freedom of each individual to choose and pursue his own ends to the limit of his power - the disintegration of marriage and family life is one of the obvious characteristics of advanced capitalist societies. ~ Lesslie Newbigin

It is an inside joke of history that all its most exciting adventures inevitably end their careers as homework. Beheadings, rebellions, thousand-year wars, incest on the royal throne, electricity, art, opera, dogs in outer space. ~ B.J. Novak

A friend asks if I know the difference between a saint and a martyr: A saint is someone who radiates goodness and bears no faults. A martyr is someone who lives with a saint. ~ Michael Novak

Pressure is part of what we do. It's always present. ~ Novak Djokovic

My mother is a special story. She went through so much to bring us up, four men at home, especially when our country was going through really difficult times. ~ Novak Djokovic

Restless thoughts are a kind of mental 'static' which must be silenced if we are to hear the whispers of our inner self. ~ John Novak

There are lots of times you just have to remember to take brain pictures. These are the moments you absolutely need to experience life, not through a camera or a screen, but directly through your eyeballs. Taking these brain pictures will help you later on in your journey. ~ Brad Montague And Robby Novak

There is no question that Israelis - indeed, all concerned Jews - have to continue to work out a Jewish public philosophy that truly justifies a Jewish state in the land of Israel. ~ David Novak

Didn't they realize how much interesting shit there was to see and do in this world if you just woke up at a normal fucking time like a normal fucking person? ~ B.J. Novak

Coaches are very important to players. They're people that are mentors, people that are advising them, people that should be their friends and somebody you can rely on on the tour. ~ Novak Djokovic

You meet a finite number of people in your life. It feels to you like it's infinite, but it's not. I think it's the biggest thing I can see that you can't. ~ B.J. Novak

A fully positive relationship between Christians and Jews is one that would elide all differences. ~ David Novak

Dream up a book on Monday, publish it on Friday. ~ Jill Novak

My father believed in me many times more than I believed in myself. ~ Novak Djokovic

I think luck falls on not just the brave but also the ones who believe they belong there. ~ Novak Djokovic

I haven't been in tennis for that long, but what I can say is that we have a lot of young guys at the top who are willing to do a lot of good things for tennis in general. ~ Novak Djokovic

BJ Novak gets the Perseverance Award for graduating from Harvard and being unemployed for the entire plane ride to Los Angeles. ~ Andy Kindler

I don't know what to do about him, Sammy." (Jackie)

"It's not what you do about him. It's what you do with him. Grab him by those big, manly arms that I'm assuming he has, and show him what New York has to offer. ~ Ali Novak

Alex was raised in this house along with his sisters, Katherine and Cecile. Their world was this house, with its mahogany globes the size of cantaloupes on the newel posts of every stairway, with wedding cake plaster on the ceilings, the wainscoting in the parlor and the library, and antique Persian carpets of red and purple and blue and gold on the wide plank floors, rugs knotted by little hands that had long since turned to dust. ~ Chase Novak

I have been through two wars in my 24 years, and I know what it's like to be without anything, to see the bombs flying above your head. ~ Novak Djokovic

Battered Women: sounds delicious. Doesn't make it right. ~ B.J. Novak

I still feel young as far as motivation is concerned, and also the challenges that I have for the future and what I want to achieve. So I just hope this successful streak is extended to the fullest. ~ Novak Djokovic

You have to believe on the court. In the end, it's mental. In these moments against a great champion like Rafa, you have to believe. It's all about stepping in and taking your chances. I always believed, but it's a process of learning. ~ Novak Djokovic

At the political level, most Jews and most Catholics have accepted the liberal idea of religious freedom. ~ David Novak

Because Judaism and Christianity are both covenantal religions, the relationship of the individual Jew or Christian to God is always within covenanted community. ~ David Novak

Command by instinct is swifter, subtler, deeper, more accurate, more in touch with reality than command by conscious mind. The discovery takes one's breath away. ~ Michael Novak

I lost to a better player who played some courageous tennis and deserved to win. ~ Novak Djokovic

It is hard to write about politicians, see them at such close range, and still think of any of them as heroes. ~ Robert Novak

You see, he was to become the first man I fell in love with. Only, falling in love doesn't always mean rainbows and butterflies. This is the true story of my life and how love changed everything! ~ Brenda Novak

My coach is, 'Look at Novak. Look at him. They're so ripped.' I'm like, 'Yeah, well, I can't look like that.' ~ Ana Ivanovic

As a traditional Jew, I have benefited personally from the hospitality of Chabad Hasidim on many occasions, and I marvel at how many Jews Chabad has brought back to their primordial home. ~ David Novak

The slogan 'Never Again!' that emerged after the Holocaust implies that the Holocaust has a universal moral meaning, which, if properly learned, can provide at least a theoretical prophylactic against its repetition against anyone. ~ David Novak

information, listening to every word with rapt attention. Now that she had established herself in the duke's household, the last thing ~ Brenda Novak

I knew Rita Hayworth only enough to know that she was just a tender, sensitive, beautiful human being. A lovely person. Very gentle. She would never stand up for her rights. ~ Kim Novak

College campuses are populated by and endless throng of happy, dancing, fully conversational creatures who seem to exist from the sole purpose of reinforcing your utter alienation. I tried to take comfort in the fact that hell is other people and ultimately we are alone anyway. ~ Jacqueline Novak

With Lean Six Sigma, the tools are the easy part, changing organizational culture is the hard part. ~ John Novak

Sometimes one had to be grateful for the small things. ~ Brenda Novak

I was always opinionated. ~ Kim Novak

Everyone got behind Fox, the name the guys had dubbed the red truck.

"Fox?" I asked, raising an eyebrow.

"Yeah," Isaac said with a grin. "Our truck is hot, like Megan Fox. ~ Ali Novak

It is November and the darkness comes quickly, as if night is a garrulous old man who cannot wait to tell his terrible story... ~ Chase Novak

The most critical threat to our freedom is a failure to appreciate the power of truth. ~ Michael Novak

There's more ways to stop a man then with an arrow in the heart!" the first shaft struck Drale in the shoulder and the moon blossomed red through the dust suddenly swirling in murky streams. Drale cleared his head and charged into his enemies sword raised high above his head, then a cloud covered the moon and the forest went black. ~ Elizabeth Novak

My first day at MGM they decided to bring this lion out, male, and it was not the best time for him to see me. All of a sudden he thought I was in heat and this lion went into the dressing room, which was just a trailer on the sound stage, and went crazy. ~ Kim Novak

Roots can live without branches, although truncated; branches cannot live without roots. ~ David Novak

I used to think skiing is more thrilling than sex. Now I know it is equally thrilling and I never injured my knee by having sex. ~ Lucie Novak

I had a lot of resentment for a while toward Kim Novak. But I don't mind her anymore. She's okay. We've become friends. I even asked her before this trip for some beauty tips. ~ Kim Novak

Always love your country - but never trust your government! ~ Robert Novak

Granted that I must die, how shall I live? ~ Michael Novak

The Jewish tradition presents itself as the greatest revelation of God's truth that can be known in the world. That is why we call ourselves 'the chosen people.' It is not that we choose ourselves. It means that we have been elected by God and given the Torah. ~ David Novak

Theology always has moral implications, and morality is always undergirded by theology. ~ David Novak

The most exciting thing I aspire to do is to write something new that I know is going to work, or perform something that I know is going to make people laugh. ~ B.J. Novak

heart of mine has been shattered in a million pieces - but even during the worst of times, I had you. One of God's tender mercies. Love, Phoenix ~ Brenda Novak

Howard Dean is not the first politician to distort facts in his own interests. But many activists in the party he now leads are puzzled over what he thinks he is accomplishing politically. Is it good politics to contend that Iraq was better off under Saddam Hussein than even a flawed Islamic republic? ~ Robert Novak

I tried so hard with movies like Vertigo and Middle of the Night and others. I felt those would show me that it's only a matter of time before I'd find the right one to reach out and touch people. ~ Kim Novak

I always felt Jimmy was trapped in Hollywood. He felt it himself. He loved aviation so much and he wanted to be able to do more of that. He somehow just got stuck here. ~ Kim Novak

My grandfather went through a lot in his life. ~ Novak Djokovic

Not all of those who cry 'The poor, the poor!' will enter the kingdom of heaven. ~ Michael Novak

I don't think, that you can always - you can ever - get your game to perfection, you know. Only if you're Federer. ~ Novak Djokovic

We really feel happier when things look bleak. Hope is endurance. Hope is holding on and going on and trusting in the Lord. ~ Michael Novak

Being young was her thing, and she was the best at it. But every year, more and more girls came out of nowhere and tried to steal her thing.
One of these days I'm gong to have to get a new thing, she thought to herself
but as quietly as she could, because she knew that if anyone caught her thinking this thought, her thing would be right over right then. ~ B.J. Novak

You. You're what I look for, Christian. ~ Charlie Novak

Even though now I'm pretty popular in my country and tennis is the No. 1 sport, and I'm very flattered that the people recognise me and come up and give me compliments, I'm more a person who likes to have privacy and peace. ~ Novak Djokovic

In terms of playing ability there is nothing to choose between number one and 100. Instead, it's a question of who believes and who wants it more? Which player is mentally stronger? Which player is going to fight the hardest in the big points? These are the things that determine who is the champion. ~ Novak Djokovic

In their sleep, both boys kept moving closer to me, and when I finally drifted off, there was one arm wrapped around my stomach and one hand intertwined with mine. ~ Ali Novak

I didn't want to start relying on what someone else thought was right. It was easier to go away all together. ~ Kim Novak

I'm a believer in trusting the director. ~ B.J. Novak

The relationship between God and his people was always the one having absolute primacy, the one that had basically to determine all human relationships, whether those within the covenanted community itself or those between the covenanted community and the outside world. ~ David Novak

You're a sovereign as a citizen. If you're not involved in your government, you're not doing your job. In the long run that's very bad for the Republic. ~ Michael Novak

Those born into poverty or on the margins of society require our extra support to realize their dreams. ~ Novak Djokovic

CNN canceled all the shows I was on. They're going in a different direction, but that's their privilege. They own the business. ~ Robert Novak

Nobody actually played tennis in my family. ~ Novak Djokovic

Practically every movie that shows the pope or even a bishop as a character, and in much of western literature of the last 300 or 400 years, these are portrayed as awful figures. ~ Michael Novak

Obsession is a negative word, I do not think that obsession can bring positive things. Not only in tennis but, I mean in any situation of life. ~ Novak Djokovic

Just touching that old tree was truly moving to me because when you touch these trees, you have such a sense of the passage of time, of history. It's like you're touching the essence, the very substance of life. ~ Kim Novak

learn pretty damn fast that everything else is smoke and mirrors. Fame. Money. Success. You realize that life is fleeting and family's what it's all about. It's the only thing that matters. ~ Brenda Novak

I love being around people who care about me, and I care about them. ~ Novak Djokovic

The member of Congress who is not making a career of politics looks quite differently at the world. ~ Robert Novak

Gary Hart is going to be all over the political spectrum fuzzing it up just like Jack Kennedy. ~ Robert Novak

Don't be afraid of anything. We've seen so much suffering and evil in the 20th century and we got through it. We can go on. God is with us. God will help us. Trust Him. ~ Michael Novak

The service had reminded her of the meaning of Christmas and given her a sense of peace. It had also reminded her of the baby she carried and the hope that having a child brought into her life. Did the past really matter? Not if she didn't let it, she decided. ~ Brenda Novak

I wanted to be a writer first, and I struck out in the world to be a writer first, and then found stand-up as a more creative outlet, as a 3D way to be creative. ~ B.J. Novak

Honestly, I'm not a big fan of baseball. ~ Novak Djokovic

The tradition in Serbia has always been team sports - football, basketball, handball, volleyball and water polo, individual sports are not supported. ~ Novak Djokovic

The work I did in Vertigo meant nothing if no one cared about the movie. Luckily, Vertigo had a revival and people had begun to recognize there was something special and it gained in reputation. But it just as well could have ended up rotting in film cans somewhere. ~ Kim Novak

Our capacity for self-deception has no known limits ~ Michael Novak

Mary Kay knew that when you put people first and then surround them with processes and disciplines that recognize their efforts, performance will soar. ~ David C. Novak

To view any individual as being independent of relationality is like viewing a point outside of a line, a line outside of a figure, a figure outside of a body. ~ David Novak

In most of history, societies have not been free. It's a very rare society that is free. The default condition of human societies is tyranny. ~ Michael Novak

If you're wanting glamorous or really beautiful or really sexy, well then, I wasn't really the one, but I could do all of that. You could just get really lost in that kind of image. ~ Kim Novak

I have always valued the care for my body, and my mind and had holistic approach to life. I always thought this is utmost importance for my tennis. ~ Novak Djokovic

As a practicing Jew, I have studied with Christian teachers whom I respect for who they are and what they are, including their positive concern with Jews and Judaism. ~ David Novak