Memorable Quotes - Page 19

Memorable customer service can only take place in a human-to-human situation.

A sobering thought: what if, at this very moment, I am living up to my full potential?

Women are not forgiven for aging. Robert Redford's lines of distinction are my old-age wrinkles.

Pushing forty? She's hanging on for dear life.

People don't live nowadays: they get about ten percent out of life.

When I write fiction, I never try to deliver a message; I just want to tell a story. But I admit that I want the story to be memorable and the characters to touch the reader's heart.

I'm not saying all seniors should be running a city or running a business, but I am saying seniors are good for a lot more than simply running a bath, baking cookies or babysitting grandchildren.

My great objective as a parliamentarian was to dramatise the deficiencies and devise practical government programs to deal with them. It was a cause that went to the heart of our way of life.

It is a common enough case, that of a man being suddenly captivated by a woman nearly the opposite of his ideal.

Never think you've seen the last of anything.

Art is one thing that can go on mattering once it has stopped hurting.

Ronaldo is a disgrace to the game. His petulance, temperament, throwing himself on the ground. It was a disgrace to professional football. This fella Ronaldo is a cod.

If ever a player was out of his class that night it was me.

Found out. A nothing player.

He's fat and a clown, Bill, a fat clown for all to see.

Winning may not be everything, but losing has little to recommend it.

Over the last half century the television interview has given us some of TV's most heart-stopping and memorable moments. On the surface it is a simple format - two people sitting across from one another having a conversation. But underneath it is often a power struggle - a battle for the psychological advantage.

Japan is a wonderful country, a strange mixture of ancient mystique and cyberpunk saturation. It's a monolith of society's achievements, yet maintains a foothold in the past, creating an amazing backdrop for tourings and natives alive. Japan captures the imagination like no other. You never feel quite so far from home as you do in Japan, yet there are no other people on the planet that make you feel as comfortable.

Twitter. Honestly, that's all I really have to say to explain insanity.

Love is like a rose, the joy of all the earth.

In New York City, everyone is an exile, none more so than the Americans.

Perhaps it's my natural pessimism, but it seems that an awfully large part of travel these days is to see things while you still can.

I don't have any great love for Chicago. What the hell, a childhood around Douglas Park isn't very memorable. I remember the street fights and how you were afraid to cross the bridge 'cause the Irish kid on the other side would beat your head in. I left Chicago a long time ago.

On a plane you can pick up more and better people than on any other public conveyance since the stagecoach.

Combinations with a queen sacrifice are among the most striking and memorable.