Quotes about "Mindfulness & Presence"

What used to be called 'good manners' is now regarded as mere affectation. Open a door for a young woman, and she's likely to call security. ”

I'm terribly shallow. I don't miss things once I have stopped doing them, and I don't miss people when I stop seeing them. ”

I'd have liked to have been a bit more intellectual. I'd have liked to have had more brains. ”

I have a happy temperament: a bit like 'Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm.' ”

If the present Mrs. Wogan has a fault - and I must tread carefully here - if she has a fault, this gem in the diadem of womanhood is a hoarder. She never throws anything out. Which may explain the longevity of our marriage. ”

There's more to life than passing exams, and paper qualifications can only take you so far. A lot depends on luck, and on being in the right place at the right time, which was certainly true in my case. ”

There's nothing to be said for being famous. It's a pain. You can't be rude to people - it's inexcusable not to be nice. Anyway, it's not in my nature. I was trained to be nice. ”

I can remember - barely - when Elton John was still a good songwriter, or at least capable of writing good songs. ”

Most of us remember Nat King Cole as a vocalist. His warm, grainy baritone is still so closely identified with such familiar ballads as 'Stardust' and 'The Christmas Song' that it's hard to imagine anyone else performing them. ”

For my part, I like live theater best when it's taut, concentrated and intimate. ”