Christopher Cockerell Quotes

#1. When a man thinks he has got a good deal of strength, and is self-confident, you may look for his downfall. It may be years before it comes to light, but it is already commenced.

Dwight L. Moody

#2. This is a test. It is only a test. Had it been an actual job, you would have received raises, promotions, and other signs of appreciation.

Robert Benchley

#3. We are the first generation of human beings to have substantial insights into the origin of our cosmos and of human life in it.

Arthur Peacocke

#4. It is in the everyday and the commonplace that we learn patience, acceptance, and contentment.

Richard J. Foster

#5. Studios weren't banging on my door to offer me parts ... And I thought, well how am I ever going to make movies that speak to my heart and to my values?

Jane Fonda

#6. They spoke no more of the small news of
the Shire far away, nor of the dark shadows and perils that
encompassed them, but of the fair things they had seen in
the world together, of the Elves, of the stars, of trees, and the
gentle fall of the bright year in the woods.

J.R.R. Tolkien

#7. The Admiralty said it was a plane and not a boat, the Royal Air Force said it was a boat and not a plane, the Army were plain not interested.

Christopher Cockerell

#8. She becomes the voice of reason
when there is none

Samantha Schutz

#9. But for the silly chaps, we would still be living in the Stone Age.

Christopher Cockerell

#10. Nevada involved cattle, right? First of all, I thought the Lord owned the cattle on the thousand hills. What about the fact that even in early Scripture, the issue of water and forage rights is actually talked about by Abraham?

Matt Shea

#11. Waiting isn't easy, which is precisely why it is so effective when engaging with other people.

Seth Godin