Quotes About Bending Over Backwards

#1. Perspective is a law of optics ... The Chinese did not have a system like it. Indeed, it is said they rejected the idea of the vanishing point in the eleventh century, because it meant the viewer was not there, indeed, had no movement, therefore was not alive.

David Hockney

#2. True listening is another way of bringing stillness into the relationship. When you truly listen to someone, the dimension of stillness arises and becomes an essential part of the relationship.

Eckhart Tolle

#3. We have all been guilty of bending over backwards to be nice to an unworthy but powerful opponent,

Richard Dawkins

#4. There is nothing so terrible as activity without insight.

Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

#5. I think rejection is a huge part of the business and there's so many cute girls that grow up with kind of being adored or people kind of bending over backwards for them. I see a lot of girls who aren't used to rejection because of that, and now all of a sudden they drop out of the business.

April Rose

#6. God's grace - His goodness and love toward us in spite of our sin - is the wellspring of our salvation.

Billy Graham

#7. Above all, practice being loyal to your Soul.

Roger Delano Hinkins

#8. So if you go to a King Tut exhibit someday and notice cracks or burn marks on the artifacts, or maybe a statue with its head glued on backward-well, sorry. that was probably our fault

Serpent's Shadow Rick Riordan

#9. I suspect that both astronomers were, yet again, bending over backwards to be polite: theologians have nothing worthwhile to say about anything else; let's throw them a sop and let them worry away at a couple of questions that nobody can answer and maybe never will.

Richard Dawkins

#10. Good morning, this is God. I will be handling all of your problems today. I will not need your help, so have a miraculous day.

Wayne Dyer

#11. Doesn't know much, but leads the league in nostril hair.

Josh Billings

#12. Some cameras are heavier and need to be on tripods. Others are small enough to hide in your pocket. There are places where you don't want to feel like you are disturbing anything, so I may use a camera like that.

Jonas Mekas

#13. Certain people are like 'Oh, here come the Feminazis!' You end up acting 10 times nicer than you even need to be, to be the opposite of the stereotype like 'You're the man haters!' We're always bending over backwards being extra nice. And I don't know if being nice is my legacy.

Kathleen Hanna

#14. You can put things off until tomorrow but tomorrow may never come.

Gloria Estefan

#15. Bending over backwards does not bring you the love and attention you crave, but having your own life, your own goals and a backbone will.

Sherry Argov

#16. The intelligent investor shouldn't ignore Mr. Market entirely. Instead, you should do business with him- but only to the extent that it serves your interests.

Benjamin Graham

#17. Thais looked up from the book. For a moment he considered telling Kathel he didn't really see anything, but knew it would do no good to lie. "The book recognized me." Honesty won out. "Of course it did," Kathel said sarcastically. "Does it want a kiss hello?"
-Madison Thorne Grey, Sustenance

Madison Thorne Grey

#18. There's no free will," says the philosopher; "To hang is most unjust." "There is no free will," assents the officer; "We hang because we must.

Ambrose Bierce