Quotes About Building Something Special

#1. I thought we were building something special, that we were well suited. I am surprised to find that you don't feel the same.

Genna Rulon

#2. Sun worship is fairly simple. There's no mystery, no miracles, no pageantry, no one asks for money, there are no songs to learn, and we don't have a special building where we all gather once a week to pare compare clothing.

George Carlin

#3. We have a lot to learn from [bonobos], because they're a very egalitarian society and they're a very empathetic society. Sexual behavior is not confined to one aspect of their life that they set aside. It permeates their entire life.

Sue Savage-Rumbaugh

#4. The truth is that there is no shortcut, no silver bullet, and no special sauce to building a winning campaign in the 21st century.

Elizabeth McKenna

#5. Deep in his heart, every man longs for a battle to fight, an adventure to live, and a beauty to rescue.

John Eldredge

#6. I was trained in Army Intelligence, but spent most of my army career in the infantry. But like many people of my generation, I was very much caught up in the Cold War, and books and movies about espionage.

Nelson DeMille

#7. If you actually look at the etymology of the word 'hallucination', what it's come to mean in English is a delusion. But what it really means in the original language is to wander in the mind. That's the meaning of 'hallucination', to wander in the mind.

Terence McKenna

#8. She whimpered, the sound lost in Mike's mouth. She was entirely his, completely without willpower or volition. His mouth ate at hers, his shoulders curved in to her like some powerful wall of flesh. He moved his hips against her in short, stabbing movements, hands lifting her hips against his.

Lisa Marie Rice

#9. In the annals of history, few men have left a more positive imprint on the world than Pope John Paul II.

Vito Fossella

#10. Nothing is more vain than to seek to unite men by a philosophic minimum.

Jacques Maritain

#11. The seventh gift is Talent. May you discover your own special abilities and contribute them toward a better world.

Charlene Costanzo

#12. I know how hard it will be to follow the best manager ever, but the opportunity to manage Manchester United isn't something that comes around very often and I'm really looking forward to taking up the post next season.

David Moyes

#13. I find life itself provides ample and sufficient tests of my valor and mettle: illness; betrayal; fruitless searches for love; working for the abusive, the insane, and the despotic. All challenges easily as thrilling to me as scrambling over icy rock in a pair of barely adequate boots.

David Rakoff

#14. I don't think there is any good answer to the question why shouldn't gays and lesbians who want to serve their country be allowed to do it.

John Bolton

#15. Compassion is that special ingredient that is often missed, and it makes a difference in building a positive environment.

Farshad Asl

#16. Whenever you get there, there is no there there.

Gertrude Stein

#17. Do you realize that $150 billion of our tax money is given to the corporations, unions and wealthy people for tax breaks, special subsidies and special regulations? That money would be available for health and education and building bridges.

Doris "Granny D" Haddock

#18. The team developer realizes that at times the leadership 'torch' must be passed on to others. This empowerment of others serves a dual purpose; it helps them hone their own team-building skills and it brings a fresh approach, perhaps even a special expertise, to the group's efforts.

Marlene Caroselli

#19. It is now possible to target adverts to the right person at the right time in the right place. But that is not enough.

Jerry Della Femina

#20. Eagles fly alone, not because they are proud, but because they are not afraid of soaring above the clouds.

Matshona Dhliwayo

#21. If you put a door marked "Authorized Personnel ONLY" and me in the same building, sooner or later I'll try to jimmy its lock to discover what's so special about it.

Ilona Andrews

#22. If we do not halt this steady process of building commissions and regulatory bodies and the special legislation like huge inverted pyramids over every one of the simple constitutional provisions, we shall soon be spending many billions of dollars more.

Franklin D. Roosevelt

#23. Beauty would save the world.

Fyodor Dostoevsky

#24. The building is a special place because of its architecture; But it's people who make it special by participating in it.

Charlie Chaplin

#25. This arena is a special place. Everybody loves it. To be able to stand behind the bench and be a part of a great tournament for the '96 Elite is fun. The kids, having a chance to play in the building where the Penguins play, it's a special feeling for them.

Mario Lemieux

#26. FIRST MORAL
Good manners are not easy
They need a little care,
But when we least expect it
Bring rewards both rich and rare.
SECOND MORAL
Brute force or bribes of diamonds
Bend others to your will,
But gentle words have greater power
And gain more conquests still.

Charles Perrault

#27. A spider has no special skills other than building its web, and no lifestyle choice other than sitting still.

Haruki Murakami

#28. A spider had no special skill other than building its web, and no lifestyle choice other than sitting still. It would stay in one place waiting for its prey until, in the natural course of things, it shriveled up and died.

Haruki Murakami

#29. You have something special, you have GREATNESS within you!

Les Brown