Dan O'Brien Quotes
After the failure in '92, my goal was to be a good pole vaulter. I used that as motivation.
Quotes to Explore
-
You rarely get satisfaction sitting in an easy chair. If you work in a garden on the other hand, and it yields beautiful tomatoes, that's a good feeling.
-
'Inside Out' - that was a really good movie. That's the first animated movie I saw since 'The Lego Movie.'
-
If I don't fight McGregor, I still have a good life.
-
I was told in many places of Osgar's bravery and Goll's strength and Conan's bitter tongue, and the arguments of Oisin and Patrick. And I have often been given the story of Oisin's journey to Tir-nan-Og, the Country of the Young, that is, as I am told, a fine place and everything that is good is in it.
-
Kicks are my forte. I've got strong legs and high kicks. And I've got very good reach, obviously.
-
I don't sleep at night at all. Making movies is a marathon. I'm a good 100-yard-dash guy.
-
In my opinion, whenever you get two guys who want to fight each and two guys who want to be in a good fight, you let them fight.
-
Once you are satisfied with your goal, it is the real happiness.
-
The Broken Bow group is such a great family and seem like a group of tight-knit people. When I looked for a new label, I wanted to feel I could trust everybody. I wanted motivation to be at an all-time high.
-
Good writing is supposed to evoke sensation in the reader - not the fact that it is raining, but the feeling of being rained upon.
-
I put a lot of pressure on myself. I think something's not good enough, and I won't stop until I feel like I've made it. I'm never satisfied.
-
The idea of capitalism is not just success but also the failure that allows success to happen.
-
People of small caliber are always carping. They are bent on showing their own superiority, their knowledge or prowess or good breeding.
-
A tree is known by its fruit; a man by his deeds. A good deed is never lost; he who sows courtesy reaps friendship, and he who plants kindness gathers love.
-
I just like when I work with people that are professional and good.
-
My family comes from New Zealand, but I'm a London girl. I was born and raised in London, but I've got the blood of a New Zealander, so I always kind of felt like I didn't belong - in a good way.
-
I'd put it this way: Canadians want politicians to work together on their behalf. So that's what I'm committed to doing. I think it's been the goal of every NDP leader. Because we had a profound belief that we could do a good job on behalf of Canadians... if we were given that opportunity.
-
The food in the House of Commons is fairly good. The cafe in Portcullis House is really very high quality, and you also have a choice of eating in the more traditional restaurants, the Churchill Room or the Members' Dining Room. I don't often eat in them, though, as I'm usually on the run.
-
When you're someone in the media, the good thing is, I guess, that you can reach a lot of people.
-
Confession is good for the soul only in the sense that a tweed coat is good for dandruff - it is a palliative rather than a remedy.
-
Saudi Arabia is a frightened monarchy. It's beset by Sunni extremists from the Islamic State and Shiite extremists backed by Iran.
-
Life is just a flick of the fingers. Let's face it. And any little bit - you can expand it or enrich it, I think you want to push that and do it.
-
After the failure in '92, my goal was to be a good pole vaulter. I used that as motivation.
