Confucius Quotes

The archer who misses his mark does not blame the target. He stops, corrects himself and shoots again.

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• I love the idea of animation just because it removes the actor from the character, and you can be anything. I've been devouring 'Adventure Time' and 'Archer.' I'd love to get my hands dirty on either of those shows.

  

  Jack Falahee
  • Time
  • Love
  • Character

• Perhaps there is no greater evidence that the teachers' union has swung too far out of the mainstream that they both have been a target of near-constant criticism from Secretary of Education Arne Duncan.

  

  Brown Campbell
  • Education
  • Criticism
  • Target

• O! many a shaft, at random sent, Finds mark the archer little meant! And many a word, at random spoken, May soothe or wound a heart that's broken!

  

  Walter Scott
  • Heart
  • May
  • Broken

• I had a strong desire to become an archer from the very first time I tried it. I forgot my other ambitions. I just wanted to compete in the Olympics.

  

  Im Dong-Hyun
  • Time
  • Strong
  • Desire

• I don't think anyone's made a videogame yet that is me as the target audience.

  

  Samaire Armstrong
  • Think
  • Me
  • Audience

• The NSA is forbidden to 'target' American citizens, green-card holders or companies for surveillance without an individual warrant from a judge.

  

  Barton Gellman
  • American
  • Judge
  • Green

• The best things in life are often waiting for you at the exit ramp of your comfort zone.

  

  Karen Salmansohn
  • Life
  • Best
  • Waiting

• Sometimes, thinking on your feet can be the most creative. Constrained circumstances can bring the best out of you. Some of the most successful shows come out of shoestring invention.

  

  Cameron Mackintosh
  • Thinking
  • Best
  • Creative

• Teens look at cause-related efforts with some scrutiny. They know they are often a target market, but it has to make sense to them.

  

  Nancy Lublin
  • Know
  • Look
  • Target

• Italy in the 1920s, Germany in the '30s, East Germany in the '50s, Czechoslovakia in the '60s, the Latin American dictatorships in the '70s, China in the '80s and '90s - all dictatorships and would-be dictators target newspapers and journalists.

  

  Naomi Wolf
  • American
  • Latin
  • China

• Fond archer, Hope! who tak'st thy aim so far,That still or short, or wide thine arrows are!

  

  Abraham Cowley
  • Hope
  • Archer

• It is becoming harder for us to stay on top of the onslaught - e-mails, messages, appointments, alerts. Augmented intelligence offers the possibility of winnowing an increasing number of inputs and options in a way that humans can't manage without a helping hand.

  

  Om Malik
  • Hand

• With Sync technology, we're seamlessly connected to the Internet, hands-free, and able to focus on the road but also able to handle guidance and navigation and play your music.

  

  Alan Mulally
  • Music
  • Free
  • Technology

• I am a stage actor. I do mostly improv comedy. The only national television stuff is 'Archer' and' Frisky Dingo.'

  

  Amber Nash
  • Comedy
  • Archer

• I enjoy fighting. It's one of my favorite things to do in the world, so I'm just enjoying every minute of it.

  

  Donald Cerrone
  • World
  • Fighting

• I didn't really have a road map ever.

  

  Bonnie Hammer
  • Road

• Health insurance costs in the United States are on an unsustainable path. I've heard from hundreds of Montanans who are paying thousands of dollars every year for their health insurance coverage and thousands more for deductibles before their insurance provides any benefit.

  

  Matt Rosendale
  • Health
  • Path
  • Insurance

• Behind all their personal vanity, women themselves always have an impersonal contempt for woman.

  

  Friedrich Nietzsche
  • Women

• The first professional game of your career is obviously the biggest, but you still get the jitters, you still get the adrenaline rush before every game. A lot of people don't realize that, but it's true. I have always told myself that if you don't feel those nerves and you're not having fun, you shouldn't be playing. And I always enjoy the competition, the adrenaline rush before a game. And just competing with your buddies at the highest level, every day.

  

  Mike Trout
  • People
  • Realizing
  • Competing

• I'm an entertainer and I entertain people and they entertain me back by asking questions. And some of them I answer.

  

  Carl Reiner
  • People
  • Questions
  • Answer

• Seldom do we experience the charisma and character of a dynamic personality such as Lou Holtz, the very successful former football coach of Notre Dame. Lou has left his distinctive mark of success everywhere he has coached. Winning Every Day is not just a catchy phrase, but with Coach Holtz, a way of life.

  

  Carl Pohlad
  • Character
  • Football
  • Winning

• The archer who misses his mark does not blame the target. He stops, corrects himself and shoots again.

  

  Confucius
  • Target
  • Archer
  • Corrects