Said Quotes

Instead of playing to win, I was playing not to lose. It reminds me of the story I once heard about two friends being chased by a bear, when one turned to the other and said, "I just realized that I don't need to outrun the bear; I only need to outrun you.

Sean Covey
- Winning
- Needs
- Heard
Because every time you said my name, it would touch your lips.” His voice lost its hard edge, grew as dark and smoky as his gaze. “Like a kiss.”

Connie Brockway
- Voice
- Name
- Kiss

My momma always said, "Life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get."

Winston Groom
- Always
- Momma
- Chocolates
My mother listened to everything I said, carefully - not that what I said was particularly interesting, but I was her daughter.

Susan Shreve
- Daughter
- Said
- Listened
I said in court a long time ago that I didn't see that the Soviet Union was significantly helped by the information I gave them, nor that the United States was significantly harmed.

Aldrich Ames
- Information
- States
- Court
My mother once said to me, 'You must promise to be happy; it is the greatest favour you can do to others'. It has guided me throughout my life.

Stephane Hessel
- Mother
- Promise
- Favour
You know," I told him,"if you don't know how to eat a cupcake, that's nothing to be ashamed of." Now he did smile. "I know how to eat a cupcake." "Sure you do." "I do," he said. "I just don't want one of those." "Yeah? Prove it.

Sarah Dessen
- Prove
- Ashamed
- Cupcakes
It's the same thing,' I told her. 'What is?' 'Being afraid and being alive.' 'No,' she said slowly, and now it was as if she was speaking a language she knew at first I wouldn't understand, the very words, not to mention the concept, being foreign to me. 'Macy, no. It's not.

Sarah Dessen
- Language
- Firsts
- Alive