A. D. Gordon Quotes

You've got to be the best person you can be in your life.

My life is a gift not an obligation and I Get To make the most of it.

The major work of the world is not done by geniuses. It is done by ordinary people, with balance in their lives, who have learned to work in an extraordinary manner.

A cinematographer is a visual psychiatrist, moving an audience... making them think the way you want them to think, painting pictures in the dark.

Right is right, even if no one else does it.

The problem with Yanks is they are wimps.

Christian ethics is not primarily an individualistic, one-on-one-with-God brand of personal holiness; rather it has to do with living the life of the Spirit in Christian community and in the world.

When you know the lyrics to a tune, you have some kind of insight as to it's composition.

That is what the title of artist means: one who perceives more than his fellows, and who records more than he has seen.

Well I ain't no movie star but I can get behind anything!

Your optimism today will determine your level of success tomorrow.

In 2005 we have a once in a generation opportunity to deliver a modern Marshall plan for the developing world.

You just get the vibes of your surroundings and it rubs off on you.

Britain can be proud of its response to the tsunami appeal.

Personality is and does something...It is what lies behind specific acts and within the individual

There's a bond among a kitchen staff, I think. You spend more time with your chef in the kitchen than you do with your own family.

As fast as we're going these days, especially because of the aerodynamics, we're all concerned about abusing tires. It's so fast that you're afraid of what you're going to do to the tires.

The only person who can limit your possibilities is you.

I know other astronauts share my feelings.... And we know the government is sitting on hard evidence of UFOs.

The boss depends on authority; the leader on goodwill.

You don't lie to your own doctor. You don't lie to your own attorney, and you don't lie to your employees.

There are a lot of cameramen but not so many photographers. And a lot of cameramen attack from a technical approach without much imagination. They look, but they don't see.

Does anyone know where the love of God goes when the waves turn the minutes to hours?

Push your limit to the absolute extreme.

Ask yourself: 'Do I feel the need to laminate?' Then teaching is for you.

There's only so many small shows you can do. A lot of the smaller things are more side project things. Not everything is appropriate for Sonic Youth to do.

Gratitude is the beginning of wisdom. Stated differently, true wisdom cannot be obtained unless it is built on a foundation of true humility and gratitude.

If you don't have anything to say, your photographs aren't going to say much.

The nuclear family must be destroyed... Whatever its ultimate meaning, the break-up of families now is an objectively revolutionary process.

My dad never blew anything up, but he probably had friends who did. He and my mom have always preached that the pen is mightier than a Molotov cocktail.

Somehow forgiveness, with love and tolerance, accomplishes miracles that can happen in no other way.

The subject matter is so much more important than the photographer.

There's no bigger pain anywhere in the world than a vegetarian.

When the fabric of the universe becomes unknown, it is the duty of the university to produce weavers.

Prayer wonderfully clears the vision; steadies the nerves; defines duty; stiffens the purpose; sweetens and strengthens the spirit.

It's less about what you do and more about who you are doing it with.

Never assume that you can make it alone. You need the help of the Lord. Never hesitate to get on your knees in some private place and speak with Him.

Live today as if you were going to live forever, for you surely shall.

I remember the difficulty we had in the beginning replacing magnetic cores in memories and eventually we had both cost and performance advantages. But it wasn't at all clear in the beginning.

Nothing dates one so dreadfully as to think someplace is uptown. At our age one must be watchful of these conversational gray hairs.

However amazing a dish looks, it is always the taste that lingers in your memory. Family and friends will appreciate a meal that tastes superb-even if you've brought the pan to the table.

I see the notion of talent as quite irrelevant. I see instead perseverance, application, industry, assiduity, will, will, will, desire, desire, desire.

It is impossible to grow weary of a sport that is never the same on any two days of the year.

Some people like my advice so much that they frame it upon the wall instead of using it.

Courage is very important. Like a muscle, it is strengthened by use.

The press is like the peculiar uncle you keep in the attic - just one of those unfortunate things.

In order to create a little bit of confidence, start cooking with pasta. Pasta is phenomenal. Once you've cooked pasta properly for the first time it becomes second nature.

When we lock things away," he said with conviction, "we're really imprisoning ourselves.

Women make natural anarchists and revolutionaries, because they've always been second-class citizens, kinda having had to claw their way up.

The camera could be a very powerful instrument against discrimination, against poverty, against racism.