Alex Quotes

Short story collections are the literary equivalent of canapés, tapas and mezze in the world of gastronomy: Delightful assortments of tasty morsels to whet the reader's appetite.

Champagne morning, sleepless grin, setting off and settling in. Today feels good.

Be it tart or sweet, always savor the moment. You'll not taste one just like it again.

Protect your garden. Some come as weeds disguised as flowers.

Once you bid farewell to discipline you say goodbye to success

Onde you bid farewell to discipline you day goodbye to success

Amnesia was a soldier's best friend, and luckily, it could be taught. Missing limbs still ache, but missing memories never do.

You’re starting to sound like one of those songs that DJ’s play when they wanna clear out the dancefloor.

I would have grown up to be a gentleman adventurer if I were more of a gentleman.

The best way to filter out the bad seeds was to place a job ad for Prime Minister in a national newspaper and all those that applied would be automatically disqualified.

Nothing has ever been achieved without trying

Find the good - and praise it.

The way to succeed is never quit. That's it. But really be humble about it.... You start out lowly and humble and you carefully try to learn an accretion of little things that help you get there.

My best score is 103 but I've only been playing for fifteen years.

Moshe was an Israeli with an ear-slitting laugh. He used it in the same way as a madman uses a gun, spraying it around with bewildering randomness.

Sportsmanship is definitely an important thing in all sports. In soccer, we all respect each other on such a high level, between Sweden and Brazil and Japan or whatever team it is.

I feel very passionate about maintaining the same level of standard and respect for the food as an Iron Chef myself.

I think humor can be an effective way of getting the point across, but there are definitely times where I just write very earnestly.

I think it's huge, especially in team sports, for players to be able to rely on each other and to really trust in each other.

The diet for climbing all the time isn't really different from the diet for living. It's not like cardio sports where you're burning a bajillion calories every day.

Good spectator sports share certain fundamentals. Their competitors battle head-to-head. Their winners are determined objectively: fastest runner, most points. They are refereed, not judged.

Downhill track sports like luge are technology battles, as exciting as a NASCAR qualifying day.

I have done 'Sports Illustrated, ' but I don't regret it because it portrayed me in a positive way - as an athlete.

I started off playing sports when I was five years old. I played three or four sports all throughout the year.

The term 'natural resources' confuses people. 'Natural resources' are not like a finite number of gifts under the Christmas tree. Nature is given, but resources are created.

The best way to learn is by doing. The only way to build a strong work ethic is getting your hands dirty.

The work of a team should always embrace a great player but the great player must always work.

I've always said I'm a teacher at heart.

I played volleyball, basketball, softball, and I started to love soccer the most around 7-8 years old because it was a physical game. I could use my speed and strength to my advantage.

My goal is to show girls that I'm fighting so they don't have to, so they don't have to fight the same battles, so they don't have to fight for wage equality or whatever it may be.

There's a freshness to the approach of teen chefs. They're lighthearted, and they're not afraid to take risks.

There's something to be said for writing in the morning. At other points in the day, you're a bit more defensive.

I try to sit still for about 15 minutes each morning without making lists or running in overdrive.

My greatest success story has been my family.

Inspiring passion in family and friends has more enduring value than just staying alive for them.

In a place like the Greek Theater in L.A., to try and create a close connection with the audience seems almost antithetical to the architecture of the building.

I think what makes 'Jeopardy!' special is that, among all the quiz and game shows out there, ours tends to encourage learning.

Easter is an arts and crafts moment where your whole family and friends can get involved.

What makes creative people tingle are interesting problems, the chance to impress their friends, and caffeine.

Did anyone in the White House or the N.S.A or the C.I.A. consider flying to Hong Kong and treating Mr. Snowden like a human being, offering him a chance to testify before Congress and a fair trial?

I'm very thankful to the Yankees and to Major League Baseball for allowing me to play this game.

Identifying and overcoming natural fear is one of the pleasing struggles intrinsic to climbing.

I could always score goals. I loved that feeling of having your team look to you, that feeling of leadership.

Big banks have long had private equity divisions that put up capital for deals too complex or risky for individual shareholders to finance.

Honestly, being a doctor could make you more close minded than regular people.

Oh there are lots of doctors and medical professionals out there who buy my devices at whole sale price.

Immortality Device has been tested and researched by medical researchers all over the world from time to time. They email me and told me what they found. I post their results sometimes on my site.

I learned so much from 'Iron Chef' about ingredients, about the courage to put yourself out there.

Whatever the potential pitfalls, banks are increasingly enthusiastic about venture capital, particularly in new companies with strong prospects in fields like health care and technology.

It's not that hard to imagine the natural world recovering it's health in our absence: it's more difficult, and more necessary, to imagine it recovering its health in our presence.