Jo Walton Quotes

It [angling] deserves commendations;... it is an art worthy the knowledge and practice of a wise man.

Affliction is a divine diet which though it be not pleasing to mankind, yet almighty God hath often imposed it as a good, thought bitter, physic, to those children whose souls are dearest to him.

This dish of meat is too good for any but anglers, or very honest men.

Technology has saved us money in some circumstances, but it has really afforded us the ability to cover stories from locations we might not have been able to in the past.

Perhaps the hardest lesson of all is that there is no such thing as 'getting it right'-least of all with the promulgation of quality.

It's just paper - all I own is a pickup truck and a little Wal-Mart stock.

Capital isn't hard to find; intuition, yes.

It is unhealthy to marinate in your own press clippings.

There’s a lot more business out there in small town America than I ever dreamed of.

It's just as difficult to overcome success as it is to overcome failure.

That which is everybody's business is nobody's business.

One of the great responsibilities that I have is to manage my assets wisely, so that they create value.

Health is a function of three things. 1. Luck 2. Genetics and 3. Choices in your lifestyle.

Bill Russell was my favorite player of all-time.

Where else but the NBA could people like Bill Russell, Spencer Haywood, Ricky Barry, Dennis Rodman, and Allen Iverson come in and be allowed to be who they are?

I think that teachers have the hardest job in the world, and they are the most unsung heroes so much of the time.

You will find angling to be like the virtue of humanity, which has a calmness of spirit and a world of blessing attending upon it.

It was wisely said, by a man of great observation, that there are as many miseries beyond riches as on this side of them.

Lord, what music hast thou provided for Thy saints in heaven, when Thou affordest bad men such music on earth!

I believe our editorial decisions reflected our constant desire to make sure that we fully cover and analyze any issue and give our viewers all the information they need.

There is critical mass with high-speed Internet connections, so video is a good user experience. And that means there can be critical mass for advertisers.

The first thing you need to run for President is a budget of around $20 million dollars a day.

The job of senior management is to cultivate an environment where store managers can learn from the market and from each other.

I've always been driven to buck the system.

Tarantino and Jackson is like Scorsese and DeNiro, and their silent communication.

Good company and good discourse are the very sinews of virtue.

When everybody thinks alike, nobody thinks.

Music is critical in our lives and culture. It's the inspiration that drives us. It's also the window to our souls. It's a reflection as to who we are, what we stand for and where we're going.

No one missed more basketball in the history of NBA than I did. I played 14 seasons, on the roster for 14 years, and I missed more than nine-and-a-half full seasons.

When you intercept the ball with your stomach, that is great defense

I grew up in a classical music household. My dad is a phenomenal musician who can play any and all instruments, can sight read, can play by ear.

Kevin Garnett is the prototype for the NBA player of the future. He's already one of the greatest players to have played the game.

The offensive presence of Greg Ostertag is quite overwhelming sometimes!

I have nothing but respect for the Lakers. So many of their legends shaped who I am as a person and player.

Tracy McGrady is doing things we've never seen from anybody - from any planet!

When you are in unrelenting, excruciating and debilitating pain that never goes away for years on end, your life is over.

At 49, I can say something I never would have said when I was a player. I am a better person because of my failures and disgraces.

So long as thou are ignorant be not ashamed to learn. Ignorance is the greatest of all infirmities, and when justified, the chiefest of all follies.

[T]is not all fishing to fish.

There are offences given and offences not given but taken.

Let us be thankful for health and competence, and, above all, for a quiet conscience.

Oh, the gallant fisher's life!It is the best of any;'T is full of pleasure, void of strife,And 't is beloved by many.

We see but the outside of a rich man's happiness; few consider him to be like the silkworm, that, when she seems to play, is at the very same time consuming herself.

And for winter fly-fishing it is as useful as an almanac out of date.

An excellent angler, and now with God.

The will of man is by his reason swayed.

Since I arrived at CNN, it has grown into one of the largest and most trusted news organizations in the world.

CNN was one of the first news organizations in the world to train and equip its journalists before deploying them to dangerous areas.

There are some awful things in the world, it's true, but there are also some great books.

There is no learning without mistakes