Sitting Down – Page 2

I don\’t worry about

I don’t worry about inspiration, or anything like that. It’s a matter of just sitting down and working. Frank Herbert

Imagine sitting down to an eight ounce steak, and then, imagine the room filled wit 45 to 50 people with empty bowls…For the feed cost of your steak, each of their bowls could be filled with a cup pf cooked cereal grains. Frances Moore Lappé

The notion of sitting

The notion of sitting down and conjuring up, not only words in which to clothe thoughts but thoughts worthy of being clothed–the whole thing was absurdly beyond his desires. F. Scott Fitzgerald

Kids, they are always

Kids, they are always hurting themselves. It’s like, \”Quick, get me to casualty quick!\” while your doing something important like sitting down picking your ear. Dylan Moran

You must build your

You must build your House of Parliament on the river: so… that the populace cannot exact their demands by sitting down round you. Duke of Wellington

There’s nothing worse than

There’s nothing worse than sitting down to write a novel and saying, “Well, okay, I’m going to do something of high artistic worth.” It’s funny. Douglas Adams

All I have to

All I have to be thankful for in this world is that I was sitting down when my garter busted. Dorothy Parker

I’m amazed at how

I’m amazed at how much my writing is improved when I step away from the computer, even in small amounts. If I’m stuck, I vacuum the living room or walk the dog. I’m amazed at what comes out of that… We have to realize that part of the writing life where we’re sitting down at … Read more

When you realize that

When you realize that your history books and your science books and your literature books are not the result of experts sitting down and making it a wise decision, but of political pressure groups coming to the state textbook hearings, this is wrong. Diane Ravitch

I’ve never seen or

I’ve never seen or heard of a mob sitting down to read a film script. Deepa Mehta