- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
Face Quotes
Facing what comes, technological or personal.
This set leans on confrontation in a broad sense, from the explosion of surveillance and identification technology to the call for allies to face evil together. For related resilience-themed quotes, see Facelift quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
In life, loss is inevitable. Everyone knows this, yet in the core of most people it remains deeply denied - 'This should not happen to me.' It is for this reason that loss is the most difficult challenge one has to face as a human being.
- Distributor
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- Nov 07, 2020
A lot of times, I can put a product together with a distributor when I go into my Rolodex for distributors. I can then put it together with a face, such as an artist. And then I can go into my databank of retailers and people that I've been working with through the years of retail, and then also manufacturing.
- Time
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- Nov 07, 2020
To fail is a natural consequence of trying, To succeed takes time and prolonged effort in the face of unfriendly odds. To think it will be any other way, no matter what you do, is to invite yourself to be hurt and to limit your enthusiasm for trying again.
- Happy
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- Nov 07, 2020
I know some of my parents' friends think 'Little Britain' is in incredibly poor taste. But swimming the Channel? You can't really say anything negative about that, can you? There's nothing better than making your parents happy. The glee on my father's face that day was amazing.
- Necessity
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- Nov 07, 2020
By definition, poetry works with qualities and dynamics that mainstream society is reluctant to face head-on. It's an interesting phenomenon that by necessity, poetry is just below the radar.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
A good poem looks life straight in the face, unflinching, sincere, equal to revelation through loss or gain.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
Riches and the things that are necessary in life are not evil in themselves. And all of us face cares and troubles in this life. The sin comes in the time and energy we spend in pursuing these things, at the expense of neglecting Christ.
- Look
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- Nov 07, 2020
I believe the most interesting thing to look at in the world is the human face, so that is why I tend to be a little closer to human faces than maybe other directors will be.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
If the response you finally receive from me is 'thanks but no thanks', then please accept at face value that I would really not be the right investor for you. You've got to trust me on this, and in this case take 'no' for an answer.
- Nov 07, 2020
The impending teacher shortage is the most critical education issue we will face in the next decade.
- Beauty
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- Nov 07, 2020
Here's the thing: I'm not beautiful. I mean, I'm a perfectly normal-looking Jewish guy. My face has never been my fortune, nor has my body... physical beauty has never been part of my equation. It's just not on my shopping list.
- Erudition
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- Nov 07, 2020
Let's face it: professing a deep interest in movies, the absolutely dominant global art form of the last century, is at this point like professing an interest in air. Passion is nice. Erudition is admirable. But it's like that moment when good manners cross over into meaningless etiquette.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
'Play It Again Sam's opening shot is the same as 'Purple Rose's final one: a close-up of a face, rapt in a movie house. I've certainly felt that in my life. I've been known to cry watching Gene Kelly.
- Old
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have a face that is a cross between two pounds of halibut and an explosion in an old clothes closet.
- New
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- Nov 07, 2020