W. G. Grace Quotes

Whenever you want to see me, always look at the sunset; I will be there.

You cannot change any society unless you take responsibility for it, unless you see yourself as belonging to it and responsible for changing it.

You don't choose the times you live in, but you do choose who you want to be.

A revolution that is based on the people exercising their creativity in the midst of devastation is one of the great historical contributions of humankind.

The idea of my life as a fairy tale is itself a fairy tale.

The most damaging phrase in the language is: 'It's always been done that way.'

I avoid looking back. I prefer good memories to regrets.

Love isn't about what we did yesterday; it's about what we do today and tomorrow and the day after

Humans are allergic to change. They love to say, 'We've always done it this way.' I try to fight that. That's why I have a clock on my wall that runs counter-clockwise.

I am basically a feminist. I think that women can do anything they decide to do.

I love walking in the woods, on the trails, along the beaches. I love being part of nature. I love walking alone. It is therapy. One needs to be alone, to recharge one's batteries.

Keep recognizing that reality is changing and that your ideas have to change. Don’t get stuck in old ideas.

Building community is to the collective as spiritual practice is to the individual.

I never say 'never,' and I never say 'always.'

A person has to keep something to herself or you're life is just a layout in a magazine.

I've had happy moments in my life, but I don't think that happiness-- being happy-- is a perpetual state that anyone can be in. Life isn't that way.

Mr. Hitchcock taught me everything about cinema. It was thanks to him that I understood that murder scenes should be shot like love scenes and love scenes like murder scenes.

The pearl is the queen of gems and the gem of queens.

A ship in port is safe, but that's not what ships are built for.

The only phrase I've ever disliked is, 'Why, we've always done it that way.' I always tell young people, 'Go ahead and do it. You can always apologize later.'

When I married Prince Rainier, I married the man and not what he represented or what he was. I fell in love with him without giving a thought to anything else.

To me programming is more than an important practical art. It is also a gigantic undertaking in the foundations of knowledge.

Emancipation of women has made them lose their mystery.

Talk and write in a way that encourages the mutual exchange of ideas and acts like a midwife to people birthing their own ideas.

Our worst days are never so bad that you are beyond the reach of God's grace. And your best days are never so good that you are beyond the need of God's grace.

Although my memory's fading, I remember two things very clearly: I am a great sinner and Christ is a great Savior.

No computer is ever going to ask a new, reasonable question. It takes trained people to do that.

Our life dictates a certain kind of wardrobe.

Hollywood amuses me. Holier-than-thou for the public and unholier-than-the-devil in reality

You manage things, you lead people. We went overboard on management and forgot about leadership.

Always keep your eyes open. Keep watching. Because whatever you can see can inspire you.

It is often easier to ask for forgiveness than to ask for permission.

The most radical thing I ever did was to stay put.

One accurate measurement is worth a thousand expert opinions.

Leadership is a two-way street, loyalty up and loyalty down. Respect for one's superiors; care for one's crew.

You can get the monkey off your back, but the circus never leaves town

You can't make people change, but the organizers of WorldFest hope that people consider being vegetarian for both moral and health reasons

Three rules of success in fashion: perseverance, dream a bit and be passionate about it.

A woman needs ropes and ropes of pearls.

The glass is neither half empty nor half full. It's simply larger than it needs to be. It is easier to get forgiveness than permission

Women's natural role is to be a pillar of the family.

I've always been more interested in the future than in the past.

From then on, when anything went wrong with a computer, we said it had bugs in it.

The only way to survive is by taking care of one another.

If you do something once, people will call it an accident. If you do it twice, they call it a coincidence. But do it a third time and you've just proven a natural law!

Some day, on the corporate balance sheet, there will be an entry which reads, "Information"; for in most cases, the information is more valuable than the hardware which processes it.

If you want my ghost just say ' We've always done it that way.' and i will haunt you for 24 hours.

No matter how big or soft or warm your bed is, you still have to get out of it.

I believe in individuality, that everybody is special, and it's up to them to find that quality and let it live.

You have to be tougher. You have to learn the way to beat your path through, to make yourself felt, and make yourself necessary.