Mark Quotes

My mum was never too keen on TV, so we kids all went to the library and got books out. Right from the start, I loved the works of Mark Twain. Every time I read about Tom Sawyer, I'd go out and do something low-level naughty, just like him.

We all agree that pessimism is a mark of superior intellect.

It took me about 12 years to reach my million-word mark. The challenge now is to continue to challenge myself.

He that raises a large family does, indeed, while he lives to observe them, stand a broader mark for sorrow; but then he stands a broader mark for pleasure too.

Shaving my head was a millennium ritual, to not let it pass as just another New Year's Eve. A lot has happened to me in the last couple of years, personally and spiritually. I wanted to mark it for myself.

The mark of a good marriage is partnership and continuing to feel inspired by your spouse. I had that with Tao. But the end is not necessarily the tragedy. Staying in a relationship that is no longer working is the tragedy. Living unhappily - that's the tragedy.

People that are conceited of their own merit take pride in being unfortunate, that themselves and others may think them considerable enough to be the envy and the mark of fortune.

I won't say that the papers misquote me, but I sometimes wonder where Christianity would be today if some of those reporters had been Matthew, Mark, Luke and John.

It is the mark of a great man that he puts to flight all ordinary calculations. He is at once sublime and touching, childlike and of the race of giants.

As I say, you get labelled. To stop all that, I've got to win things - that's the only way you make your mark.

Charles was very intent to use his years as Prince of Wales to make his mark while he still had freedom of maneuver that he wouldn't have as King. The first subject he really went for was architecture. It made an impact.

For all my friends in the media who like quotes, mark this quote down. From this day on I'd like to be known as 'The Big Aristotle' because Aristotle once said, 'Excellence is not a singular act; it's a habit. You are what you repeatedly do.'

There's a bit of debate about that; some say it was really Matthew, but the popular consensus is that Mark was the first one, so that's why I did that one first. And I was planning on doing all four.

There is perhaps no surer mark of folly, than to attempt to correct natural infirmities of those we love.

Skepticism: the mark and even the pose of the educated mind.

There was Shawon Dunston and Mark Grace, and together we were a double play combination for ten years.

Wicked thoughts and worthless efforts gradually set their mark on the face, especially the eyes.

Ability hits the mark where presumption overshoots and diffidence falls short.

Sex is a big question mark. It is something people will talk about forever.

The mark of your ignorance is the depth of your belief in injustice and tragedy. What the caterpillar calls the end of the world, the Master calls the butterfly.

The London games mark the 24th anniversary of my winning two golds and setting the world record in the heptathlon. Someone is going to want it; records are made to be broken - it's only a matter of time. I hope mine will outlive me.

I used to joke I was a point-and-click actor. My whole process has been about trusting your instincts and hitting your mark.

There must've been some part of me that wanted to make my mark. But there was never a defining moment.

I think Gadhafi is on the mark. And up until this point in time, I think they truly want to turn this around and become a positive player with the West after years and years of terrorism and stagnation.

Bolton's exactly what the U.N. needs at this point. The president's right on the mark in picking him.

The mark of a true politician is that he is never at a loss for words because he is always half-expecting to be asked to make a speech.

Mark Twain cannot be defined.

I grew up under demanding people, that demanded things from you, expected you to toe the mark.

I think that there is a concern, a question mark, by people all around the world and governments all around the world, as to what China's intentions are.

I've noticed that in the U.S., when the president hits the three-year mark in office, he goes into re-election campaigning.