Jairek Robbins famous quotes

Last updated: Sep 5, 2024

  • There are two ways of getting out of a trial. One is simply to try to get rid of the trial, and be thankful when it is over. The other is to recognize the trial as a challenge from God to claim a larger blessing than we have ever had, and to hail it with delight as an opportunity of obtaining a larger measure of divine grace.

  • All that God requires of us is an opportunity to show what He can do.

  • An interface can be a powerful narrative device. And as we collect more and more personally and socially relevant data, we have an opportunity, and maybe even an obligation, to maintain [our] humanity and tell some amazing stories.

  • For a justice of this ultimate tribunal [the U.S. Supreme Court], the opportunity for self-discovery and the occasion for self-revelation is great.

  • What's so great about television. You're able to tell a long story, where you couldn't really do that in a film because you have to tell a story in an hour and a half or two hours.

  • There's a great tradition in storytelling that's thousands of years old, telling stories about kings and their palaces, and that's really what I wanted to do.

  • I really enjoy listening to stories. I remember them and keep them in my mind.

  • Don’t read success stories, you will only get a message. Read failure stories, you will get some ideas to get success.

  • Chefs have a new opportunity - and perhaps even an obligation - to inform the public about what is good to eat, and why.

  • I'm just focused on exploring new opportunities.