Very gifted people, they win and they win, and they are told that they win because they are a winner. That seems like a positive thing to tell children, but ultimately, what that means is when they lose, it must make them a loser. Joshua Waitzkin childgiftlose share on social
Very good coaches for ski jumpers stand at the top of the slope and watch the jumpers prepare, rather than standing at the bottom and watching them land. Roland Joffe bottomcoachgood Change image and share on social
Very good cooks who are employed as 'chefs' rarely refer to themselves as 'chefs.' They refer to themselves as 'cooks.' Alton Brown chefcookemploy Change image and share on social
Very good records exist about the Trail of Tears. Journals and other records kept by Cherokees and non-Indians tell such things as which people were where on which day. Joseph Bruchac cherokeedayexist Change image and share on social
Very hard, very hard to represent a country, or carry out a policy that does not have consensus support. John Negroponte carryconsensuscountry Change image and share on social
Very intense first summer out, to be 18 years old and never having gone on a date, never having smoked a cigarette, never had a drink, even a sip of beer, never kissed a girl, all of those things. It made for a fairly intense first year out. Peter Jurasik beercigarettedate share on social
Very interesting for an old duffer like me to try his hand at something new. If I don't do that once in a while, I might just turn into a fossil, you know! Norman Rockwell dufferfossilhand Change image and share on social
Very large scale disasters, especially those that have occurred in the developing world, have very long recovery periods. Irwin Redlener developdisasterlarge Change image and share on social
Very learned women are to be found, in the same manner as female warriors; but they are seldom or ever inventors. Voltaire femalefindinventor Change image and share on social
Very likely education does not make very much difference. Gertrude Stein differenceeducationmake Change image and share on social
