Daniel Handler Quotes

Of course we all know that Morris was a wonderful all-round man, but the act of walking round him has always tired me.

I think a lot of games in Oakland were just time being wasted, for a lack of a better phrase. I felt like I would play in some games that were four quarters, just like every other game, but it didn't feel like I was doing anything. It just felt like I was out there.

It was a waste of time to sit on the bench in London.

To bicker over what could have been is silly.

Negative energy is wasteful.

It's not the ideal situation to have two directors. It's just not the ideal thing.

Unproductive effort is never a good thing.

It's frustrating when you're not getting the job done.

Flopping shouldn't get you nowhere.

You turn down work you feel you've already done.

Drama gets in the way of getting work done.

I'm the kind of person who will set time aside to do something and then do everything but that thing.

I can see how paperwork and foolishness can destroy something.

You've got to stay away from those plays that zap your energy.

I'm really slow.

In the first place, bureaucracies never become efficient; they're never going to get rid of administrative costs; they're never going to reduce them. That's not the purpose of bureaucracies. It's to increase those things.

Chickenshit can be recognized instantly because it never has anything to do with winning the war.

If something doesn't work, it becomes obvious immediately. This just isn't going to work.

Not adding value is the same as taking it away.

[About a tiresome colleague]: He could bore for Scotland.

The Space Shuttle is the most effective device known to man for destroying dollar bills.

A drunkard is unprofitable for any kind of good service.

If something ain't working, it ain't working. You can't stick with it.

If, after spending time with a person, you feel as though you've lost a quart of plasma, avoid that person in the future.

We buy products for our military and they come in at costs that are so far above what they were supposed to be, because we don't have people that know what they're doing.