A Quote by Mary Roach

The broader the topic, the easier it is, not only to fill a book, but to set the bar pretty high for really great stuff.

Mary Roach

Quote Topics

Bar Book Broader Easier Fill Great High Only Pretty Really Really Great Set Stuff Topic

Quote Author

Mary Roach
American - Author
Born: March 20, 1959

Seriously, though, I realise I set the bar really high with Tenacious D - one of the great, great bands of our time.

Kyle Gass

If I can be a better businessman than I am a football player, that would be pretty successful, because the bar is set pretty high.

Bobby Wagner

I'm so open to different things. The only thing I'd say is I've set the bar pretty high in terms of good female roles with 'Diary,' and I want to continue in that vein.

Bel Powley

The bar for loud family meals is set pretty high when you come from Portugal.

Mariana van Zeller

The problem is that we set the bar so high, and our stuff is so good, it's tough to top.

Kyle Gass

The fantasy of doing a task perfectly is common with procrastinators; they set the bar for success very high. Then they are afraid to approach it. As the deadline approaches, they must set the bar lower.

John Perry

If you set the attractiveness bar really low, people have to compliment you on your looks when they meet you in person. I'm pretty much a genius. I'm actually applying to work at the Genius Bar based on this trick.

Megan Amram

In his 30 years of broadcasting and publishing fiction, Garrison Keillor has set the laugh bar pretty high.

Jane Smiley

I don't really need new stuff anyway. I like to make big stuff, and it's too expensive to travel with. So I have my refined set that works well, and I'm pretty much set with that.

Z'EV

People like to set the bar high. I like to put the bar on the ground and barely step over it. I like to keep the expectations really low.

Kevin Smith

The way my father raised me was really informative of how I think about my role as a female and how I view myself in a professional and personal capacity. So he encouraged me to set the bar very high for myself, to set great goals for myself.

Ivanka Trump

Having that amount of nominations makes me a little nervous, because you feel that the bar is really high, the expectations are really high, but it also feels great.