Academicus Vampyrus Quotes & Sayings

Timidity betrays want of powers, and audacity a want of skill. There are, indeed, two things, knowledge and opinion, of which the one makes its possessor really to know, the other to be ignorant. — Hippocrates

In real-world Finance, they don't pay for elegance. They pay for power - predictive power. — Robert Haugen

Texas hold 'em is all about folding and waiting for that time that comes up every hour or two where you actually have an advantage and you can press it. — David Einhorn

Guide to the world of the dead. When you are certain that the body has left you, feel sad for the good you didn't get to do; then stop feeling sad and begin your journey to the past. Feel happy for the evil you didn't get to do, then stop feeling happy and realize that what propels you is chance, which when you were going in the opposite direction seemed to you like order, or necessity. — Rodrigo Rey Rosa

When we vote to leave, I think a majority of people in Scotland will also vote to leave as well. — Michael Gove

Every myth has a modicum of truth — Lonny Lee

Why do I pray? Because I never know what's going to pop out of my mouth. — Kathie Lee Gifford

He pushed the coverlet halfway down his body and crossed his arms behind his head. Linc stared at the overhead fixture, his new best friend for the last several days--he'd actually felt like talking to it a few times. — Janet Dailey

Now, I was well aware that certain sports required certain modes of dress for protection, but I failed to see how wearing a sleeveless blouse on the course qualified as a safety hazard. God forbid the sight of my bare shoulders should send male golfers into a tizzy, knocking balls everywhere. — Kelley Armstrong

God is the Master Author of your life. He has written every page of your life story in His eternal book. It's up to you to turn up the pages and move on with the next chapter or just get yourself stuck in the same content over and over again.- Elizabeth's Quotes — Elizabeth E. Castillo

We really had baseball in the family. Even that little habit I've got of chewing tobacco on the ball field sort of comes from my dad. — Nellie Fox