Achilles Heal Quotes & Sayings

Then this is for you," Galahad said, and drew a knife from the pouch at his belt. It was an odd little thing, T-hilted and small enough to fit into a woman's hand. Its translucent blade, only an inch and a half long, was bound with scrolling bronze wire to the bone hilt. "Have a care. Obsidian is sharper than anything else in the world, sharp enough to make sunlight bleed. — Suzannah Rowntree

I'd have to say Bali's my favorite place that I've visited. — Christopher Meloni

I don't mess around with the men in the coven, especially my Shadowblades," she said with quiet finality. Flirting was one thing but anything more, it was a mistake of epic proportions.
His eyes narrowed and he gave a slow shake of his head. "That is all right then. Because I want so much more than just to mess around. — Diana Pharaoh Francis

With a lean build, he apparently worked out, his chiselled features were worthy of any holo-model or actor. — Mina Carter

Men. They were all so incredibly easy to sway. Pat them on their heads, give them something to eat, and they'll follow you anywhere. Add a smile and a few stupid compliments, and they'll immediately forget all about their other responsibilities. — Julie Garwood

I just consider myself a committed actor. If a movie is a success, that's great; I'm happy for that. But I've learned just to concentrate on my job and do the best that I can. — Giovanni Ribisi

You want to shout, can't you see I'm here? Can't you see I'm brand new? Can't you see me at all? — Ellen Hopkins

At first, he talked about the flowers in the garden behind his country house in Surrey. His voice still had its Midlands accent but was soft now and barely audible. He knew the plants by name and took a few minutes with each of them: ageratum, coreopsis, echinacea, rudbeckia. The yarrow, he said, had rose-red flowers on two-foot stems. Achillea millefolium, the plant Achilles used to heal wounds. — Frederick Weisel

Discipline is a necessary tool to help you get what you want in life. It forces you to stay on center and to move away from the things that are not necessary. — Diana Ross

An achilles, if it doesn't heal right, there could be a danger of not playing again. — Kevin Pietersen

You want a shadow, you got to have light and something to get in its way. — James S.A. Corey

O eloquent, just and mighty Death! Whom none could advise, thou hast persuaded; what none hath dared, thou hast done; and whom all the world hath flattered, thou only hast cast out of the world and despised; thou hast drawn together all the far-stretched greatness, all the pride, cruelty and ambition of man, and covered it all over with these two narrow words; Hic Jacet! (Here lies) — Walter Raleigh

animals with more mental flexibility typically possess more complex sensory and nervous systems, suggesting that they are the most likely to have the neural hardware that underlies suffering. — Virginia Morell

I'm confident in my ability to maintain a career. I don't know if it will be doing either independent films or plays in New England. — Randy Harrison

For violence, like Achilles' lance, can heal the wounds it has inflicted. — Frantz Fanon

A cold in the head causes less suffering than an idea. — Jules Renard

Not everyone wears their scars on their skin. — Ilsa J. Bick

When you're good enough in your sport, you have the option to choose your sponsors. Sometimes you pass up a lot of money to support the people you like and the products you want to use but in the end it's worth it! — Travis Pastrana