Adm William Mcraven Quotes & Sayings

I'll kill him though,' he said. 'In all his greatness and his glory. — Ernest Hemingway,

Knowing something may be a terrible burden to bear, but it holds no danger to them as aren't afraid of truth. — Orson Scott Card

At sunrise of the third day, I saw the corpse's chest begin to rise and fall and I heard the first intake of breath - a rasp like water being poured into a leather pouch. — Dan Simmons

Acting is like painting pictures on bathroom tissues. Ten minutes later you throw them away and they are gone. — Shelley Winters

But in the course of thirty years a great change took place, and the North refused to perpetuate what had become the "peculiar institution" of the South, especially as it gave the South a species of aristocratic preponderance. — Alexis De Tocqueville

I know the Lord loves me. — Lailah Gifty Akita

And somebody has lost the face
That made existence home! — Emily Dickinson

No one ever thinks about the guy who was raised by the guy who was raised by wolves. — Demetri Martin

I come from a family of great readers and storytellers. — Katherine Dunn

A lot of people seem to want to make the institution of marriage substitute for a real relationship. — Susan Faludi

Love is a combination of care, commitment, knowledge, responsibility, respect and trust. — Bell Hooks

It is my belief that one's salary is between an individual and the IRS. — Jessica Savitch

Back when we started this show, the hottest program on television was 'Keeping Up With the Gabors.' — David Letterman

- Rape is a unique crime, representing both a physical and psychological violation.
More than with any other crime the victim can experience reporting rape as a form of revictimisation.
l In no other crime is the victim subject to so much scrutiny at trial, where the most likely defence is that the victim consented to the crime. Powerful stereotypes function to limit the definition of what counts as 'real rape'."
Kelly, L., Lovett, J., & Regan, L. (2005). A gap or a chasm?: attrition in reported rape cases. London: Home Office Research, Development and Statistics Directorate. — Liz Kelly

Passive acceptance of the teacher's wisdom is easy to most boys and girls. It involves no effort of independent thought, and seems rational because the teacher knows more than his pupils; it is moreover the way to win the favour of the teacher unless he is a very exceptional man. Yet the habit of passive acceptance is a disastrous one in later life. It causes man to seek and to accept a leader, and to accept as a leader whoever is established in that position. — Bertrand Russell