Admonished Def Quotes & Sayings

If a man were to place himself in an attitude to bear manfully the greatest evil that can be inflicted on him, he would find suddenly that there was no such evil to bear; his brave back would go a-begging. — Henry David Thoreau

I like the story about Henry David Thoreau, who, when he was on his death bed, his family sent for a minister. The minister said, 'Henry, have you made your peace with God?' Thoreau said, 'I didn't know we'd quarreled.' — Stewart Udall

Pietas prevailed, and out of the blood of Caesar the monarchy was born. — Ronald Syme

If a Devil is one who dares, when others hold back, then I am happy to play the Devil in this Mystery, boy. — Neil Gaiman

Victory is the most important aspect in Iraq, because victory in Iraq will help us have victory in the War on Terror. — Andrew Card

Legalists and theological experts with "lips close to God and hearts far away from him" (Isa. 29:13). The world hardly needs more of these. — Dallas Willard

A complex system benefits from not following the same practices over and over again. By enduring a little bit of stress and continuously adapting to variability in the environment, the system learns to become fitter and healthier. — Jurgen Appelo

We learned pretty early on in this band that you can't have snobbery in music. — Mike Shinoda

My advice is to never do tomorrow what you can do today. Procrastination is the thief of time. — Charles Dickens

He was now a husband and father, and they had not been in touch in years, yet she could not pretend that he was not a part of her homesickness, or that she did not often think of him, sifting through their past, looking for portents of what she could not name. — Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

I play knowing that there is somebody watching me out there in the crowd that has never had the opportunity to watch a game before and it might be the only chance they ever to see one, live in person. Michael Jordan once said that in an interview, and I really took it to heart; whenever I step on the floor, I play for that person. — Tyson Chandler