Akimoff 1996 Quotes & Sayings

Cultures tend to invite the dominance of one over the other, as a means by which an individual succeeds and advances or, conversely, fails and falls. A culture dominated by attackers - and one in which the qualities of attacking are admired, often overtly encouraged - tends to breed people with a thick skin, which nonetheless still serves to protect a most brittle self. Thus the wounds bleed but stay well hidden beneath the surface. Cultures favouring the defender promote thin skin and quickness to take offence - its own kind of aggression, I am sure you see. The culture of attackers seeks submission and demands evidence of that submission as proof of superiority over the subdued. The culture of defenders seeks compliance through conformity, punishing dissenters and so gaining the smug superiority of enforcing silence, and from silence, complicity. — Steven Erikson

So what's the plan?" Ben asked.
"Go inside. Look around. Improvise."
"Brilliant." Hi stroked his chin. "Quick question: Is having no plan the same as having a terrible plan, or are those different categories? — Kathy Reichs

I think the biggest influence for me is when I hear a great piece of music, whatever the style, I'm kind of inspired by that greatness and I'm inspired to try and obtain something that comes close to that greatness. — Paul Weller

I don't underestimate the power of mental preparation throughout all of my training. I'm in a much better state of mind about competition. — Amanda Beard

We may look old and wise to the outside world. But to each other, we are still in junior school. — Charlotte Gray

You are the God. You are the embodiment of God. The moment you start to love everyone and everything, you are doing your divine duty. — Debasish Mridha

For one person who dreams of making fifty thousand pounds, a hundred people dream of being left fifty thousand pounds. — A.A. Milne

There are certain TV shows that probably would have made me rich, and there are certain commitments I could have made that probably would have raised a lot of eyebrows that I didn't. But I don't look back at those decisions and say, 'Oh God, I'm such an idiot.' — Josh Gad

We rely, I think, on landscape photography to make intelligible to us what we already know. — Robert Adams

Above all, I strive to be the best I can - to be better than I was yesterday and better tomorrow. — Ellen DeGeneres

To travel is to live. — Hans Christian Andersen

Pain defines moments in the lives of all human beings. The trial is not the endurance of pain but the choices we make regarding how to endure. — Richelle E. Goodrich

declared Mr Marrable magniloquently; — Ernest Bramah