Anti History Teacher Quotes & Sayings

Such beauty, he thought, was too perfect to have come about by mere chance. That day in the center of the Pacific was, to him, a gift crafted deliberately, compassionately, for him and Phil. Joyful and grateful in the midst of slow dying, the two men bathed in that day until sunset brought is, and their time in the doldrums, to an end. — Laura Hillenbrand

But you're out of another world old kid ... You ought to live on top of the Woolworth Building in an apartment made of cutglass and cherry blossoms. — John Dos Passos

To put your hands in a river is to feel the chords that bind the earth together. — Barry Lopez

Meaning is something we experience more than we attain. It's like finding a nice, easy current in a river that carries you through life. — Donald Miller

It was his own soul he was exploring, the one territory from which there was no escape, the one enemy which must always be faced, sooner or later, more certain than anything else in life or death. — Anne Perry

Don't tell me you're going to eat a mashed-potato sandwich — Veronica Roth

We like to think that we value individuality, but all too often we admire one type of individual - the — Susan Cain

Comedy requires a lot of energy. — Gael Garcia Bernal

It was extraordinary 'cause I was 17 years old when I first danced with Edward Villella. And we were both young. But I had seen him dance, and he was already a star. So he was just so gentle and wonderful and kind, and we had a great rapport together. He was one of the most exciting dancers of our day. — Patricia McBride

Half the reason I turned into a writer is you didn't have to show up anywhere. You could work naked. — Jerry Stahl

Timorous minds are much more inclined to deliberate than to resolve. — Jean Francois Paul De Gondi

Now, people have said that somebody told them that they saw somebody on the railroad bank or saw somebody going over the bank, but no one has ever been able to show any cartridges, any rifle, any pistol, no one has ever found anything other than the evidence about Oswald. — John Sherman Cooper

Filthy talk makes us feel comfortable with filthy action. But the one who knows how to control the tongue is prepared to resist the attacks of lust — Pope Clement I

I've been a storyteller all my life. When I was in high school, I used to amuse myself by driving through the woods at night and see how long it would be before I scared the pants off my friends - and if I could do it before I scared myself. — Patricia Briggs

Make a concise statement clearly and you should only need to say it once. — Mary Mihalic