Barraquer Simons Quotes & Sayings

Horses are consistent and logical. The horse will do what is easiest for him. If you make it easy for him to buck you off, kick you, and run away, that's just what he's going to do. And more power to him. But if you make it easy for the horse to be relaxed and calm and accurate - and also have it be a beautiful dance between you and the horse - it won't be too long before he'll be hunting for that just as hard as you are. Whatever you make easy for the horse, that's what he's going to get good at. — Buck Brannaman

It has been very humbling and gratifying to have these men as our role models ... Your generation enabled America to close out the twentieth century as the greatest nation in the history of mankind, the only remaining superpower, the world's leading economy and the world's most respected and feared military force in the world- respected by our friends and allies, feared by our adversaries. — Eric Shinseki

In the music business, to survive for so long, you have to be able to cut off from your emotions sometimes. And being a father, you're faced with that situation. I know that my father was, with me. I understand why he had to be distant, because to rip yourself away, time after time, is almost more devastating. — Rufus Wainwright

The strongest arguments prove nothing so long as the conclusions are not verified by experience. Experimental science is the queen of sciences and the goal of all speculation. — Roger Bacon

Foolish questions will make you genius — Various

Words can be used for venal purposes. Words are incredible sources of propaganda and can cause terrible havoc. — Helen Mirren

In piano, if you try to force hitting this key and that key, it's very broken. It's not pretty. When you're in archery, you can't try to force it step-by-step-by-step. Then the shot doesn't flow and it's not a good shot. If you just let the performance flow, it's really beautiful. — Miranda Leek

A refined nature is vexed by knowing that some one owes it thanks, a coarse nature by knowing that it owes thanks to some one. — Friedrich Nietzsche

It is the way of the young to accept the debilitations of old age very gracefully on behalf of their elderly parents. And — Robin Hobb

Everyone has dated or been with a person who is obsessed with their work, and it's immensely frustrating. — Kristen Connolly