Bill Bellamy Famous Quotes & Sayings

We, we live! ours are the hours, and the living have their claims. — Friedrich Schiller

But it isn't true," Orville responded emphatically, "to say we had no special advantages . . . the greatest thing in our favor was growing up in a family where there was always much encouragement to intellectual curiosity. — David McCullough

When I grew older and awkward, when my parents divorced and life had gone all to hell, Demetrie stood me at the wardrobe mirror and told me over and over, 'You are beautiful. You are smart. You are important.' It was an incredible gift to give a child who thinks nothing of herself. — Kathryn Stockett

I'm a pretty big pizza enthusiast so I could talk about pizza all day if you want — Michael Clifford

The pressure never lets up. Doesn't matter what you did yesterday ... Lord, baseball is a worrying thing. — Stan Coveleski

You were a warrior, Lantern. Such men are not renowned for understanding the infinite shades of gray that govern the actions of men. Black and white are your colors." "Scholars tend to overcomplicate matters," said Skilgannon. "If a man runs at you with a sword it would be foolish to spend time wondering what led him to such action. Was his childhood scarred by a cruel father? Did his wife leave him for another man? Was he perhaps misinformed about your intentions, and therefore has attacked you in error?" Skilgannon laughed. "Warriors need black and white, Elder Brother. Shades of gray would kill them." "True," admitted the abbot, "and yet a greater understanding that there are shades of gray would prevent many wars beginning. — David Gemmell

The greatest harm can result from the best intentions - Zeddicus Zu'l Zorander — Terry Goodkind

If [the writer] achieves anything noble, anything enduring, it must be by giving himself absolutely to his material. And this gift of sympathy is his great gift; is the fine thing in him that alone can make his work fine. — Willa Cather

The selection of a book-plate is such a serious matter. — A. Edward Newton

You can preserve trees; you can preserve birds; you can preserve woodchucks; but people have got to go. — Jeff Whichello

The only biodiversity we're going to have left is Coke versus Pepsi. We're landscaping the whole world one stupid mistake at a time. — Chuck Palahniuk

Jessica Huntington was lying to herself. Cooper didn't know why, but he was going to find out.
By then the doc would be in his bed.
Right where they both knew she belonged. — Samantha Young

Whether through the patterns left in snow, or geese honking in the dark, or through the brilliant wet leaf that hits your face the moment you are questioning your worth, the quiet teachers are everywhere, pointing us to the unlived portion of our lives. When we think we are in charge, the lessons dissolve as accidents or coincidence. But when we're humble enough to welcome the connections, the glass that breaks across the room is offering us direction, giving us a clue to the story we are in. — Mark Nepo

If I live, I mean to spend the rest of my life working for perpetual peace. I have seen war and faced artillery and know what an outrage it is against simple men. — Tom Kettle

Today is a great day, not only of healing and reconciliation, but also coming together. I'm so glad the whole Little Rock Nine was alive and here to see this. — Winthrop Rockefeller