Caisson Quotes & Sayings

BEAUTIFUL CERTAINTY: I often need to be reminded that God's timetable is better than mine. The in-between, the meantime, the waiting - it can all be frustrating, but it is in those moments we are refined, redesigned, and realigned with God's will as He prepares us to be launched into our next chapter. — Mandy Hale

At the battle of Waterloo, men formed squares into which the wounded were brought for medical care. At the height of the battle, in the madness of the cannonading and death, the riderless horses of the cavalry, the caisson horses of the slaughtered gun crews attempted to penetrate the squares to be saved by the humans. And in the First World War, men subjected to unparalleled mayhem were stricken more by the plight of the horses than anything else. There is a special grief for the innocent caught up in mankind's murderous follies. — Thomas McGuane

We have to consider that a man who has been under such enormous mental pressure for such a long time is naturally in some danger after his liberation, especially since the pressure was released quite suddenly. This danger (in the sense of psychological hygiene) is the psychological counterpart of the bends. Just as the physical health of the caisson worker would be endangered if he left his diver's chamber suddenly (where he is under enormous atmospheric pressure), so the man who has suddenly been liberated from mental pressure can suffer damage to his moral and spiritual health. — Viktor E. Frankl

Falling in love is easy, but somebody tell me how to stay there. — Isaiah Washington

So how does it feel? is the reasonable question you hear a lot when your book completes the long ascent from production purgatory to movieplex. — David Mitchell

Watch out for a man whose enemies keep disappearing. — C.J. Cherryh

Everybody who cares for his art seeks the essence of his own technique. — Dziga Vertov

Later that same spring of 1872, in his own annual report, Roebling would write that most men got over their troubles either by suffering for a long time or "by applying the heroic mode of returning into the caisson at once as soon as pains manifested themselves. — David McCullough

One of the inescapable encumbrances of leading an interesting life is that there have to be moments when you almost lose it. — Jimmy Buffett

They say learning to love yourself
Is the first step
That you take when you want to be real. — Tiesto

A lot of kids bought guitars and started playing rock'n'roll because of us. — Johnny Ramone

If you do not like anything, alter it. If you can not change it, adjust your mindset. Will not complain. — Maya Angelou

Time management is the key. Although it seems hectic, as long as you manage your time properly you can get everything done. — John Cena