Capt. John Paul Jones Quotes & Sayings

On a grassroots level we say that man can touch more than he can grasp. — Gabriel Marcel

We shall none of us ever make love again, she thought, and did not much care. Life had not been too harsh; the sea would still be there at the end. She was nearly ready. — Anita Brookner

One of the reasons they [the Japanese] have bad eyesight is probably these microscopic characters [furigana] which have many lines and strokes to them.& We wonder why they went mad and bombed Pearl Harbor when they knew they couldn't win. That [the Japanese language] would be a reason. — L. Ron Hubbard

Words can be as deadly as bullets. But bullets are faster acting. ~ Brandon Hull — Jayden Hunter

Many times, you are the single most significant and glorious thing that has ever happened in the lives of some people; they sit around and talk about you over and over again throughout the years while you are out there living your life, every step that you take and every kiss that you make having absolutely nothing to do with them, at all! — C. JoyBell C.

There's really no such thing as the agony of dying. I'm quite sure that pain is shut off at the moment of death. You see, something happens when the body knows it's about to go. Peptide hormones are released by cells in the hypothalamus and pituitary gland. Endorphins. They attach themselves to the cells responsible for feeling pain. — Lewis Thomas

There's no such thing as a foreseeable future. — David McCullough

A pity, ' he said, without a trace of mockery. 'It seems that those who possess the greatest beauty appreciate it the least. — Jeanne Kalogridis