Cittern Tuning Quotes & Sayings

When you read, I'm sure you don't realize that your eyes are going backwards and forwards and to this place and that place. Mine don't do that. — Terry Pratchett

First, find out what your hero wants, then just follow him. — Ray Bradbury

I hold my hand out to her again. "Come on, fall with me." I mean that in more than one way and I hope she catches my meaning. I'm hoping she's falling for me like I'm falling for her. — Rachael Duncan

Without question, the court does play a vital role in our constitutional system. — Mike DeWine

I was trying to discover examples of a living restoration, trying to go beyond discussions about correct historic colors, materials, and techniques.
I looked to the past for guidance, to find the graces we need to save. I want to be an importer. This is not nostalgia; I am not nostalgic. I am not looking for a way back. "From where will a renewal come to us, to us who have devastated the whole earthly globe?" asked Simone Weil. "Only from the past if we love it."
What I am looking for is the trick of having the same ax twice, for a restoration that renews the spirit, for work that transforms the worker. We may talk of saving antique linens, species, or languages; but whatever we are intent on saving, when a restoration succeeds, we rescue ourselves.
Howard Mansfield, The Same Ax Twice: Restoration and Renewal in a Throwaway Age — Howard Mansfield

All it is the leaders of a country who determine policy, and it is always a ... — Hermann Goring

Then without any warning the car stopped. They were there.
"The ride's over," someone said. "End of the ride."
For a moment nobody got out. They just sat there. The driver cut the ignition, and after that there was silence. Complete, uncanny silence, more frightening than the most threatening noise or violence could have been. Night silence. A silence that had death in it. ("The Number's Up") — Cornell Woolrich

I always get that cautionary warning right before I get off the phone with an interviewer. It's: 'Good luck with the show. I really like it, and if this goes wrong, you'll be hearing from my attorneys. — Jon Stewart

Practice being grateful for everything that life has blessed you with. — Napoleon Hill

Man's objection to love is that it dies hard; woman's, that when it is dead, it stays dead. — H.L. Mencken

And in the end, I think, we're all just trying to survive, aren't we? — Janice Y.K. Lee

Determination. To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream. Not only plan, but also believe. — Anatole France

Writing about identity can be like maneuvering through a minefield, even when considering contemporary figures who have discussed the subject themselves. — William J. Mann

If I'm playing hockey, I want to win all the (trophies) I can. — Alexander Ovechkin

Let's dispense with the preliminary round of 'will we or won't we' so we can get down to the when will we. — Amanda Usen