Cockleshell Heroes Quotes & Sayings

But you come to a point in your life when you can't pull the trigger anymore. — Evel Knievel

We have rules One-Ear." The man smiled faintly at Mrs. Francis. "Ladies are not to be hacked apart with swords. It reflects badly on pirates in general and on our outfit in particular. — Sean Cullen

There is much to be said for the artwork that answers horror by rejecting or transcending it. — Alex Ross

CEOs resign when the internal dynamics of the company and the external dynamics of the company actually come together to say it is appropriate. When the internal dynamics ask you whether you have a replacement. I think the transition from CEOships have also become cartoonish. — Ursula Burns

Investors have to ask themselves two questions. How much can we grow our investments? And, can we afford our mistakes? — Mohamed El-Erian

One very fundamental thing has not changed and I realized that it will never change ... is that I really need to go home and practice. — Pat Metheny

he gained a real pleasure in befriending a man whom he privately had cause to despise, for he liked very much the feeling that his regard for others was a private font, a well, that he could muddy, or drink from, at his own discreet pleasure, and on his own time. — Eleanor Catton

Moonlight and high wind.
Dark poplars toss, insinuate the sea. — Li-Young Lee

The march of good fortune has backward slips: to retreat one or two paces gives wings to the jumper. — Saib Tabrizi

Bystanders wandered in and out of the merchant's stall, passing the time, talking of dreams they might purchase. Workers and slaves stooped from labor asked timidly for dreams of wine and ease. Women asked for dreams of love, and men for dreams of women. — David Berlinski

What is the matter with universities is that the students are school children, whereas it is of the very essence of university education that they should be adults. — George Bernard Shaw

I pattern my actions and life after what I want. No two people are alike. You might admire attributes in others, but use these only as a guide in improving yourself in your own unique way. I don't go for carbon copies. Individualism is sacred! — Richard Chamberlain

Any ensemble - they didn't call it "the all-male Expendables," for example. But it's Hollywood's fault that people say that [ "the all-female Ghostbusters" ], because there have been so few movies that have allowed women to have these leading roles, so that's Hollywood's fault. — Paul Feig

Ultimately, however, conflict lies not in objective reality, but in people's heads. Truth is simple one argument - perhaps a good one, perhaps not - for dealing with the difference. The difference itself exists because it exists in their thinking. — Martin Luther

I feel as though I am swimming in an ocean of knowledge with but a teaspoon to consume it. — David Bowers