Commonplaces Thank Quotes & Sayings

The dice of God are always loaded. — Ralph Waldo Emerson

The security of people and nations rests on four pillars - food, energy, water and climate. They are all closely related, and all under increasing stress — Tom Burke

The professional conducts his business in the real world. Adversity, injustice, bad hops, and rotten calls, even good breaks and lucky bounces all comprise the ground over which the campaign must be waged. The field is level, the professional understands, only in heaven. — Steven Pressfield

It had seemed like a good idea at the time, a sure-fire way to impress this girl, who was as cute as hell but wound tighter than one of his father's antique clocks. — Ros Baxter

A gourmet who thinks of calories is like a tart who looks at her watch. — James Beard

The World Club Challenge clash with St George was a brutal battle. It was one of the hardest games I've ever played in. I guess it would be good to have more matches of such intensity but, trust me, our bodies would struggle if we were subjected to this every week. There is a limit to how much players can take. — Sam Tomkins

The woman who died night after night
and her dying was a long goodbye,
a train that never left. — Octavio Paz