Concretely Beautiful Quotes & Sayings

He could not tell all of the California pines apart, the gray pine from the coulter, the bushop from the knobcone and the Monterey. — Tracy Chevalier

Here is he laid to whom for daring deed, nor friend nor foe could render worthy meed. — Quintus Ennius

The conquest of the earth, which mostly means the taking it away from those who have a different complexion or slightly flatter noses than ourselves, is not a pretty thing when you look into it much. — Joseph Conrad

Well, suppose there's a slight doubt that the boy should be in the army and we send him and he gets killed."
"I see. Is it responsibility or blame that bothers you?"
"I don't want blame."
"Sometimes responsibility is worse. It doesn't carry any pleasant egotism. — John Steinbeck

Having your goal to focus on is key, but don't let it become more important than your excellence next year and the year after. — Bill Rodgers

I'm a great believer in what happens on the field should stay there. — John Hopoate

Together my wife and I are building the kingdom of God, exercising dominion, beating back the weeds of stinky dippers, tending the garden God has put us in. This is why my dear wife vacuums the floor, for it is part of the garden she has been called to dress and to keep. But she is doing this not as raw duty, but because she understands that she is exercising dominion over the dust, for the glory of Christ. — R.C. Sproul Jr.

Be practical as well as generous in your ideals. Keep your eyes on the stars, but remember to keep your feet on the ground. — Theodore Roosevelt

I'm excited about being here in an organization that I grew up rooting for ... I'm excited about being an Atlanta Brave and pitching in Game 1. — Tim Hudson