Crawshaw Academy Quotes & Sayings

Here and there in the ancient literature we encounter legends of wise and mysterious games that were conceived and played by scholars, monks, or the courtiers of cultured princes. These might take the form of chess games in which the pieces and squares had secret meanings in addition to their usual functions. — Hermann Hesse

They were both so scared they weren't talking at all, which made me feel the kind of shame you know you're not going to cure by saying sorry, and where the only thing to do is: go out, get more shame. — George Saunders

If I have one wish which is greater than another, it is, if I had the power, to make men do right; to make them stop their swearing, their lying, their deceiving, to stop trying to injure the innocent, and begin to be honest and upright in all their dealings with one another and honor the name of the Deity. — Brigham Young

Do you know how to use a pool cue?" Paul asked her.
"To play pool or to fight?" she asked as Paul pulled the door open and Allan went in first. "Balls are my specialty. — Terry Spear

Today, and everyday, take as your personal mantra: I am what I am and what I am is wonderful. — Sarah Ban Breathnach

Whoever makes sujood to Allah properly, will never make sujood to the duniya. — Suhaib Webb

Love is obtuse and reckless; it interferes. — Elizabeth Bowen

There comes a time in every race when a competitor meets the real opponent, and understands that it's himself. — Lance Armstrong

Did you really think I would sell you out? — Karl Malone

I was always the kid at school who thought it was a good idea to set off the fire alarm. And much as I'm aware that that's a trait which also propels other things which are good, I wish I could just pause and go, 'Is this really what you want to do?' — James Corden

I know as well as you do that only the individual has the key to change themselves. It's buried deep inside each and every one of us and although someone else can help us to find the key, we're the only ones who can use it. — Lisa Jewell

Truth cannot be sacrificed at the alter of a pretended tolerance. All religions, plainly and simply, cannot be true. — Ravi Zacharias

The measure of intelligence is the ability to change. - ALBERT EINSTEIN — James Rollins

If you try to create something people enjoy, and it happens to be made in a responsible way, then that's when you can really strike an incredible balance. — Stella McCartney