Dan Cummins Funny Quotes & Sayings

A craftsman pulled a reed from the reedbed,
cut holes in it, and called it a human being.
Since then, it's been wailing a tender agony
of parting, never mentioning the skill
that gave it life as a flute — Rumi

Mass appreciation doesn't always equate to something good. — Jamie Dornan

If people can live through genocide and retain compassion, if they can take strength in pain, if they are able, still, to laugh, then certainly we can learn something from them. — Eric Greitens

When the ball is on the one-yard line, never risk a fumble. Carry it over yourself. — Robert Ringer

I don't act in the way other actresses act, in terms of building or creating a character. I don't transform myself into the role, I invest myself in the role. — Beatrice Dalle

Do not allow another person to set you back. Continue moving forward not backwards. When someone pulls you back, be like the arrow to a bow and spring forth greater than ever. And, what they thought would be your disadvantage, you turn it into your advantage. — Amaka Imani Nkosazana

Every day since the start of the Tour de France, the popular 'Le Parisien' newspaper has published a story about a book written with the bicycle in mind. — Elaine Sciolino

If war is to have any meaning at all, its purpose must be to establish control over peoples and territories, and ultimately, this can be done only as Alexander the Great did it, on the ground. — T.R. Fehrenbach

The good husbands understand and offer to help. "All you have to do is ask" they say. But even helpful husbands have to be thanked, their contributions acknowledged, credit given. All those pleases and thank yous. Being grateful takes time and energy. It's often easier to do it yourself. — Bettina Arndt