Dojos Quotes & Sayings

He was taking advantage of the brief lull in the battle to take a little nap, for do not all men, even heroes, need a refreshing little nap now and then? — Gunter Grass

The welfare state has always been judged by its good intentions, rather than its bad results. — Thomas Sowell

Aboriginal Okinawan Karate was traditionally taught in modest home Dojos, in small informal groups (sole purpose of teachings revolved around life preservation), in A closely tied supportive environment; unlike main island modern Japanese version with rivalry and competition, instructed in large groups belonging to even larger organizations with pseudo-militaristic hierarchy — Soke Behzad Ahmadi

If I didn't have my parents to think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is hard of hearing. — Franz Kafka

Hope and fear are two sides of the same coin ...
She didn't want to give up hope, so she was just going to have to live with the fear. — Shannon McKenna

He was a habit in my thoughts, not any more welcome than a rash, but I'd find myself thinking of him before I even realized what I was doing. Banishing him from my thoughts was like learning to breathe in a new way. it was a conscious effort. — Mary E. Pearson

You still awake?' asked the anesthetist.
'Nope,' I replied. — Eoin Colfer

To fill life with joy, smile with love. — Debasish Mridha

Is it? All I know is that I can't seem to stop - this - or slow it down. Or remember exactly why that's what I want. — Huntley Fitzpatrick

Will you swear on your honor to keep it in confidence?" "Of course," Devon said readily. Having no honor, he never hesitated to promise something on it. Helen — Lisa Kleypas

I like hot dogs. I like eggplant. I like pizza and creamed corn and beer. But I don't like Arabs. — Zach Braff

First comes the sweat. Then comes the beauty if you're very lucky and have said your prayers. — George Balanchine

Bug, meanwhile, had learned at Marshtown that might made right, and he got older and paler, his head downcast like a nodding flower that expects itself to be cut at any moment. — William T. Vollmann

Fork you, Kyle," she said and took a bite of her duck, chewing it with deliberate slowness.
"Fork yourself, Lanie," he replied, irritated by her rant.
She got quiet for a minute, swallowed, and then said barely above a whisper, "I tried but it didn't work. That's why I have you. — M.K. Schiller