Dyett Academic Center Quotes & Sayings

From the little reading I had done I had observed that the men who were most in life, who were molding life, who were life itself, ate little, slept little, owned little or nothing. They had no illusions about duty, or the perpetuation of their kith and kin, or the preservation of the State. They were interested in truth and in truth alone. They recognized only one kind of activity - creation. — Henry Miller

Another hidden sacrifice, one of great spiritual beauty and of powerful efficacy in the healing of human sorrows, is the — James Allen

We use objects to navigate spaces, making a map in our heads as neurons fire, pathways so well-worn we don't even know we reference them as we move from one location to the next, the same pattern. Every day. — Mindy McGinnis

The man who wants you to trust him is the one you must fear the most. — Brandon Sanderson

Baby, it's either laugh or cry and crying takes way too much energy. If you can't find humor in the shit life heaps on you, you really will grow miserable. — Sherrilyn Kenyon

Even in a sea of names, a drowning mermaid has a way of standing out. — Erika Swyler

Games are another place to find work, not only the voice stuff but in the motion capture stuff. It's exciting work. — Michael Cudlitz

If America is to be strong in the future, Americans must see America as home, not divided by race or region. Build American jobs for the future and come together with compassion to solve problems. — Phil Mitchell

My first place in Nashville was like 'Animal House.' The whole band lived under one roof, and most nights the jam sessions ended close to sunrise. — Charlie Worsham

In a matter of seconds, the sky darkened and the first fat drops of rain splashed around us. We went from table to table to gather our guests, smiling to mask our nervousness as the wind blew harder. As I watched the empty chairs overturning and the linens on the grape arbor flapping like sails, I was seized with a sudden fear. The wind whipped the trees; the creak of branches presaged the first sharp flash of lightning, followed by a thunder crack that set my heart pounding. — Rosie Genova

Love and learning are similar in that they can never be wasted. — Hope Jahren

In a certain sense, all true leaders are heroes. Heroes are ordinary people who are given being and action by something bigger than themselves ... Each of us must make the personal choice to be a hero or not, to be committed to something bigger than ourselves or not, to go beyond the way we "wound up being" and have the purpose of our lives and our careers be about something that makes a difference or not, in other words, to be a leader or not. — Werner Erhard

I know I could make a difference by supporting the right causes. — Nell Newman

If one of you is walking through a dark valley personally of course it affects the marriage. But it is not about the marriage. — John Eldredge

Austin is almost a million people, but it still feels like a relatively small town. Everybody knows each other. Or at least everyone in the filmmaking community. — Gabriel Luna