Excellences Perfections Quotes & Sayings

Men, being accustomed to act on reflection themselves, are a great deal too apt to believe that women act on reflection, too. Women do nothing of the sort. They act on impulse; and, in nine cases out of ten, they are heartily sorry for it afterward. — Wilkie Collins

It is a blessing to die for a cause, because you can so easily die for nothing. — Andrew Young

I like the person who commits and goes all in and takes big swings and then maybe fails or looks stupid; who jumps and falls down, rather than the person who points at the person who fell, and laughs. — Amy Poehler

That is the most common excuse, and the most foolish of all. Love has never prevented a man from following his dreams. If she truly loves you, she will want the best for you. — Paulo Coelho

This world has emptied me of all but the oldest purpose: tomorrow's life. I live now for my young Duke and the daughter yet to be. She — Frank Herbert

I have accomplished everything I set out to accomplish when I started playing the sport at 7. And probably even more. — Sheryl Swoopes

I don't want to be the next Mark Spitz; I want to be the first Michael Phelps — Michael Phelps

She was a soul-sucking vampire and I was a sixteen-year-old cheerleader, but I was damned if she was going to suck the life out of all my friends. High school was hard enough. — Marlene Perez

By 12.30, Giles had consumed five gin-rickies, four gin-and-tonics, three gin-and-its, two gin-and-bitters, and one gin. — Martin Amis

I will try to disappoint you better than anyone ever has. — Stephen Dunn