Extracurriculars For College Quotes & Sayings

We lost because we told ourselves we lost. — Leo Tolstoy

So: as of 2011, after many decades of being the official and much-funded hypothesis, the Aryan Invasion Theory has still not been confirmed by even a single piece of archaeological evidence. — Koenraad Elst

If everyone really knew what a jerk I am in real life, I wouldn't be so adored in the slightest. — Christian Bale

Ye examined Feng. The kerosene lamp was a wonderful artist and created a classical painting with dignified colors and bright strokes: Feng had her coat draped over her shoulders, exposing her red belly-band, and a strong, graceful arm. The glow from the kerosene lamp painted her figure with vivid, warm colors, while the rest of the room dissolved into a gentle darkness. Close attention revealed a dim red glow, which didn't come from the kerosene lamp, but the heating charcoal on the ground. The cold air outside sculpted beautiful ice patterns on the windowpanes with the room's warm, humid air. — Liu Cixin

Being born-again Christian gives God the opportunity to gradually change your heart, mind, and thoughts — Sunday Adelaja

Danny couldn't remember how many times he had driven down this particular stretch of highway. — Mike Mehalek

What often separates the good from the great is a layer of innate ability, a gift, so it's partly that. There's many people with great gifts who don't work hard enough, or perhaps take it for granted, and therefore they don't have the passion and the commitment for it. — Paul Rankin

All along, I kept thinking, I will never do this again, I will never be here again, this will never be my locker again, Radar and I will never write notes in calculus again — John Green

What if you were really meant to be with someone? But you kept messing about and having the Horn and so on and you lost them. — Louise Rennison

People who think they know what they are talking about when they talk about baseball include the announcers and all of the sports press - no matter how much evidence you present them to the contrary they will continue to think that what they think is right. — Michael Lewis

People think it is all about country music, and I know a lot of country music has come out of there, but like Blonde on Blonde by Bob Dillon was recorded there. A lot of great records; R&B records, jazz records. It's a lot of great players and great studios. — Elvis Costello

This workshop where ideals are manufactured
it seems to me it stinks of so many lies — Friedrich Nietzsche