Famous Gurkha Quotes & Sayings

The wise find pleasure in water; the virtuous find pleasure in hills. The wise are active; the virtuous are tranquil. The wise are joyful; the virtuous are long-lived. — Confucius

I'd give you my heart, but you'd just give it back, so I'll give you my words instead. — N'Zuri Za Austin

That was ... that was choking. You're right. But of course when you play against (Roger) Federer, he's No. 1 in the world, he won three grand slams last year, and he's just full of confidence. It's difficult to do anything regular to beat him. You have to do something extra to be able to have the chance to beat him. Set points, I had six of them and I couldn't take one. But I was close. — Marat Safin

I shook my head, thinking this girl has more issues than Vogue. — J.L. Weil

Did this mean every impossible fairy tale was grounded somewhere in absolute truth? Was there anything sane or normal at all, or was everything just magic and ghost stories? — Stephenie Meyer

It's true that America can't solve every problem, but I don't know of any major problem in the world that can be solved without us. — Hillary Clinton

For it can never be that war shall preserve life, and peace destroy it. — Thomas Hobbes

If yon bethink yourself of any crime
Unreconcil'd as yet to heaven and grace,
Solicit for it straight. — William Shakespeare

There is a reason we used to build Cathedrals that drew the eye upwards. — Michael Gungor

He had opened the book at random several times, seeking a sortes Virgilianae, before he chose the sentences on which his code was to be based. 'You say: I am not free. But I have lifted my hand and let it fall.' It was as if in choosing that passage, he were transmitting a signal of defiance to both the services. The last word of the message, when it was decoded by Boris or another, would read 'goodbye. — Graham Greene

I've come to see the mosh pit as an apt description of American society - and of my childhood home. I was number nine of ten creative, mostly loud kids competing for airspace. — Laurie Helgoe

Is this the seedman Jasher?" The commander indicated the charred remains.
"It's his identical twin."
"We know he traveled with you until recently. Where is his amar?"
"I ate it."
"This is a foolish time for flippancy."
"I panicked. It tasted horrible. Do you have any mouthwash? — Brandon Mull

I start to unbutton his shirt. "Got to get these clothes off," I mutter. "You don't know how long I've waited to hear you say that." Smile. Lopsided. Sexy. — Rick Yancey