Firefighter Captain Quotes & Sayings

The stratagems by which briefly you
ameliorated, even seemingly
untwisted what still twists within you
you loved their taste and lay there
on your side
nursing like a puppy. — Frank Bidart

Is it only in the army in the Philippines that Americans sometimes commit deeds that cause all other Americans to regret?
[Theodore Roosevelt 1901 relating reports of water torture in the Philippines to lynching in the south] — Theodore Roosevelt

Call it dating if you like, but I didn't want her to be under the impression that it was anything serious. Not at that point in any case, it was more to be an experiment in human social relationships, one which might or might not lead to sex and or marriage. — Andrew James Pritchard

As a leader, parent, or friend - don't let someone's poor attitude and poor performance hinder your commitment to holding them to higher standards. You don't need to make the person 'wrong' for the way they're behaving, simply point out that the behavior is ineffective. — Hal Elrod

We're going to have a tax cut. Today's American family is overtaxed at all levels. — Dick Armey

Maybe I should do this for y-" (Samantha)
"No, I'm cooking. If you want to be helpful, you can bring me my wine. I poured us both a glass." (Mortimer)
"But-"
"No," he insisted, pushing her toward the door. "In you go. I'm the man. I get to barbecue while you stand around and look cute. — Lynsay Sands

I would love to be a fly on the wall watching other directors and actors to see what their process is like. — Chiwetel Ejiofor

In a collaborative environment directors hire actors because they want their input, not just their bodies. — Kelly Lynch

Mathematics is the extension of common sense by other means. — Jordan Ellenberg

We don't to be some kind of rock supergroup for the sake of being a supergroup. You want to change things and say something fresh and new so you appeal to people as a new group. — Peter Hook

The discipline of medicine concerns the manipulation of knowledge under uncertainty. — Siddhartha Mukherjee