General Ray Odierno Quotes & Sayings

Alas, in our age, some arrogantly believe that if they cannot comprehend something, then God cannot comprehend it, either. — Neal A. Maxwell

In 'Plutarch,' her voice begins to come out; there are actual 2,000-year-old quotes from Cleopatra, and they are sly and saucy. — Stacy Schiff

Shadows are where magic comes from. Your dark and dancing self, slipping behind and ahead and around, never quite looking at the sun. Fairyland-Below is the shadow of Fairyland, and this is where magic gets born and grows up and sows its oats before coming out into the world. The body does the living; the shadow does the dreaming. Before Halloween, we lived in the upper world, where the light makes us insubstantial, thin, scraps of thought and shade. We weren't unhappy - we made good magic for the world, sportsmanlike stuff. We reflected our bodies' deeds, and when our brothers and sisters went to sleep, we had our own pretty lives, our shadow loves, our shadow markets, our shadow races. But we had no idea, no idea how it could be under the world with our Hollow Queen. And now we shall never go back. — Catherynne M Valente

To see an almost certain horrible death
you know how crowds all sit at the edge of their seats, /praying/ subconsciously for a spectacular accident
and then to be whisked away from it so suddenly
brought to the edge of tragedy, and then to have their better natures win out, showing them how much nicer they always /knew/ they were
that was the supreme thrill. — Harlan Ellison

We are not clear as to the role in life of these chemicals; nor are we clear as to the role of the physician. You know, of course, that in ancient times there was no clear distinction between priest and physician. — Alan Watts

I wasn't being bullied at school at this point. I had a group of friends, and I was isolated because I wasn't communicating with my parents. I wasn't telling them what I was going through. — Randy Harrison

Your music," he said at last. "Your music was the only thing that kept me sane, that kept me human instead of a monster. — S. Jae-Jones

Who can say I have a bad swing? The only thing that matters in golf is the score you put on the board. You don't have to look pretty out there, you have to win. Look at my record and tell me who has a better swing than mine. — Lee Trevino

Will Fortune never come with both hands full,
But write her fair words still in foulest terms? — William Shakespeare

Infinite wisdom never attempts that which is unnecessary. — Charles Haddon Spurgeon

I'll tell ya, I'm a genuinely nice guy. I really am. A real nice guy. But I think I'm temperamental. — Lou Reed

She put her hand over her heart. Oh boy. It hurts. It's a real pain. Right here. — Elizabeth Berg

It's useful because it's beautiful. — Antoine De Saint-Exupery