Gladius 2 Quotes & Sayings

People are less focused on the story, and more on how the story is told. — Lynne Tillman

It changes how people read you if you believe in God. It gives insight into your motivation, how you look at problems and how you deal with people. — Malcolm Gladwell

The prayer closet is the arena which produces the overcomer. — Paul Billheimer

Art class was like a religious ceremony to me. I would wash my hands carefully before touching paper or pencils. The instruments of work were sacred objects to me. — Joan Miro

I can't believe this night. I was supposed to be applauded and instead, I'm ruined. I swear to God in heaven if I ever see that man again, I will commit murder. (Tory) Well, if you need help moving the body, you know where Kim and I live. (Pam) — Sherrilyn Kenyon

New opinions are always suspected, and usually opposed, without any other reason but because they are not common. — John Locke

The key to changing your self-image is not to call yourself by the mistakes you've made or how people see you, but to call yourself the way God sees you. — Jamie Larbi

That's all you get," said Alpharius, and split him in half.
Alpharius sheathed his gladius, and dragged the sabre out of his torso. He tossed it away, and walked through the liter of bodies to where Namatjira was kneeling on the deck.
"Please! My lord primarch! Please, I beg you!" Namtjira pleaded, his hands making a desperate namaste.
Alpharius drew his boltgun.
"Why?" shrieked Namatjira. "Why are you doing this?
"For the Emperor," said Alpharius, and pulled the trigger. — Dan Abnett

Gaston Boissier, who wrote in the mid-nineteenth century what is still one of the most charming and witty books on Cicero, observed: He always belonged to the best party [i.e., the optimates] ... only he made it a rule not to serve his party; he was contented with giving it his good wishes. But these good wishes were the warmest imaginable. ... His reserve only began when it was necessary to act. ... The more we think about it, the less we can imagine the reasons he could give [his friends] to justify his conduct. — Anthony Everitt

Quemadmodum gladius neminem occidit; occidentis telum est.

A sword is never a killer; it is a tool in the killers hand. — Maggie Stiefvater

People who are kind of at the cutting edge of life and survival, and being near the nitty-gritty, like my films, and I like that. — Wes Craven