Hokie Quotes & Sayings

Experiencing life as a victim instead of living it purposefully with a feeling of self-control. — Henry Cloud

He knew it was necessary to drive the French out, but he had always imagined that this would be done gloriously, with thousands of men on horseback flashing their swords and calling upon Allah to aid them in their holy mission ... It was hard to see any connection between the splendid war of liberation and all this whispering and frowning. — Paul Bowles

As you grow into a fine young woman, try not to make excuses. If you know the bottom's safe - jump. If you know it's returned - love. If you really want it - fairly take it. If you run, do it 'til your lungs burn. Laugh until your cheeks ache. And forgive, as you'll always want to be forgiven. I didn't say forget, and certainly your spirit won't allow you to be a doormat, but forgive. Ask yourself always, if they die tonight.. was I really that mad? The answer will almost always be no. So act accordingly. — S.E. Hall

Because some things should never be forgotten." He smoothed the girl's unruly hair. "Not if we hope to live better lives." * — John Hart

I will tell you how to make money: Work very hard. I will tell you how to win love: Wear nice clothing and smile all the time. Learn the words to all the latest songs. — Kurt Vonnegut

Necessity first mothered invention. Now invention has little ones of her own, and they look just like grandma. — E.B. White

Success requires a clear, well-engineered plan (along with discipline, action, and a clear idea of what we want, why, and what it'll take to get it). — Chalene Johnson

While Argentina, Brazil, and Chile - what in textbooks used to be called the ABC countries - seem settled into democratic politics and free market economics, the Andean countries are in disarray. — Elliott Abrams

Marion's town slogan was "Where Main Street Meets Mountain." That was one of the reasons she'd loved the town, with the nearby woods, its colorful shops, and the feeling that time hadn't touched it the way it had the cities. — Cindi Madsen

Yes, he's got all them different kinds of thoroughbred blood in him, and he's got other kinds you ain't mentioned and that you ain't slick enough to see. — Don Marquis

The Stones always tried to do the odd smaller gig when they could. — Bill Wyman

Look, I didn't want to be a half-blood. — Rick Riordan

Where is privacy, if not in the mind? — Annie Dillard

The tragedy wasn't that Stanford White died, but that I lived. — Evelyn Nesbit