Holyday Quotes & Sayings

River is time in water; as it came, still so it flows, yet never is the same. — Barten Holyday

A man may as well open an oyster without a knife, as a lawyer's mouth without a fee. — Barten Holyday

As one of us transforms we activate transformational energies in others, which enables them to more readily reconnect with the wisdom of their innate creative source. — Julia Hill

Risk is just an expensive substitute for information. — Adrian Slywotzky

Parks benefit everyone. And those (men) who approach nature with arrogance instead of reverence may fail to reap the rewards available to all who recognize that the journeys are those made with the mind, not the body.

'When a mountain is climbed, it is said to be conquered--(may) as well say a man is conquered when a fly (lands) on his head.'
-John Muir — Ron Lizzi

Come, let us take a lesson from our forefathers, and enjoy the Christmas holyday. — Horace

we consulted the guide-books and were rejoiced to know that there were no sights in Odessa to see; and so we had one good, untrammeled holyday on our hands, with nothing to do but idle about the city and enjoy ourselves. — Mark Twain

And as for me, though that I konne but lyte,
On bokes for to rede I me delyte,
And to hem yive I feyth and ful credence,
And in myn herte have hem in reverence
So hertely, that ther is game noon
That fro my bokes maketh me to goon,
But yt be seldom on the holyday,
Save, certeynly, whan that the month of May
Is comen, and that I here the foules synge,
And that the floures gynnen for to sprynge,
Farewel my bok and my devocioun! — Geoffrey Chaucer

You can't understand Twenty-first-Century Politics with an Eighteenth-Century Brain. — George Lakoff

And as for me, thogh that I can but lyte, On bakes for to rede I me delyte, And to hem yeve I feyth and ful credence, And in myn herte have hem in reverence So hertely, that ther is game noon, That fro my bokes maketh me to goon, But hit be seldom, on the holyday; Save, certeynly, when that the month of May Is comen, and that I here the foules singe, And that the floures ginnen for to springe, Farwel my book and my devocion. — Geoffrey Chaucer

Having a solo career is a funny thing. — Daryl Hall

Don't look back unless it's a good view. — Tupac Shakur

If you love your work, you'll be out there every day trying to do it the best you possibly can, and pretty soon everybody around will catch the passion from you - like a fever. — Sam Walton

Analytical tools have their limitations in a turbulent world. These tools work best when parameters are known, assumptions are minimal, and the future is not fuzzy. — John P. Kotter

Tis pleasant to have a large heap to take from. — Horace

They're out there. Black boys in white suits up before me to commit sex acts in the hall and get it mopped up before I can catch them. — Ken Kesey

The jury, which is the most energetic means to make the people rule, is also the most effective means to teach them to rule. — Alexis De Tocqueville

If you squander on a holyday, you will want on a workday unless you have been sparing. — Plautus

I like to change my clothes as little as possible. I suppose some people would say the same of my ideas, the bank had taught me to be wary of whims. — Graham Greene

He's quite extraordinary with his moves and spins. I think he was a baton girl in a past life [on his co-star Hayden Christensen]. — Ewan McGregor

It's a nice bonus but, you know, I have to pay taxes too. (after winning the Grand Slam Cup. — Venus Williams

Language is the soul of intellect, and reading is the essential process by which that intellect is cultivated beyond the commonplace experiences of everyday life. — Charles Scribner Jr.