Independence Day Quotes Quotes & Sayings

There is nothing more miserable and foolish than anticipation. — Seneca The Younger

I felt it give a sudden sigh, a quick unburdening of breath as it shifted its frame a little. It wasn't tied up, I saw, it could have wandered off anytime it chose; but there was nowhere for it to go, of course, and the cart I supposed was heavy, and there was something however meager to be had there where it stood. — Garth Greenwell

You have to turn your head to see peripheral miracles. — Glennon Doyle Melton

But peaceful was the night Wherein the Prince of Light His reign of peace upon the earth began. — John Milton

In fact, at times I preferred to live in the forbidden world, and frequently my return home to the bright realm, no matter how necessary and good that might be, was almost like a return to someplace less beautiful, — Hermann Hesse

Reluctant hero, drafted again each Fourth
of July, I'll bow and remember you. Who
shall we follow next? Who shall we kill
next time? — William Stafford

Until that rainy Sunday at the movies 31 years ago, for me, companionship had been a mandate for life's good times. After Orca, it became a choice. My trip to the theater helped me to distinguish between loneliness (experienced by default), and solitude (choosing when and how to enjoy my own company), as I began a journey of engaging the world on my own terms. Over the years, that journey deepened as I traveled life's roads with increasing independence and confidence, whether I was attending graduate school at night while working during the day, buying my first house or changing careers. — Gina Greenlee

Success in war and preservation of a country's social framework as a purpose at least equal in importance to welfare of individuals. — Simon Kuznets

Anybody who is not pulling his weight is probably pushing his luck. — Adi Da

Take a good look at the times. It is inevitable that greedy men, who close their eyes and obstruct the tide of the times with their selfishness, will be burned up together with the fallen leaves. — Eiji Yoshikawa