Keltic Quotes & Sayings

I'm a great believer in geography being destiny. — Abraham Verghese

Become a fixer, not just a fixture. — Anthony J. D'Angelo

And, above all things, never think that you're not good enough yourself. A man should never think that. My belief is that in life people will take you very much at your own reckoning. — Anthony Trollope

For better or worse, poetry is my life. — Donald Hall

If the idea of revolution is to win out, it must be through political enlightenment. It is useless to try to impose it by force of arms. — Sun Yat-sen

But this was not a time for begging favors from the moon. Not now. She could not rush and neither could she be delayed. Some things were simply too important. — Patrick Rothfuss

She brooded and bit her rich lips: my soul began its first sink into her, deep, heady, lost; like drowning in a witches' brew, Keltic, sorcerous, starlike. — Jack Kerouac

Scientists are the true driving force of civilization. — James Burke

Require nothing unreasonable of your officers and men, but see that whatever is required be punctually complied with. Reward and punish every man according to his merit, without partiality or prejudice; hear his complaints; if well founded, redress them; if otherwise, discourage them, in order to prevent frivolous ones. Discourage vice in every shape, and impress upon the mind of every man, from the first to the lowest, the importance of the cause, and what it is they are contending for. — George Washington

If every mortal looked at others as their friends, not as their enemies, the world would be a much better place, wouldn't it? — Morgan Rhodes

What matters is not the enclosure of the work within a harmonious figure, but the centrifugal force produced by it
a plurality of language as a guarantee of a truth that is not merely partial. — Italo Calvino

Since I am known as a 'rich' person, I feel I have to tip at least $5 each time I check my coat. On top of that, I would have to wear a very expensive coat, and it would have to be insured. Added up, without a topcoat I save over $20,000 a year. — Aristotle Onassis

I was thrilled, because I like the big screen and I could then move on to the next thing. It was the biggest break for me. In a way, though, I wish it had been a TV series because then you are working for five years. — Persis Khambatta

The difference of the degrees in which the individuals of a great community enjoy the good things of life has been a theme of declaration and discontent in all ages. — William Herschel