Krickets Quotes & Sayings

Men's minds are as variant as their faces. Where the motives of their actions are pure, the operation of the former is no more to be imputed to them as a crime, than the appearance of the latter; for both, being the work of nature, are alike unavoidable. — George Washington

The Evil One has left, the evil ones remain. — Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

Be not wise in thine own conceit, in thinking that thou hast learned all the skill which is to be learned already, farre deceived are thou if thou thinks so, for if thou live (til) thou art olde, yet thou mayest learne still.

Never leave studying and practicing till you come to the ground and until you have sounded into the depth of your Art. — Joseph Swetnam

I had thirty-nine typed pages and a contract stating I would send the completed manuscript in by February 1, 2002. I knew where I wanted the novel to go, but I couldn't seem to shove it past page 39. I couldn't find the point of view I needed to examine the life and motives of a man who wanted to conquer the world. I did the usual: sacrificed small rodents to the moon, offered my soul to demons in exchange for inspiration, did some research. Nobody wanted the rodents or my soul, and the research into ancient conquerors seemed barren. Finally, out of the blue, a young girl stepped into my head, opened her mouth and told me where that part of the story began. — Patricia A. McKillip

The players have no real self-esteem when it comes to putting the best image out there in a real competitive fashion. — Oscar Robertson

Most people hear an airplane in the sky and think, 'There's an airplane,' and go back to what they were doing. A few folks look around for the airplane, try to figure out what kind of plane it is, and watch it from the time they spot it to the time it disappears on the horizon, maybe after that. Those kids are the ones who will be pilots." He pointed at me. "I knew that about you. I've just been waiting for you to show up. — Jennifer Echols

Power doesn't have to be on such a big scale for powerful things to occur. Within your own home, you can be a powerful woman as a mother, influencing your children's lives. — Jill Scott

The spirit of this country is totally adverse to a large military force. — Thomas Jefferson

He who understands you is greater kin to you than your own brother. For even your own kindred neither understand you nor know your true worth. — Khalil Gibran

Don't be ashamed of anything; I guess God meant it all like locks on doors. — Charles Bukowski

We must expect everything and fear everything from time and from men. — Luc De Clapiers

You just hang in there, boy, hang in with that apprenticeship of yours, do you hear me? You are lucky they would even take someone like you. You're a child of the slums. A ragtag. On top of that, you're a whining piece of shit. Nobody will ever do anything for you. Do you understand what I'm saying? They'll let you starve to death, no problem. Nobody is going to cry on your grave.
Poul-Erik's Mother
The Informer by Steen Langstrup — Steen Langstrup

Casey's flesh and blood sends the war machine's children to exclusive private schools. — Cindy Sheehan

Language can't solve everything, of course, but it does carry our dreams and our ideas. — Gloria Steinem

Marriage provides the solace of worked-on friendship and the joy of being known profoundly. — Imogen Stubbs