Kulluk Incident Quotes & Sayings

As the nation's elderly population grows, dozens of industries have tried to harness the political might of older Americans for corporate goals. — Charles Duhigg

Good priests never look for awards and, perversely enough in the clerical culture universe, do not receive many. Like the aged nuns who taught selflessly and nearly anonymously all their lives, these servants of the People of God only get into the papers when their obituaries are printed. — Eugene Kennedy

Those who die in battle are burned, their ashes used to make the marble arches that you see here. The blood and bone of demon slayers is itself a powerful protection against evil. Even in death, the Clave serves the cause. — Cassandra Clare

A Wrackspurt ... They're invisible. They float in through your ears and make your brain go fuzzy," she said. "I thought I felt one zooming around in here. — J.K. Rowling

The temple endowment was given by revelation. Thus, it is best understood by revelation, prayerfully sought with a sincere heart. — Russell M. Nelson

It had never fully occurred to Jean Louise that she was a girl: her life had been one of reckless, pummeling activity; fighting, football, climbing, keeping up with Jem, and besting anyone her own age in any contest requiring physical prowess. — Harper Lee

Luck? Sure. But only after long practice and only with the ability to think under pressure. — Babe Didrikson Zaharias

Yet, so far from laboring to know the forbidden tree of worldly pleasures and its various fruits, man gives himself up to a careless and thoughtless state of life, and yields to the lust of the flesh, not considering that this lust is really the forbidden tree. — Johann Arndt

I'm convinced that everything I do will have a better outcome than the person who failed at it before me, because it's the only reality I choose to accept. — Crystal Woods

As a member of a competitive team, you want to make sure you have yourself ready to play. You don't control anything but what you do. — Joe Torre

They're brainless girls, otherwise they wouldn't be seen dead here. They're pretty, with ugly, appealing smiles and conversations we can't hear. They breathe smoke and blow it out, and words drop from their mouths and get crushed to the floor. Or they get discarded, just to glow with warmth for a moment, for someone else to tread on later. — Markus Zusak