Lesia Petrizio Quotes & Sayings

In our romantic groves I adored her like a divinity. — Anne Boyd

Oh ye! Who have your eye-balls vexed and tired,
Feast them upon the wideness of the sea — John Keats

She believed that the arrogance of humankind created a deadly irony: in their determination to control nature, human beings posed a growing threat to all life on earth, including their own. — Mark Hamilton Lytle

You know the bad thing about being a survivor ... You keep having to get into difficult situations in order to show off your gift. — Carrie Fisher

Let whatever mysterious starlight that guided you this far guide you onward into whatever crazy beauty awaits. — Cheryl Strayed

The hell with the rules. If it sounds right, then it is. — Eddie Van Halen

I think you take whatever it is that you would do for free and you figure out the way to do it. — Dana White

Most people who shop for OSes (if they bother to shop at all) are comparing not the underlying functions but the superficial look and feel. — Anonymous

Of this fickle temper he gave a memorable example in Ireland, when sent thither by his father, Henry the Second, with the purpose of buying golden opinions of the inhabitants of that new and important acquisition to the English crown. Upon this occasion the Irish chieftains contended which should first offer to the young Prince their loyal homage and the kiss of peace. But, instead of receiving their salutations with courtesy, John and his petulant attendants could not resist the temptation of pulling the long beards of the Irish chieftains; a conduct which, as might have been expected, was highly resented by these insulted dignitaries, and produced fatal consequences to the English domination in Ireland. It is necessary to keep these inconsistencies of John's character in view, that the reader may understand his conduct during the present evening. — Walter Scott

Create like a god, command like a king, work like a slave. — Constantin Brancusi

I had always imagined Rosa Parks as a stately woman with a bold temperament, someone who could easily stand up to a busload of glowering passengers. But when she died in 2005 at the age of ninety-two, the flood of obituaries recalled her as soft-spoken, sweet, and small in stature. They said she was "timid and shy" but had "the courage of a lion." They were full of phrases like "radical humility" and "quiet fortitude. — Susan Cain

Frodo drew the Ring out of his pocket again and looked at it. It now appeared plain and smooth, without mark or device that he could see. The gold looked very fair and pure, and Frodo thought how rich and beautiful was its colour, how perfect was its roundness. It was an admirable thing and altogether precious. When he took it out he had intended to fling it from him into the very hottest part of the fire. But he found now that he could not do so, not without a great struggle. He weighed the Ring in his hand, hesitating and forcing himself to remember all that Gandalf had told him; and then with an effort of will he made a movement, as if to cast it away - but he found that he had put it back in his pocket. — J.R.R. Tolkien