Mortaise Quotes & Sayings

Today is the day you have to start believing in yourself. No one can do it for you anymore. — Lauren Graham

To be unkind because you are thoughtless is the worst kind of blindness. — Cameron Dokey

Quoth the Ocean, Dawn! O fairest, clearest, Touch me with thy golden fingers bland; For I have no smile till thou appearest For the lovely land. — Jean Ingelow

We live in a dominant culture of ceaseless Departure and Progress that has so far lasted two or three centuries. — John Berger

The winner of NXT, the winner of my heart. — Matt Striker

That in spite of living in a mansion an American is not above wearing a pair of secondhand pants, bought for fifty cents. — Jhumpa Lahiri

Aristocracy is an atmosphere; it is sometimes a healthy atmosphere; but it is very hard to say when it becomes an unhealthy atmosphere. You can prove that a man is not the son of a king, or that he is not the delegate of a definite number of people. But you cannot prove that a man is not a gentleman. — Gilbert K. Chesterton

Is it that we pretend to a reformation? Truly, no: but it may be we are more addicted to Venus than our fathers were. They are two exercises that thwart and hinder one another in their vigor. Lechery weakens our stomach on the one side; and on the other sobriety renders us more spruce and amorous for the exercise of love. — Michel De Montaigne

For it is according to nature, and nothing is evil which is according to nature. — Marcus Aurelius

The tag that I was too small and too slow just made me work that much harder. Besides, quickness is more important than flat-out speed. How often does a receiver run 40 yards straight down the field? Not very often. Lateral speed is what counts. How quickly can you get in and out of a cut? I can do that as well as anyone. — Steve Largent

I think the key to success is vision that adjusts on the way, but doesn't at all falter. It's about not compromising and following your gut to a certain degree, based on knowledge, instinct, etc. And not listening to the naysayers ... You develop strength through adversity. You have to keep moving towards your goal through huge obstacles. — Millard Drexler

The light is the left hand of darkness — Ursula K. Le Guin