Mountaineers Short Quotes & Sayings

For the serious biographer, history and the life story of a real individual are inseparably intertwined. Get the facts wrong, or distort them, and the life story gets distorted: becomes fiction. — Nigel Hamilton

It is impossible to feign mastery of an instrument, however skillful the impostor may be. — Andres Segovia

But I couldn't get the image out of my head of the beast strapped to the table, Father humming while the candle wax slowly dripped, and Montgomery assisting. I felt betrayed, as though the boy I'd idolized was nothing more than a fantasy. — Megan Shepherd

He was wondering why, in Britain, he could get just about every type of coffee possible, including some he felt were patently ridiculous, but finding a good cup of tea was becoming harder and harder. — Gavin G. Smith

For God's sake, Mother," he said in an exasperated tone, "is there nothing dumb, daft or dangerous that you haven't tried at some point? — Jasper Fforde

There can be no substitute for a personal study of the Word of God! Daily devotionals, Bible commentaries, and recorded messages by anointed preachers and teachers are wonderful and useful. However, they cannot take the place of the Word of God. They must not replace a time of personal study of the Word. Every Christian individual must study and meditate upon the Word for him or herself. Nobody can do that for anyone else. — Pedro Okoro

Well, you do what you think best. Just know that your life might seem even more upside down for a while yet, before it starts going right side up again. You might even end up inside out, backwards, and head over heels, too. But most of all, you got to find your faith. Could be in yourself, or others, or something greater, but you got to have it. And you will. — J. Gabriel Gates

I came out of the Civil Rights Movement, and I had a different kind of focus than most people who have just the academic background as their primary training experience. — Bernice Johnson Reagon

Cops do this every day, rifling closets and digging through your dildo drawer. — David Wong

Acting is a specific discipline. Just because you can sing doesn't mean you have the sensitivities of being an actor. — Neil Diamond

I have no sense of time, and I'm a dreamer. — Richard Gere