Nearing 50 Quotes & Sayings

In order to live free and happily, you must sacrifice boredom. It is not always an easy choice. — Richard Bach

The library is not only a diary of the human race, but marks an act of faith in the continuity of humanity. — Vartan Gregorian

As for my batting, the best part about it is I have never changed it. I have never changed my thinking, I have never changed my batting style. — Virender Sehwag

She whispered, Even with a broken hand, you are the knight I'd most want and trust to rescue me-and I know you can do it. You are the boldest, bravest, most noble knight in the Holy Empire. — Melanie Dickerson

You're better than this. Better than whatever it is you're going to do now. — Richelle Mead

The routines of tourism are even more monotonous than those of daily life. — Mason Cooley

He too was experimental and creatively disobedient, but he was still able to operate effectively in a fairly rigid hierarchy - something Americans do particularly well. — Robert L. O'Connell

God bless my soul! No apple pie. — Robert Oliver

The best form of endurance exercise is the performance of the event. — Bruce Lee

For Abby, "friend" is a word whose sharp corners have been worn smooth by overuse. "I'm friends with the guys in IT," she might say, or "I'm meeting some friends after work."

But she remembers when the word "friend" could draw blood. She and Gretchen spent hours ranking their friendships, trying to determine who was a best friend and who was an everyday friend, debating whether anyone could have two best friends at the same time, writing each other's names over and over in purple ink, buzzed on the dopamine high of belonging to someone else, having a total stranger choose you, someone who wanted to know you, another person who cared that you were alive. — Grady Hendrix

The silence stretches between us. Words aren't so easy to come by, after his admission. It takes him a while to dig some up. — Courtney Summers

The problem with Republicans and Conservatives is we attack each other. — Greg Gutfeld

There's a whole journalistic-industrial complex dedicated to keeping newsprint, TV screens and radio waves clean of destabilizing scoops damaging to corporations or the state. — Alexander Cockburn

A city that outdistances man's walking powers is a trap for man. — Arnold Joseph Toynbee