Nguyen Phuc Lien Quotes & Sayings

abstract' comes from a Latin verb which simply meant 'draw away' (abstrahere). — Guy Deutscher

I'm a playwright who gets involved in movies when I'm not writing a play. — Tom Stoppard

As an athlete, when you have a desire and a want to do something, you fight for it. And it doesn't matter how long your journey is; it's whether you give up or don't. — Troy Dumais

It (scent) was barely there at all, but in the hint of its existence it was as fragile as night blossoms - not too sweet but just enough, like the dew on a requiem bud in the palest hour of dawn. — Laini Taylor

To say that we are closer to victory today is to believe, in the face of the evidence, the optimists who have been wrong in the past, — Walter Cronkite

I don't know much about gods, but I think the river is a strong, brown god — T. S. Eliot

One should be willing to throw away a dozen ideas to come up with a good one, just as one should throw away a dozen words to come up with the right one. — James Gunn

Our domestic affections are the most salutary basis of all good government. — Benjamin Disraeli

If you want to win the World Cup, you need to play against the best national teams in the world. — Javier Hernandez

The Grand Prix Final is an opportunity for me to go out and experience new jumping passes in competition. I put in a triple loop-half loop-triple Salchow in the second of the program. It's a very difficult jumping pass so this is a chance for me to try out the new elements and the adjusted jumping layout to get prepared for nationals. — Ashley Wagner

Wilbur burst into tears. "I dont want to die," he moaned. "I want to stay alive, right here in my comfortable manure pile with all my friends. I want to breathe the beautiful air and lie in the beautiful sun." — E.B. White

To err is human. To admit it, a blunder. — Various

Society's revenge matched its fright. — Barbara W. Tuchman