Okabayashi Quotes & Sayings

It is not wholly surprising, however, that, when India began to reassert herself, two nations should have replaced the single British Raj; but all impartial students must regret that the unity of the Indian sub-continent has been once more lost, and trust that the two great nations of India and Pakistan may soon forget the bitterness born of centuries of strife, in cooperation for the common welfare of their peoples. — Arthur Llewellyn Basham

Happiness is within the reach of everyone, rich or poor. Yet comparatively few people are happy. I believe the reason for this is that the majority don't recognize happiness even when it is within their grasp. — Robert Baden-Powell

We travelers slept under the stars once more. — Julie Berry

The sheer act of listening speaks volumes that even a great speech can't communicate. — John C. Maxwell

Every person that you meet knows at least one thing that you don't. Don't let them leave without learning it. — Robin Sharma

I dream that someday I will meet her and that thought brings tears to my eyes, still. I imagine her in my mind and I dream of that moment. — Julie Watson

Just keep the shirt clean," Susan muttered. "No problem. I can wipe my fingers on the cummerbund. — Jim Butcher

Education is the process of turning cocksure ignorance into thoughtful uncertainty. — K. G. Johnson

{T}here is a point at which even grief feels absurd. And at this point, laughter gushes up to retrieve sanity. — Alice Walker

If I look at the fighters that are coming through, fighters like Carl Froch for instance, do I worry about fighters like that? Course not, I could eat them for breakfast. — Joe Calzaghe

It's like the television equivalent of one of those cymbal-banging monkey toys being duct-taped to your forehead. — Matthew Norman

Brilliantly lit from stem to stern, she looked like a sagging birthday cake. — Walter Lord

We are not dictating. We are not telling them [Saudi Arabia] how they should do it or who they should look like. We are their friends. We have mutual interests and we will help them in any way that is possible. — Colin Powell

When I was on my way to the podium a gentleman stopped me and said I was as good a politician as I was an actor. What a cheap shot. — Arnold Schwarzenegger

A poem is what the reader lives through under the guidance of the text and experiences as relevant to the text. — Louise Rosenblatt