Onestopenglish Quotes & Sayings

I must keep on rowing, not until I reach port but until I reach my grave. — Madame De Stael

My palate is simpler than it used to be. A young chef adds and adds and adds to the plate. As you get older, you start to take away. — Jacques Pepin

Love is a cliff,
A clear, cold curve of stone, mottled by stars,
Smirched by the morning, carved by the dark sea
Till stars and dawn and waves can slash no more,
Till the rock's heart is found and shaped again. — James Wright

I believe that with great wealth comes great responsibility, a responsibility to give back to society and a responsibility to see that those resources are put to work in the best possible way to help those most in need. — Bill Gates

If you lack initiative, recognize that the problem comes from the inside, not from others. Determine why you hesitate to take action. Does risk scare you? Are you discouraged by past failures? Do you not see the potential that opportunity offers? Find the source of your hesitation, and address it. You won't be able to move forward on the outside until you can move forward on the inside. — John C. Maxwell

To create extraordinary results, you must first have or ReThink an extraordinary Mindset to start. — Tony Dovale

The nearest we approach God ... is as creative beings. The poet , by echoing the primary imagination , recreates. Through his work he forces those who read him to do the same, thus bringing them ... nearer to the actual being of God as displayed in action . — R.S. Thomas

Great powers must be forever vigilant and never subordinate survival to any other goal, including prosperity. — John Mearsheimer