Paradiddle Drum Quotes & Sayings

An autobiography should give the reader opportunity to point out the author's follies and misconceptions. — Claud Cockburn

In trying to practice religion, eighty percent of people turn cheats and about fifteen percent go mad; only the remaining five percent attain the immediate knowledge of the infinite Truth. — Swami Vivekananda

I don't go anywhere without clean shoes. That's one thing I've got from the navy. — Mark Hadlow

It's infuriating that yesterday, my father had to pull all my younger cousins into a room and tell them to be more careful. He had to explain that in some cases, their brown skin convicts them before an offense is even committed. — Janelle Gray

Char Miller's lively, insightful account of the life and world of American forester Gifford Pinchot fills a vitally important gap in environmental and conservation history. Anyone captivated by the issues and controversies surrounding the preservation and development of the nation's natural heritage should read this engaging, carefully researched biography. — Carolyn Merchant

Exultation is the going Of an inland soul to sea Past the houses, past the headlands Into deep eternity! Bred as we, among the mountains Can the sailor understand The divine intoxication Of the first league out from land? — Emily Dickinson

Watch little by little the night turn around. Echoes in the house; want to go up, dare not. A glow behind the screen; wish to go through, cannot. It would hurt too much, to see the swallow on her hairpin. Truly shame me, to see the phoenix in her mirror. To Hengtang I return at dawn Fading like light on a jewelled saddle. — Madeleine Thien

The issue of war or peace is an issue that concerns not only experts on Foreign Affairs but every citizen of the United States. — Anne Morrow Lindbergh

Natural elegance inspires the mind. — Kristian Goldmund Aumann