Patronen Grote Quotes & Sayings

Many things would be changed for Americans if they would only admit that there is ill-luck in this world and that misfortune is not a priori a crime. — Simone De Beauvoir

The man is the first weapon of battle. Let us study the soldier, for it is he who brings reality to it. — Ardant Du Picq

When there is an issue, I approach it and hit it head on. I speak the truth. If I do something wrong, then I own it. — Teresa Giudice

I don't think you can just choose to believe in God. You either do or you don't, and no matter what camp you're in, it would take something life-changing to truly lead you into the other one. — Paula Stokes

But it's there. Just because I haven't told anyone doesn't mean it isn't there, all the time, lurking in the back of my mind, like one those NSync songs you can't get out of your head. — Meg Cabot

Magic was merely the unknown, a wild thing undefined by logic or reason. — J.D. Lakey

There are rumours of fractions within the Palace dressing room. — Shaun Derry

Meditation is the best engineering. — Kedar Joshi

Fears are to be faced, not denied, and life is to be lived, not mourned. — Adele Griffin

Just as the Romans were the only nation that was truly a nation, so our age is the first genuine age. — Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel

I think that what trips up a lot of great musicians is that they become involved with too many things that aren't where their strengths lie. — Will Oldham

I hate the idea of sheltering kids from challenging books. It's just another form of conservative fear that promotes ignorance more than anything else. — Adam Rapp

The United States government will not tolerate any disrespect for the holy Koran. What form our government's intolerance will take remains unspecified. I await a knock on the door. — Sam Harris

Just when summer gets perfect-fresh nights, soft sun, casual breezes, crushingly full and quietly cooling trees, empty beaches, and free weekends- it ends. Life is like that too. Just when we get it right, it starts to change. The job gets easy and we know just how to do it, and they tell us we're retired. The children grow up and get reasonable and they leave home, just when it's nice to have them around ... That's life on the edge of autumn. And that's beautiful-if we have the humility for it. — Joan D. Chittister

I sat forward and picked up a piece of the jet engine. I think we get the world we deserve. People who love get love back, and people who hate, or fear, they get those back too. — Jeri Smith-Ready