Philander Chase Quotes & Sayings

But you haven't had my brand of dangerous. — Ella Dominguez

The man who called it "near beer" was a bad judge of distance. — Philander Chase Johnson

The Seconds that tick as the clock moves along
Are Privates who march with a spirit so strong.
The Minutes are Captains. The Hours of the day
Are Officers brave, who lead on to the fray.
So, remember, when tempted to loiter and dream
You've an army at hand; your command is supreme;
And question yourself, as it goes on review
Had it helped in the fight with the best it could do? — Philander Chase Johnson

I was taught that everything is attainable if you are prepared to give up, to sacrifice, to get it. Whatever you want to do, you can do it, if you want it badly enough, and I do believe that. I believe that if I wanted to run a mile is four minutes I could do it. I would have to give up everything else in my life, but I could run a mile in four minutes. I believe that if a man wanted to walk on water and was prepared to give up everything else in life, he could do that. — Stirling Moss

I have never regarded myself as a hero, but Tenzing undoubtedly was. — Edmund Hillary

Victory belongs to the most persevering. — Napoleon Bonaparte

The way of heaven is to help and not harm. — Lao-Tzu

Streamed down her mud-streaked face. Peter grabbed her wrist, chuckling the entire time, and — Maggie Brendan

Don't throw a monkey-wrench into the machinery. — Philander Chase Johnson

Life would be awfully grim and glum if I couldn't laugh at myself. — Liesl Shurtliff

Obviously he wants Nola to think he's an upstanding boyfriend, but the only girlfriend Loren Hale will ever treat well is his bottle of bourbon. — Krista Ritchie

Understanding is always in some sense retrospective, which is what Hegel meant by remarking that the owl of Minerva flies only at night. — Terry Eagleton

People will think you brilliant
only if you tell them what they know.
To avoid being thought brilliant,
avoid knowing what they know.
Write to discover to yourself
what you know.

Anarchism is Not Enough — Laura Riding Jackson

You have been given a great power. But no power comes without a price. That is how magic works. How the universe works. All things kept in balance. — Mindee Arnett

Canada has always been a great place for literature. It's strong and growing stronger, and there will always be reading, and there will always be great writers. — Ruth Ozeki