Philemon And Baucis Quotes & Sayings

At the age of 21, I had never even stepped on a treadmill. — Nikki Reed

Playing the Beethoven symphonies, for example, is a consummate experience for a musician because Beethoven speaks so directly to who we are as people. — Joshua Bell

In the 2004 presidential election, we saw a wonderful example of citizens making contributions. In fact, individual giving to both the Kerry and Bush campaigns was the highest in our nation's history. — Mark Shields

One of the basic laws of human existence is: find yourself, know yourself, be yourself. — Norman Vincent Peale

As soon as he was gone, we opened, "Baucis and Philemon." An elderly couple living in a cottage, they're granted a wish by Jove. They confer in private before Philemon asks, "May one hour take us both away; let neither outlive the other." The wish is granted.
I said, "Simultaneous deaths? Why didn't they wish for eternal happiness instead? What else would anyone wish for?"
"They did wish for that," answered Jamie. — David Guterson

I don't like to be too submissive in the way I dress. I like quite boyish things, so I hardly ever wear high heels. — Bat For Lashes

Why do all our friends and relatives destroy the summer for us? Why can't they get married in February? — Jerry Della Femina

Silence is not our heritage but our destiny; we live where we want to live. — Annie Dillard

So I hear they call you 'The Freak' Wow, that's quite a coincidence. They call me 'The Brain.' — Brian Billick

I gave my word that this source would not be identified unless he changed his mind. He has not. — Bob Woodward

Utopia, a place that has known only peace and harmony and balance — Elizabeth Gilbert

There hardly ever seem to be "encounters" in this great country, in which the one can always avoid the other. But where there is no encounter, where liberty is the only unifying factor, one naturally knows nothing of the community which is created through encounter. The whole life together is completely different as a result. Community in our sense, whether cultural or ecclesiastical, cannot develop there. Is — Eric Metaxas

The hand that stretches the bow must open like a child's hand opens. What sometimes hinders the precision of the shot is the archer's over-active will. He thinks: "What I fail to do will not be done", and that's not quite how things work. Man should always act, but he must also let other forces of the universe act in their own due time. — Eugen Herrigel

The British and Americans are two people separated by a common language. — George Bernard Shaw