Phillipson Fly Rod Quotes & Sayings

This life, a gift of grace for an unknown reason, must be lived purely, because at death we return with its accruements to our source. Life is entrusted to us, does not belong to us, and has to be restored in honorable condition. We are responsible for this trust, and must live with this fact in mind. — Anne Truitt

Al Qaeda has significance beyond its numbers, frankly. And so for us, our 24-hour-a-day objective is to seek out those al Qaeda cells. And, as we seek them out, to target them and eliminate them. And we're doing that 24 hours a day. — John R. Allen

Oh, how powerfully the magnet of illusion attracts. — Karl Gutzkow

He was the safe place I would go when the world became shaky, he would either guide me through the dark or awaken my sense to appreciate my light. — Nikki Rowe

Don't worry about how bad things look right now. It's all going to fall into place. You'll see. — Melody Carlson

I am not a patient person. My friends and colleagues will confirm this. But, frankly, we should all feel a little more impatient with the state of public education in America today. — Eli Broad

When relationships fail it is usually because someone chooses not to show up for the battle. — Shannon L. Alder

I guess we'll never know exactly what ... the reasons behind the losses we experience in this life. But being angry doesn't make them any less devastating. It only robs us of the happiness and love we can experience. Only forgiveness can set us free. — Christene Houston

Jon wanted nothing more. No, he had to tell himself, those days are gone. The realization twisted in his belly like a knife. They had chosen him to rule. The Wall was his, and their lives were his as well. A lord may love the men that he commands, he could hear his lord father saying, but he cannot be a friend to them. One day he may need to sit in judgement on them, or send them forth to die. — George R R Martin

My ex-boyfriend said, 'You have a better chance of getting elected to Congress than getting on the staff of a television show.' Which was the perfect thing for him to say, because my entire career is, 'Well, screw you.' And we broke up. — Jenji Kohan

But at midnight - strange, mystic hour, when the veil between the frail present and the eternal future grows thin - then came the messenger. — Harriet Beecher Stowe

It makes no sense," she said, her voice cracking a little. "You and me." "I know that," he said, reaching out and taking her hand, and the feel of his skin on hers nearly knocked the breath right out of her. "Sort of. But sometimes I think ... " "What?" "That maybe it's the only thing that makes sense. — Jennifer E. Smith

Our universe, extending immensely far beyond our present horizon, may itself be just one member of a possibly infinite ensemble. This 'multiverse' concept, though speculative, is a natural extension of current cosmological theories, which gain credence because they account for things that we do observe. The physical laws and geometry could be different in other universes, and this offers a new perspective on the seemingly special values that the six numbers take in ours. — Martin J. Rees