Prestia Online Quotes & Sayings

We envy others, for we see their lives in broad outline, while forced to live ours in every detail. — Robert Breault

One is astonished in the study of history at the recurrence of the idea that evil must be forgotten, distorted, skimmed over. We must not remember that Daniel Webster got drunk but only that he was a splendid constitutional lawyer. We must forget that George Washington was a slave owner ... and simply remember the things we regard as creditable and inspiring. The difficulty, of course, with this philosophy is that history loses its value as an incentive and example; it paints perfect man and noble nations, but it does not tell the truth. — W.E.B. Du Bois

You always felt not happy about things, but you just couldn't put your finger on what was going. — Warren Mundine

Most practical jokes, I'll feel too bad for the other person so I'll stop just before the punchline. — Larry David

The Black Mamba collection of watches is me: It is my alter ego, so to speak. As I mentioned before, it is sharp, cutting edge and sleek which are characteristics I try to apply when I'm out there on the basketball court. — Kobe Bryant

One should try to be honest with oneself almost as a daily devotion. — Ian Brady

Growing bitterness inside of you, will only turn you into a field of sadness. — Key Ballah

The dews at this hour is unwholesome for females, observed Joe. — Charlotte Bronte

Every day I remind myself of all that I have been given ... With singing, you never know when you are going to lose the voice, and that makes you appreciate the time that you have when you are still singing well. I am always thanking God for another season, another month, another performance. — Anita O'Day

Your average man is not intelligent enough not to fake being intelligent enough. — Mokokoma Mokhonoana

I didn't start out with a spectacular movie. Many people think you don't have to go from nothing to the top; they think you start at the top. — Barret Oliver

The desert adapts. The people adapt. Live. Die. Struggle. Suffer. Create. The people in the real world beyond Demesne's ring are not all manufactured perfection. They deal. — Rachel Cohn

So often, the best way to figure out who has a shot at winning is by eliminating those that you're pretty sure don't. — Jeff Probst

In leadership, skills may take you where character won't keep you. — Mike Ayers