Preyest Quotes & Sayings

Too often, a problem is allowed to fester until it reaches a crisis point ... and the American people are left asking the question: what went wrong and why? — Darrell Issa

I was not born to get stuff done. I was born to dream it and then move towards it. — Esther Hicks

As a former federal prosecutor, I welcome the opportunity to hold Hillary Rodham Clinton accountable for her performance and her character. — Chris Christie

Science! true daughter of Old Time thou art!
Who alterest all things with thy peering eyes.
Why preyest thou thus upon the poet's heart,
Vulture, whose wings are dull realities?
How should he love thee? or how deem thee wise?
Who wouldst not leave him in his wandering
To seek for treasure in the jewelled skies,
Albeit he soared with an undaunted wing?
Hast thou not dragged Diana from her car?
And driven the Hamadryad from the wood
To seek a shelter in some happier star?
Hast thou not torn the Naiad from her flood,
The Elfin from the green grass, and from me
The summer dream beneath the tamarind tree? — Edgar Allan Poe

My instinct was to keep him at a distance, at that distance, certainly, that we introduce between ourselves and those we suspect of neediness. — Joseph O'Neill

Thought is the first faculty of man; to express it is one of his first desires; to spread it, his dearest privilege. — Guillaume-Thomas Francois Raynal

We're pieces on a chessboard and we make our moves when it's our turn. If we don't, our decisions are made for us. — A.P. Jensen

You must build your life around those who love you. — Scylar Tyberius

True leaders understand that leadership is not about them but about those they serve. It is not about exalting themselves but about lifting others up. — Sheri Dew

It is this fact which gives America its utter newness. All civilizations we know of were shaped by exclusive minorities of kings, nobles, priests, and the equivalents of the intellectual. It was they who formulated the ideals, aspirations, and values, and it was they who set the tone. America is the only instance of a civilization shaped and colored by the tastes and values of common folk. No elite of whatever nature can feel truly at home in America. This is true not only of the aristocrat proper, but also of the intellectual, the military leader, the business tycoon, and even the labor leader. — Eric Hoffer

Christianity not only saves you from sin, but from cynicism. — E. Stanley Jones

I love discovering tiny streets. — Michelle Dockery

He grinned at Sharpe. "Christ, but this is joy! What would we do for happiness if peace came?" He turned his horse clumsily, rammed his heels back, and whooped as the horse took off. "Let's go get the whores! — Bernard Cornwell