Propriating Quotes & Sayings

The surer of himself an admiral is, the finer the tactical development of his fleet, the better his captains, the more reluctant must he necessarily be to enter into a melee with equal forces, in which all these advantages will be thrown away, chance reign supreme, and his fleet be place on terms of equality with an assemblage of ships which have never before acted together. — Alfred Thayer Mahan

One reason I left local news was that I was tired of the constant musical chairs among news directors. — Jessica Savitch

The caricature of Islam as a violent and intolerant religion is horrendously incomplete. Remember that those standing up to Muslim fanatics are mostly Muslims. — Nicholas Kristof

The pleasure of leaving home, care-free, with no concern but to enjoy, has also as a pendant the pleasure of coming back to the old hearthstone, the home to which, however traveled, the heart still fondly turns, ignoring the burden of its anxieties and cares. — Herman Melville

I would recognise myself in each of his translations and he would feel betrayed and annoyed whenever I didn't write something the way he would have. A part of me died with him, a part of him lives with me. — Eduardo Galeano

An attribute of Rosa Hubermann, she was a good woman for a crisis. — Markus Zusak

We'll see how the sky catches fire. We'll see how she feeds the flames with her implacable hate. — Euripides

I don't think I'll live long enough to shoot my age. I'm lucky to shoot my weight. — Bruce Lansky

The wonderful structure of the animal system will probably never permit us to look upon it as a merely physical apparatus, yet the demands of science require that the evidently magnified principles of vitality should be reduced to their natural spheres, or if truth requires, wholly subverted in favor of those more cognizable by the human understanding. The spirit of the age will not tolerate in the devotee of science a quiet indifference ... — John Gorrie

He stood and inhaled, then walked a few more feet, stooped, and prodded a chunk of rabbit fur.
"I'm definitely thinking something with more body parts," I said. "Like a head."
He gave a snort of a laugh. "It's probably around here somewhere, but I suppose you want the parts attached, too. — Kelley Armstrong

I love being in therapy. It's just constantly fulfilling for me. — Jennifer Jason Leigh

The rediscovered path, where were left the traces of childhood's lost steps. — Milan Kundera

Focus is saying no to 1,000 good ideas. — Steve Jobs

What you're doing is wrong," he said. "I mean evil. To give up happiness like this is like throwing jewels into the ocean. It's far worse than any sin. — Ken Follett