Raimbekov Quotes & Sayings

It was probably true that he objectified women. He thought about them all the time, didn't he? He looked at them a lot. And didn't all this thinking and looking involve their breasts and lips and legs? Female human beings were objects of the most intense interest and scrutiny on Mitchell's part. And yet he didn't think that a word like objectification covered the way these alluring - but intelligent! - creatures made him feel. What Mitchell felt when he saw a beautiful girl was more like something from a Greek myth, like being transformed, by the sight of beauty, into a tree, rooted on the spot, forever, out of pure desire. You couldn't feel about an object the way Mitchell felt about girls. — Jeffrey Eugenides

I've seen Congress do some remarkable things within a short period of time. — Anthony Foxx

When small towns find they cannot harm the strangest of their members, when eccentrics show resilience, they are eventually embraced and even cherished. — Louise Erdrich

The problem in most situations is not a lack of calling; but a fear of responding to the call. — Michael Meade

That was part of coaching: to teach your receivers how to get free. — Sid Gillman

I've been being asked about my legacy since I was about 25 years old. I'm not sure you can have a legacy when you're 25 years old. Even 37. I'd like to have to be, like, 70 to have a legacy. I'm not even 100 percent sure what the word even means. — Peyton Manning

I'm inspired by many different things. Often, I'm inspired by experiences I've had, books I've read, people I've met, stories I've heard. — Joseph Bruchac

The important thing is not being afraid to take a chance.
Remember, the greatest failure is to not try. Once you
find something you love to do, be the best at doing it. — Debbi Fields

I've always had a weakness for lost causes once they're really lost. — Margaret Mitchell

There is a peculiar contradiction in trying to be a member of a republic while believing that the universe is a monarchy. — Alan Watts

Praying without gratitude, first, is more like complaining. — Charles F. Glassman

Right now in this space, I feel a brand new pull to him. I've always been drawn to his features, his brilliance, his laughter, his passion. But right now I'm attracted to his pain. It makes him human. It makes him real. It makes him something he hardly ever is to me: accessible. — Sarah Noffke

All a man can see while looking at the sky are cosmic fossils of thousands and millions of years ago. The only thing an astrologer can predict, is the past. — Jostein Gaarder

Never insult an alligator until after you have crossed the river. — Cordell Hull

Adam wondered if there was a true smile among this herd of wealthy animals. — Maggie Stiefvater