Rotarians Colleagues Quotes & Sayings

This generation, our generation of people who benefited, must always be the pioneers who look to younger people and say mediocrity is not accommodated in what we do. — Trevor Manuel

He preferred to ease his way into the day, whereas Amelia liked to fling herself at it full tilt. — Lisa Kleypas

At Achilles tomb, O fortunate youth, to have found Homer as the herald of your glory! — Alexander The Great

Maybe when you're about to die, secrets don't seem so important to keep. — Mary E. Pearson

But actors should act. You should see them most often rather than just not. — Saif Ali Khan

I don't owe Don King anything. I got things with my own sweat and blood. I don't know if I'll be associated with Don but I won't be a slave or puppet for him. — Larry Holmes

In his mind a protective glaze had been applied to the crystal forms of high abstraction: he loved to regard them, and to wonder at their shine, but he had never thought to take them down from their carved and oaken mantel, so to speak, and feel them, supple in his hands. — Eleanor Catton

My job is to say, 'This is how I see the world. Do you agree?' — Kevin Smith

There is nothing left when you reach the center of everything, just the pit of bones inside the innermost circle. — Rick Yancey

Being naturalized to place means to live as if this is the land that feeds you, as if these are the streams from which you drink, that build your body and fill your spirit. To become naturalized is to know that your ancestors lie in this ground. Here you will give your gifts and meet your responsibilities. To become naturalized is to live as if your children's future matters, to take care of the land as if our lives and the lives of all our relatives depend on it. Because they do. — Robin Wall Kimmerer

But vulnerability is the leading edge of truth. Being wiling to sacrifice a false life is the only way to live a true one. — Charles M. Blow

Take every birthday with a grain of salt. This works much better if the salt accompanies a large margarita — Maxine

A system of bus rapid transit is not only dedicated lanes. You have to have really good boarding conditions - that means paying before entering the bus and boarding at the same level. And at the same time having a good schedule and frequency. — Jaime Lerner

'Be comfortable with who you are', reads the headline on the Hush Puppies poster. Are they mad? If people were comfortable with who they were, they'd never buy any products except the ones they needed, and then where would the advertising industry be? — Charles Edwards