Schuckert Quotes & Sayings

The attitude, "You can win if you want to badly enough," means that the will to win is constant. No amount of punishment, no amount of effort, no condition is too "tough" to take in order to win. Such an attitude can be developed only if winning is closely tied to the practitioner's ideals and dreams. — Bruce Lee

Tommy Dorsey was the last of the band leaders ... He was ahead of his time; if he got drunk, he got difficult, but then who the hell isn't difficult when you get drunk. — Dick Haymes

Civilization was a defense against nature's raw power. — Gregory Benford

Perhaps, sir, for our purposes, sir, you shouldn't think of it as your mother abandoned you. Instead, perhaps think of it as she gave you up for adoption slightly later than usual. — Nathan Hill

It was enough to marvel at the end of a cycle of reprisals. How seldom it happened, in a long-standing war of hatred, that one side said, "Enough, I deserved that. Let it end here. — Laini Taylor

Art is about the edges and the sharp corners and those places are not conducive to activism, which is about putting on a gloss. — Scott Thompson

The rhythm of life is intricate but orderly, tenacious but fragile. To keep that in mind is to build the key to survival. — Shirley Hufstedler

I believe still today what I have always believed: that God is good, that the world he made is extraordinary, and that his comfort is like nothing else on earth. — Shauna Niequist

The Bible says that evil cannot be negotiated with. It has to just be stopped. — Rick Warren

The very worst impulses of humankind can survive generations, centuries, even millennia. And the best of our individual efforts can die with us at the end of a single lifetime. — Elizabeth Kostova

If you don't want responsibility, don't sit in the big chair. To be successful, you must accept full responsibility — Pat Summitt

I cleaned my gun every day, and it was now paying off. The whole time my platoon sergeant made sure I stayed on target and helped direct me. I recall the sensation of him grabbing my leg to get my attention and pointing towards more targets. I remember walking my tracers into a bad guy's gun, as he was doing the same to me, the rounds were so close I could feel the heat of the bullets on my neck, but I got him first. Some of the guys who saw it thought I was hit and were grabbing me trying to dress my non-existent wounds when we made it out of the kill zone. I also recall shooting a structure down along with the men inside it not more than 20 feet from me. The close proximity of their muzzle flashes startled me. — Marty Skovlund Jr.

It's all about balance and, I think, being in the moment. — Jennie Finch

My life has changed financially and I have a name, but I try to never forget people on my journey. — Riccardo Tisci

I gave life, and that is beautiful. — Celine Dion