Scimitars Quotes & Sayings

Something tells me there's more than one shaman in Vegas who performs weddings. I think we're better off intercepting them at the fight."
"But they could be getting married right now!" Ivy protested, falling into a double-time step to keep up with his pace.
"Lucky we're in Vegas, then. They have quickie divorces to go with their quickie weddings. — Linda Morris

Vision leads to proper planning and proper planning leads to successful completion. — Farshad Asl

The universe is holding congress with itself. — Frederick Lenz

I heard the South African 'keeper had been killed and I thought it was probably one of their former goalkeepers, but when I confirmed it was Senzo Meyiwa, I was shattered. — Stephen Keshi

People from all walks of life and all over the world look at me and know my humble beginnings and know that everything I've done has been through hard work. People respect me as a marketer and brand builder. — Sean Combs

Whisper it softly, but many Greeks, including clergy, welcomed the Ottomans. On the whole Muslim rulers have been much more tolerant of infidels than their Christian counterparts have. As long as their subjects paid taxes and provided recruits to the harems and armies of the Sultan, they could have whatever religion they liked. Only when they joined religion with revolt did scimitars and stakes come out. Orthodox Christianity was under far greater threat from the Roman variety imposed by Venetians and Franks and Catalans. Jews too were safer from pogrom under the crescent than the cross. This is not a line of thought that goes down well in Greek company. — John Mole

When you hit send on a text or tweet, you lose ownership of it - but you don't lose responsibility. Every text you have sent may have been saved and could be out there waiting to be used in ways you didn't imagine. Even the most simple of posts can be used out of context, often unintentionally, and change your future. — Mark Cuban

I only regret that I have but one life to loose for my country. — Nathan Hale

If you don't take change by the hand, it will take you by the throat. — Winston Churchill

I set another goal ... a reasonable, manageable goal that I could realistically achieve if I worked hard enough. I approached everything step by step. — Michael Jordan

Go into something because you really like it, and then do it with a drive and enthusiasm so that it isn't work. — John Kluge

Never have I seen such a motley assemblage of characters. Except that we are at sea, I would believe that I had been abducted by a traveling circus. There are men here of every hue and size, also men whose race cannot be determined due to the indigo tattoos that cover their faces and arms. There are men with bullrings through their noses, with turbans large enough to hide a samovar, with gold thread braided into their hair, with scimitars lashed to their hips; some with teeth sharpened to points, some with no teeth at all. Many of the men have lost fingers, one has no ears, and not a few of them sport blistered patches upon their faces, necks, and forearms. — Eli Brown

They waded around the circle of battle, cautiously stalking and measuring each other for hints of weakness. Wulfgar noted the impatience on Heafstaag's face, a common flaw among barbarian warriors. He would have been much the same were it not for the blunt lessons of Drizzt Do'Urden. A thousand humiliating slaps from the drow's scimitars had taught Wulfgar that the first blow was not nearly as important as the last. — R.A. Salvatore

To understand the theory which underlies all things is not sufficient. Theory is but the preparation for practice. — James Stephens

I woke up when my pillow was yanked out from under my head and Chloe mumbled something incoherent about spinach and hot dogs. The woman was a sleep-talking, restless bed hog. — Christina Lauren

Seventy wins don't mean a thing without the ring.' So it became a topic of discussion. — Sam Smith