Shafts And Bearings Quotes & Sayings

Because when she failed, I saw how she might have succeeded. Arrows that continually glanced off from Mr. Rochester's breast and fell harmless at his feet, might, I knew, if shot by a surer hand, have quivered keen in his proud heart - have called love into his stern eye, and softness into his sardonic face, or better still, without weapons a silent conquest might have been won. — Charlotte Bronte

I think the world would be much better if you always started the morning by calling the person you dreamt of during the night. — Juliette Binoche

As a fiction writer, of course, you need to take some leeway with certain aspects of history to make the story work. — Joseph Boyden

Patriotism is idolatry of the self. — Simone Weil

I'd rather win two or three, lose one, win two or three more. I'm a great believer in things evening out. If you win a whole bunch in a row, somewhere along the line you're going to lose some too. — Walt Alston

Every great player has learned the two Cs: how to concentrate and how to maintain composure. — Byron Nelson