Shunting Train Quotes & Sayings

In our world of big names, curiously, our true heroes tend to be anonymous. In this life of illusion and quasi-illusion, the person of solid virtues who can be admired for something more substantial than his well-knownness often proves to be the unsung hero: the teacher, the nurse, the mother, the honest cop, the hard worker at lonely, underpaid, unglamorous, unpublicized jobs. — Daniel J. Boorstin

It is better to advise than upbraid, for the one corrects the erring; the other only convicts them. — Epictetus

We can't change the past. But we will keep repeating it if we continue to live by the beliefs and agreements set in response to past events. — Julie Tallard Johnson

There was so much talk about the movie and we thought, "Wouldn't it be great to still do the movie, but to give everybody this thing they didn't see coming?" Even with the number of episodes, it was reported that there was going to be 10 episodes, and then there was talk about adding more. — Mitchell Hurwitz

The saying "He who teaches others, teaches himself" is very true, not only because constant repetition impresses a fact indelibly on the mind, but because the process of teaching itself gives deeper insight into the subject taught. — John Amos Comenius

I never think about age. I believe your age is totally how you feel. I've seen women of thirty-five who are old and people of seventy-five who are young. As long as I look after myself physically, mentally and emotionally, I'll stay young. — Joan Collins

War is not glorious. War is hell. The only reason for fighting it is to
achieve some good end that cannot be achieved by any other means. — Carla Nayland

There's this creative thing in me that wants to have my work used - like the author of a book who wants it read. — James Goodnight

She was reluctant at first, but when I screamed that she was ruining my life, she relented. I'd have to use that tactic more often. — J. Sterling

If that was love, with cruelty here and humiliation there, then it was better to live without love. — Hermann Hesse