Side Saddles Quotes & Sayings

Tragedy isn't getting something, or failing to get it; it's losing something you already have. — Mignon McLaughlin

Spiritual life begins to decay when we fail to sense the grandeur of what is eternal in time. Our intention here is not to deprecate the world of space. To disparage space and the blessing of things of space, is to disparage the works of creation, the works which God beheld and saw "it was good." The world cannot be seen exclusively sub specie temporis. Time and space are interrelated. To overlook either of them is to be partially blind. What we plead against is man's unconditional surrender to space, his enslavement to things. We must not forget that it is not a thing that lends significance to a moment; it is the moment that lends significance to things. — Abraham Joshua Heschel

Refusal to hope is nothing more than a decision to die. — Bernie Siegel

As they climbed into their saddles, Myron bowed his head and muttered a soft prayer.
"There," Hadrian told Royce, "we've got Maribor on our side. Now you can relax."
"Actually," Myron said sheepishly, "I was praying for the horses. But I will pray for you as well," he added hastily. — Michael J. Sullivan

Instead of mindlessly tossing billions at or taking billions from the Net as such, investors should be spending their time making sure that it's the future Fords and General Motors of cyberspace that are getting the capital they need. — James Surowiecki

As a scientist, you feel a sense of team spirit for your country but you also have a sense of team spirit for the international community. — Saul Perlmutter

The gunslinger's stomach seemed to rise painfully against his heart, but his face didn't change. — Stephen King

Women are put in a position of feeling embarrassed about their bodies. It's so ridiculous, but also astounding - we have to always be apologetic about having created the human race. — Yoko Ono

At one point, the entire wagon train came to a halt when the soldiers and officers on horseback fell asleep in their saddles.
Few words were spoken between the boys on the journey; their thoughts were filled with the voices of those around them. The wounded men sang a song of sorrow to the rhythm of the rain. It was a never-ending song, for when one man died there was another who took his place in the chorus of the suffering. The song served as a cadence for the five thousand who marched by their side.
(The Confederate retreat from Gettysburg. July 4, 1863)
Excerpt From: Sheila W. Slavich. "Jumpin' the Rails!." XlibrisUS, 2016-03-16T04:00:00+00:00. iBooks.
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Change occurs in direct proportion to dissatisfaction, but dissatisfaction never changes. — Douglas Horton

Guys who always shined their shoes were usually self-involved asswipes who figure superficiality trumps substance. — Harlan Coben

What I don't like are arrogant people. We're all equal. I don't like it when a person assumes to be better. — Selena

If you do not actually like boys and girls, or young men and young women, give up teaching. — Gilbert Highet