Sporadic Als Quotes & Sayings

Events cast their shadows ahead; before a harsh winter, wild animals grow thicker fur, and the beaver puts on a thicker layer of fat. What kind of times and what sort of tasks can lie ahead for a generation that must think so harshly, even at such a young age, in order to survive? — Dietrich Bonhoeffer

If you are an American, you must allow all ideas to circulate freely in your community, not merely your own. — Kurt Vonnegut

Who in the world remembers who won the 1975 Westchester Classic or the 1978 Western Open? Basically, the majors are the only comparison over time ... played on the same courses for generations. All the best players are always there. — Jack Nicklaus

What a man must do is realize that his continued belief in the inferiority of women is going to produce a type of karma that is going to hold him back, and already has. — Frederick Lenz

The greater the emphasis on perfection, the further it recedes. — Haridas Chaudhuri

The easiest way to convince my kids that they don't really need something is to get it for them. — Joan Collins

The serve was invented so that the net could play. — Bill Cosby

They played a game of dare - who could get closest to the flames? — Asne Seierstad

He recalled Galloran stating that being a hero meant doing what was right regardless of the consequences. The thought sent a thrill through him. Galloran had been in this same situation and had made the right choice. Jason felt less alone. Malodor had claimed that his opponents had no heroes among them. But Galloran was proof to the contrary. And Jason would be evidence as well. p. 420 — Brandon Mull

It is during our failures that we discover our true desire for success. — Kevin Ngo

And sometimes she would dream again of being Namakaokahai'i, her waves rolling across burled coral beds, scattering moonlight, cresting higher and higher the farther she traveled over the reef. She was a colossus of water and motion soaring toward the black crescent of 'Awahuua Bay, her soul perched on the curling lip of the wave, riding it in the only way she could now; she felt the mana, the power in her waves, felt the rumble in her ocean depths ... — Alan Brennert

The London 'Academy' has seen fit recently to scoff at the critics who have been exercising themselves ove rthe so-called art of the Short Story ... But the new Short Story has gained more individuality. It supports the magazines and has invaded the newspapers — Henry Seidel Canby

But there was nothing I could do to dim the supernovae exploding inside my brain, an endless chain of intra cranial firecrackers — John Green

I've always tried to stay true to my authentic self. — Katie Couric

You make PEACE with your past by owning your PIECE of the past. — Andy Stanley