Stiltlike Quotes & Sayings

If we don't stop extending our troops all around the world in nation-building missions, we're going to have a serious problem coming down the road. — George W. Bush

When he sat in the rowboat again, the oars ready but not yet dipped into the water to take him away from the island, Jeff looked back. He didn't see the busy land crabs nor the overgrown interior; he saw the beach, knowing it was there just beyond sight, keeping the sight of it clear in his inner eye. He splashed the oars into the water. Behind him, a great blue squawked - Jeff turned his head quickly. The heron rose up from the marsh grass, croaking its displeasure at the disturbance, at Jeff, at all of the world. Its legs dragged briefly in the water before it rose free to swoop over Jeff's head with a whirring of powerful wings. It landed again on the far side of the ruined dock, to stand on stiltlike legs with its long beak pointed toward the water. Just leave me alone, the heron seemed to be saying. Jeff rowed away, down the quiet creek. The bird did not watch him go. — Cynthia Voigt

Giving responsibility is the key to success with boys, especially with the rowdiest and most difficult boys. — Robert Baden-Powell

Coffee in the morning, cocaine afternoons. — Jackson Browne

To be famous, in fact, one has to kill one's landlady. — Albert Camus

Scientists say, 'There is no such thing as time; gravity is a dust from another universe, and outside our own universe are many, many universes in all directions.' They speculate that attached to these universes are probably 6,000 planets identical to Earth. So are there things living out there? Animals, people, anything? — James Rosenquist

Nothing good ever comes out of denying the truth about our situation. — Sarah Ban Breathnach

Especially in wind, each shot and stance can feel different, so it's important to first get comfortable. — Keegan Bradley