Strendus Quotes & Sayings

Strike an enemy once and for all. Let him cease to exist as a tribe or he will live to fly in your throat again — Shaka

In all that I do & in all that I say ... may it always be said: that I was a friend of God each and everyday! — Timothy Pina

I remember when I was working at Sprint, I'd work on my birthday, New Year's Day, and even Christmas Eve. I'm just used to working on my birthday, so I'll be celebrating it afterward. — Prince Royce

Suppose you had a cross burning in a play or a movie ... Would that be intimidating? — Sandra Day O'Connor

Without risk in our lives, we're scarcely better than machines ourselves. — Alastair Reynolds

The ordinary modes of human thinking are magical, religious, social, and personal. We want our wishes to come true; we want the universe to care about us; we want the approval of those around us; we want to get even with that s.o.b. who insulted us at the last tribal council. For most people, wanting to know the cold truth about the world is way, way down the list. — John Derbyshire

Her father sat her down and spoke to her with great seriousness. "You are not a witch, Katerina. There is magic in the world, and some of it is wholesome, and some of it is not, but it is a thing that is in the blood, and it is not in yours.
"The foolish will always treat you badly, because they think you are not beautiful," he said, and she knew this was true. Plain Kate. She was a plain as a stick and thin as a stick and flat as a stick. Her nose was too long and her brows too strong. Her father kissed her twice, once above each brow. "We cannot help what fools think. But understand, it is your skill with a blade that draws this talk. If you want to give up your carving, you have my blessing."
"I will never give it up," she answered. — Erin Bow

Surely we are all mad people, and they
Whom we think are, are not; — Cyril Tourneur

You've discovered a wellspring, simply allow it to flow and it will fill your world. Don't try to keep a safe distance so as to see what happens. Don't wait to be certain before you take a step. What you give, you will receive, although it might sometimes come from the place you least expect. (p229) — Paulo Coelho

The friends of gold will have to be extremely wise and moderate if they are to avoid a revolution. — John Maynard Keynes

Friend is the worst word you can hear when professing your love to someone. — Elizabeth Eulberg

The great task of the peace is to work morals into it. The only sort of peace that will be real is one in which everybody takes his share of responsibility. World organizations and conferences will be of no value unless there is improvement in the relation of men to men. — Frederic Eggleston

The terrorist seeks to smash the most fundamental liberty of all: the right to lead our everyday lives on the basic assumption of safety. — Charles Kennedy

Characters migrate — Umberto Eco

His Chosen Ones. What a lie. They're slaves too. You jest cain't see their chains. — Moira Young