Quotes & Sayings About Succeeding In The Face Of Adversity

I'm scared of myself. I think I'd be a bad driver. I'm scared of cars, period. I've had too many friends killed now, and I've seen too many people killed in my life when I drove across the country when I was 12. I'm sure that has a lot to do with it. If you see a few real dead bodies with brains on the pavement, it does a lot to change your attitude. It means you can get it too. I've had a lot of relatives killed. I've had a lot of dear friends killed. It's stupid. The whole activity is stupid. — Ray Bradbury

They plummeted toward the volcano as their largest piece of luggage - the forty-foot-tall Athena Parthenos - trailed after them, leashed to a harness on Nico's back like a very ineffective parachute. — Rick Riordan

A bright eye indicates curiosity; a black eye, too much. — Evan Esar

Our true passions are selfish. — Stendhal

The Christian life that is joyless is a discredit to God and a disgrace to itself. — Maltbie Davenport Babcock

Swearing makes an excellent relief mechanism — David Crystal

You can't make theater happen without actors. The actor is the central ingredient in making theater happen. Audiences may come to theaters to see the work of stage managers, directors and producers, but the only people who can communicate theater magic to audiences, through ideas and emotions, are the actors. They are the only ones who can communicate this by themselves, and if necessary, they can get along without you. But you can't make theater without the actor. — Laurence Sterne

How can two living entities possessing intelligence and judgement ever be tied together for a lifetime? — R.K. Narayan

You are judge by your words — Lailah Gifty Akita

He was so tender, so infinitely soothing, she longed to stay in his arms forever. With such strong arms about her, surely nothing could harm her. — Margaret Mitchell