Swarte Quotes & Sayings

Newton's First was a real bitch, not open to negotiation. — Peter Watts

You cannot run, you cannot hide.....~Soul Angels, The Recital — Pamala Warren

A brave man, a real fighter is not measured by how many times he falls, but how many times he stands up. — Rickson Gracie

It is as hard to see one's self as to look backwards without turning around. — Henry David Thoreau

A man's true estate of power and riches is to be in himself; not in his dwelling or position or external relations, but in his own essential character. — Henry Ward Beecher

Some people say I have attitude - maybe I do ... but I think you have to. You have to believe in yourself when no one else does - that makes you a winner right there. — Venus Williams

Emotion and instinct were the basis of all our decisions, our actions, everything we valued, the way we saw the world. Reason and rationality were a thin coat of paint on a ragged surface. — Karen Joy Fowler

I need to somehow peel away the dullness and heighten my sensitivity and alertness. I need to start sucking the juice out of every single moment of the most precious gift ever to be had, "my life!" — Bryan Kest

The idea of school choice is spreading like wildfire around the country, because it's the one education reform that puts real choices and real opportunities in the hands of families who desperately need them. — Clint Bolick

You could say that when you introduce humour to your work, you also step back a little from it. You create a distance. — Lars Von Trier

Instead of looking for the right person become the right person. — Deepak Chopra

I groaned my good humor beginning to fade. Nothing good could come from such a wager. If I lost I'd have to drive for the entire five-and-a-half-hour trip home. But if I won Marc would drive which was much much worse. With him in the driver's seat I'd be afraid to blink much less sleep. Marc's favourite travel game was highway tag which he played by getting just close enough to passing semi trucks to
reach out his window and touch their rear bumpers. Seriously. The man thought the inevitability of death didn't apply to him simply because it hadn't happened yet.
Marc laughed at my horrified expression and sank his shovel into the earth at the end of the black plastic cocoon. With a sigh I joined him trying to decide whether I'd rather risk falling asleep at the wheel or falling asleep with Marc at the wheel.
It was a tough call. Thankfully I had three solid hours of digging during which to decide. Lucky me. — Rachel Vincent

I suppose the only thing at 50 you can really start to look forward to is just total irresponsibility. As you get older, you can just sit in a chair, wear anything you want, you know you can walk down; old people dress cool. You know they wear sweatpants. The elderly have it down. — Johnny Depp