The Outsiders Book Review Quotes & Sayings

The principle of [divine] purpose ... stares the biologist in the face wherever he looks ... The probability for such an event as the origin of DNA molecules to have occurred by sheer chance is just too small to be seriously considered. — Ernst Boris Chain

All real progress must be slow. — Swami Vivekananda

I see the beatitudes of books displayed on a bookshelf. — Lailah Gifty Akita

A Spartan, seeing a man taking up a collection for the gods, said that he did not think much of gods who were poorer than himself. — Plutarch

The Irish move to the sound of the guns like salmon to the sea — Rudyard Kipling

At the extreme north, the voyagers are obliged to dance and act plays for employment. — Henry David Thoreau

Knox Masters is exactly the type of guy I want to date. He dominates a sport I love. He's confident but not arrogant. He's funny, able to laugh at himself, and ... shit, hot as the fires of Mordor. I mean, the One Ring could be forged in his hotness.
I want him. — Jen Frederick

Silence is helpful, but you don't need it in order to find stillness. Even when there is noise, you can be aware of the stillness underneath the noise, of the space in which the noise arises. That is the inner space of pure awareness, consciousness itself. — Eckhart Tolle

Heav'n first taught letters for some wretch's aid, Some banish'd lover, or some captive maid. — Alexander Pope

Leadership can be defined in one word - honesty. You must be honest with the players and honest with yourself. — Earl Weaver

Some actresses are just insane. I've never worked with a nasty actress - they're all absolutely delightful. But completely barking. — Daniel Radcliffe

I believe that UNICEF is the most important branch of the U.N.; they do exceptional work to help the neediest children around the world — Liam Neeson

Think of 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.' It is equally intoxicating for children and adults. All this 'crossover' talk is something publishers are using as a selling device - a kind of post hoc rationalisation of what was happening already. — Kevin Crossley-Holland

Empathy represents the foundation skill for all the social competencies important for work. — Daniel Goleman

There are no shortcuts. Be patient and look long-term. It's a foolish idea that if you do a little more, faster, then you'll get better than the rest. It ignores the fact that you must train at your optimal level, not your maximum level. Consistency is the secret to improvement and success. You have to keep training when others lose interest. — Robert De Castella