Tokumatsu Ishikawa Quotes & Sayings

Welcome to Dauntless — Veronica Roth

A blind, anemic, weak-kneed flea on crutches would have a greater chance of defeating a herd of a thousand wild stampeding elephants, than the enemy has of defeating God. — Ray Comfort

I believe the real reason we pursue anything in life is not for the thing itself, but for who we become on the way to its accomplishment. We strive to accomplish things in the attempt to mold ourselves. The greatest benefits Jiu Jitsu will have in your life will have nothing to do with Jiu Jitsu. It is this simple understanding that allows me to persist in my study. Even on the rare days when I may not have a burning desire to practice Jiu Jitsu, I am reminded that my practicing Jiu Jitsu is more accurately my practicing to become a better human being. The lessons I learn on the mat will serve me in every area of life
personal development, relationships, business, and the like. — Chris Matakas

Men resemble the gods in nothing so much as in doing good to their fellow creatures. — Marcus Tullius Cicero

As I get older, I don't think the world is becoming that funny. Comedy is changing a bit. — Bobby Lee

For you, Anastasia, I will try. — E.L. James

We cannot be satisfied with our goodness after beholding the holiness of God. — Billy Graham

step ahead of the falling piano. — Tony Dokoupil

It's the way some med say, "I'm not the problem" or that they shifted the conversation from actual corpses and victims as well as perpetrators to protecting the comfort level of bystander males. An exasperated woman remarked to me, "What do they want--a cookie for not hitting, raping, or threatening women? — Rebecca Solnit

How short was the road from that decision to this moment? The question ached like a bruise. — Jane Harper

Literature is a place for generosity and affection and hunger for equals - not a prizefight ring. We are increased, confirmed in our medium, roused to do our best, by every good writer, every fine achievement. Would we want one good writer or fine book less? The sense of writers being pitted against each other is bred primarily by the workings of the commercial marketplace, and by critics lauding one writer at the expense of another while ignoring the existence of nearly all. — Tillie Olsen

Straight talk is a virtue. Dirty talk is a goddamn blessing. — Kate Meader