Tomoji Hirakata Quotes & Sayings

I do not allow myself vain regrets or foreboding. — Mary Boykin Chesnut

I don't know how to exist before 9 A.M. And without coffee, I'm not classified as a human. Actually, I could be regarded as a threat. — Katie Findlay

God against man. Man against God. Man against nature. Nature against man. Nature against God. God against nature. Very funny religion! — D.T. Suzuki

You're put in certain situations and it kind of opens up those doors and it opens up your eyes to realize what your true calling was. — Rico Love

My father once related how he and his friend Les had come up with a way, when stalling for time in a meeting or deposition (he and Les were lawyers [Les, alive and well, still is a lawyer]), instead of saying "Um . . .," or "Uh . . .," one could say "Now . . .," a word which accomplishes two things: it serves the same stalling purpose as "Um . . .," or "Uh . . .," but instead of being dumb-sounding offputting, it creates suspense for what is coming next, whatever that might be, that which the speaker doesn't yet know. — Dave Eggers

There is no tougher job in America than being a cop on the beat in a major city in this country, big and brawling. — Mark Shields

As a means to success, determination has this advantage over talent - that it does not have to be recognized by others. — Robert Breault

When on an emotional roller-coaster, take the leap of faith ... — Stephen Richards

Like Beauty. But she only pricked her finger. I had a spindle through my heart. — Francesca Lia Block

Lasting and strong relations cannot be built on short-lived interests. A credible partnership is inconceivable without shared values and commitment to the same ideas. — Serzh Sargsyan

God ultimately raises up leaders for one primary reason: His glory. He shows His power in our weakness. He demonstrates His wisdom in our folly. We are all like a turtle on a fence post. If you walk by a fence post and see a turtle on top of it, then you know someone came by and put it there. In the same way, God gives leadership according to His good pleasure. — Matt Chandler

[T]he public library is where those without money, power, access, university affiliation, or advanced degrees can get information for free.. — Siva Vaidhyanathan

Yes, I'm very normal, everything is okay, I won't become a psychiatric case. — Alfred Jodl

In the pleasant May of 1958, a group of pioneers, engineers, second-generation Americans, speculators, ne'er-do-wells, and visionaries known as the Chocinoe Management Group gathered by a bubbling spring in the middle fork of Lansill's Creek and talked about creating a settlement to be called Garden Springs. The next month they received a use permit from the Planning Commission of the City of Lexington, and began clear-cutting and bulldozing, in preparation for the excavation of sites where the cement foundations of this subdivision would be laid .... The building of this subdivision was part of the all-important process of Lexington's becoming The Greater Lexington Area, and I take special pride in noting that this general shift away from its tobacco-town heritage was bemoaned by scarcely anyone. — Johnny Payne

Maybe one of my problems is I never depend upon the kindness of strangers. — Augusten Burroughs