Tomoka Marathon Quotes & Sayings

Americans have been dumbed down to the point where more people watching 'American Idol' than listen to the state of the union address. And that's too bad. I'm not trying to take any bread out of the mouth of Simon Cowell, but if the president is speaking to the people of the United States, and people are going to watch 'American Idol,' that's sad. — Henry Rollins

Vitamin B proved to be not one vitamin but several, which is why we have B1, B2, and so on. To add to the confusion, Vitamin K has nothing to do with an alphabetical sequence. It was called K because its Danish discoverer, Henrik Dam, dubbed it "koagulations viatmin" for its role in blood clotting. — Bill Bryson

Prayer is a great tower of strength, a pillar of unending righteousness, a mighty force that moves mountains and saves souls. Through it the sick are healed, the dead are raised, and the Holy Spirit is poured out without measure upon the faithful. — Bruce R. McConkie

Every rational creature has all nature for his dowry and estate. It is his, if he will. He may divest himself of it; he may creepinto a corner, and abdicate his kingdom, as most men do, but he is entitled to the world by his constitution. — Ralph Waldo Emerson

Mutual fund manager performance does not persist and the return of stock picking is zero. — William J. Bernstein

I did not want 'Battleship' to be perceived as an American war film. I wanted to do everything I could to make the film accessible to a global audience. It felt like bringing an alien component to the film would help take the American jingoism out of it. — Peter Berg

I'm fascinated by how ethnic communities have assimilated into massive capitalist environments. — Anton Yelchin

If we are not a little bit uncomfortable every day, we're not growing. All the good stuff is outside our comfort zone. — Jack Canfield

To the eye of enmity virtue appears the ugliest blemish. — Saadi

When someone wants something then they should be aware that they are taking a risk. But this is precisely what makes life interesting. — Paulo Coelho

He had a dream and it shot him. — Mark Twain

A writer is not always conscious of the influences he has received. — Mario Vargas-Llosa