Uhlan Quotes & Sayings

An undefined goal is unreachable. — Brian Tracy

So, in a Civil Service where smooth and sociable performance was more useful than an individualistic competence, Enderby went up the scale quickly, and was at the Commissioner level when Baley himself was nothing more than a C-5. — Isaac Asimov

Young people ... who were casually profane, as though the validation of their own power could be achieved only by their assault on the sensibilities of others. — James Lee Burke

When a destitute mother starts earning an income, her dreams of success invariably center around her children. A woman's second priority is the household. She wants to buy utensils, build a stronger roof, or find a bed for herself and her family. A man has an entirely different set of priorities. When a destitute father earns extra income, he focuses more attention on himself. Thus money entering a household through a woman brings more benefits to the family as a whole. — Muhammad Yunus

Sometimes you just gotta trust that your secret's been kept long enough. — Anne Cameron

A home life where it's so full of so many rigorous ideas about the way things should be, this word "should," I think is absolutely toxic to children. It hurts their personalities, it hurts their points of view in the world, it hurts their ability to be open and caring and curious. An element of allowance in a family, is, I think, really a positive thing. — Mark Ruffalo

Know the great men of your age. — Baltasar Gracian

I was hoping that he was nice; I do so always hope that people will be nice. — E. M. Forster

The uniform of polish uhlan makes even the youngest, inexperienced boy looks like he's made from steel. — Maynard Owen Williams

A FINE THING IT WAS TO GIVE SOMEONE THE LINGERING glow of memories. — Nora Roberts

It was the seventh deadly sin. My children weren't righteous. They stumbled because I was evil. The way I was raising them they could never be saved. They were doomed to perish in the fires of hell. — Andrea Yates

All our engineers are designers and all our designers are engineers. — James Dyson

An outsider was taking my place, was becoming me, my cage with the starlings would become his, the stereoscope, the real Uhlan helmet hanging from a nail, all my things that I couldn't take with me remained to him; or, rather, it was my relationship with things, places, people, that was becoming his, just as I was about to become him, to take his place among the things and people of his life. — Italo Calvino