Wearstler Melange Quotes & Sayings

He felt like a brother of mine, but not at all like my actual brother. He seemed like someone I'd always know even if I never saw him again. — Cheryl Strayed

If you can look in your mother's eyes and she's proud of you, then you're a champion. — George Foreman

In a lifetime among cops since, I've noted that investigators who piece together the aftermaths of home invasion murders tend to keep their guns on all the time after that, even when off duty in their own house, and keep them by the bed when they go to sleep.They have learned from the helplessly-murdered dead — Massad Ayoob

Before I studied the art, a punch to me was just like a punch, a kick just like a kick. After I learned the art, a punch was no longer a punch, a kick no longer a kick. Now that I've understood the art, a punch is just like a punch, a kick just like a kick. The height of cultivation is really nothing special. It is merely simplicity; the ability to express the utmost with the minimum. — Bruce Lee

I showed my appreciation of my native land in the usual Irish way: by getting out of it as soon as I possibly could. — George Bernard Shaw

My relationship with Jesus Christ is the most important thing in my life. So any time I get an opportunity to tell Him that I love Him or given opportunity to shout Him out on national TV, I'm gonna take that opportunity. And so I look at it as a relationship that I have with Him that I want to give Him the honor and glory anytime I have the opportunity. — Tim Tebow

Meetings don't have to be endless to be eternal. — James E. Faust

Going out on a date was very cheap in those days [1962]. I borrowed my father's station wagon, put in a gallon of gas for 29 cents, went to the movies for 50 cents a ticket, bought a pack of cigarettes for 25 cents, and had a McDonald's hamburger for 19 cents apiece. It was very doable. — Aslan Ben Eliahou

I learned so much from listening to people. And all I knew was, the only thing I had was honesty and openness. — Audre Lorde

How about not equating death with stopping? — Alanis Morissette

Going home to Australia, it's good to get home, but it's kind of bad too because you get used to that way of life again and you have to come back to America. — Andrew Bogut

You must dare the impossible. — Lailah Gifty Akita

She began to feel the sense of wonderful elation that always came to her when beauty took hold of her and made her forget her fears. — Madeleine L'Engle

The story doesn't end here, however. With no car pass and faced with a mile-long walk from the front gate, John came up with an alternative not covered by the regulations. The first day of his suspension, Llewellyn pulled his horse trailer into the parking lot at the Nassau Bay Hotel across from the NASA main gate. Mounting the horse with his leather briefcase, then showing his badge prominently to the surprised guard, Llewellyn galloped through the gate to Mission Control. For the remainder of the week we knew John was in the office or on console when we saw a horse hitched to the bicycle stand. Llewellyn's legend grew once again. — Gene Kranz