Famous Quotes & Sayings

Henri Frederic Amiel

He who is silent is forgotten; he who does not advance falls back; he who stops is overwhelmed; out distanced, crushed; he who ceases t grow becomes smaller; he who leaves off, gives up; the condition of standing still is the beginning of the end.

Henri Frederic Amiel

One may guess the why and wherefore of a tear and yet find it too subtle to give any account of. A tear may be the poetical resume of so many simultaneous impressions, the quintessence of so many opposing thoughts! It is like a drop of one of those precious elixirs of the East which contain the life of twenty plants fused into a single aroma.

Helen Keller

I don't give a damn about semi-radicals!

Helen Keller

Don't give me the peace that passeth understanding, give me understanding.

Helen Keller

Do not think of todays failures, but of the success that may come tomorrow.

Catfish Hunter

He'd (Reggie Jackson) give you the shirt off his back. Of course he'd call a press conference to announce it.

Cat Power

Never give up, no, never give up If you're looking for something easy You might as well give it up.

Catharine MacKinnon

What postmodernism gives us instead is a multicultural defense for male violence - a defense for it wherever it is, which in effect is a pretty universal defense.

Catharine Beecher

... any men who would give up the law-making power to women in order to remedy existing evils, would surely be those most ready to enact the needful laws themselves.

Cassandra Clare

Was this what it meant to love someone? That any burden was a burden shared, that they could give you comfort with a word or a touch?

Cassandra Clare

Sometimes carrying the burden of an upsetting truth, and hiding it, is actually a gift you give to someone else. You bear that burden, so they don’t have to, in a situation where telling them will change nothing.

Cassandra Clare

As if I could stop loving you. As if I would want to give up the thing that makes me stronger than anything else ever has. Since the first time I saw you, I have belonged to you completely.

Cassandra Clare

You have to give everyone ugly motives for everything they do, because ugly motives are all you understand.

George Eliot

It is always chilling, in friendly intercourse, to say you have no opinion to give.

George Eliot

Your trouble's easy borne when everybody gives it a lift for you.

George Eliot

They say fortune is a woman and capricious. But sometimes she is a good woman, and gives to those who merit.

George Eliot

Our life is determined for us--and it makes the mind very free when we give up wishing, and only think of bearing what is laid upon us, and doing what is given us to do.

George Eliot

It is good to be helpful and kindly, but don't give yourself to be melted into candle grease for the benefit of the tallow trade.

The big one was when he got them out without giving up another run. He did a great job. It's more than I could have asked.

Students will use these tools long after they leave school. We are giving them a life skill.

Kelly Martin

not the sharpest crayon in the box. ... And that's giving her too much credit.

Jim Mora

Nobody around here is used to giving up 170 yards rushing, ... That doesn't happen to us. It shouldn't happen. It won't happen.

That got us going. Getting 6 (team points) and giving up 3 helps a lot.

Lillian Hellman

Tallulah was sitting in a group of people, giving the monologue she always thought was conversation.

Rachel Williams

It's really neat to see everyone giving back and rebuilding, and it's really great to have a hand in that.

Peter Greene

It's pretty mixed today (Friday) with light volume. The warning from Honeywell is very discouraging, as is the sentiment number, but then the retail sales number was fine, so that may be giving us a little buoyancy. We're also still worrying about Iraq.

It's overwhelming. You have this situation where everyone is giving so much support. I have always worked for everything. I'd give it all back and then some to have to not go through this.

It's tough to tell, but it sounds like they're getting what they needed on health care. The question is what is GM giving back to the union to get this. We may not know that for a while.

The offense kept plugging away and giving us opportunities. Then we let them score another touchdown. At the end of the game, we did what we had to do, but you don't want to let a team like that stick around. You have to put a team like that away early.

Ken Hitchcock

It was a tough way to lose a hockey game, giving up a goal in the last 5 seconds when you're not in any real danger. That last one was a tough one.

Tommy Bowden

It was a time where you worry about having your team buckle, but giving it to James made it easy.

It was important for us to be patient and see what they were giving us.

Vince Carter

It's a good feeling, I'll tell you that. There's a lot of guys who've been phenomenal, unreal, so I'm just thankful for the opportunity to be here and I'm thrilled that he's giving me the opportunity to start.