Famous Quotes & Sayings

Bertrand Russell

It is only theory that makes men completely incautious.

Bertrand Russell

Boys and young men acquire readily the moral sentiments of their social milieu, whatever these sentiments may be.

Bertrand Russell

Something of the hermit's temper is an essential element in many forms of excellence, since it enables men to resist the lure of popularity, to pursue important work in spite of general indifference or hostility, and arrive at opinions which are opposed to prevalent errors.

Bertrand Russell

Worry is a form of fear, and all forms of fear produce fatigue. A man who has learned not to feel fear will find the fatigue of daily life enormously diminished.

Bertrand Russell

He will see himself and life and the world as truly as our human limitations will permit; realizing the brevity and minuteness of human life, he will realize also that in individual minds is concentrated whatever of value the known universe contains. And he will see that the man whose mind mirrors the world becomes in a sense as great as the world. In emancipation from the fears that beset the slave of circumstance he will experience a profound joy, and through all the vicissitudes of his outward life he will remain in the depths of his being a happy man.

Charles R. Swindoll

You see, this people [Noah, Abraham, Sarah, Jacob, etc.] simply believed that God existed in the situation they were faced with, and they trusted Him rather than themselves. The result? God said, "That pleases Me." They were men and women just like you and I, which is the most encouraging part of all. We don't find golden haloes, or perfect backgrounds, or sinless lives, we just find people. People who failed, who struggled, who doubted, who experienced hard times and low times in which their faith was eclipsed by doubt. But their lives were basically characterized by faith.

That was the nerves of his first major-league start. Everything speeded up on him. The next time, he realized, 'That's not me. That's not who I am.' It was a whole different mentality from the minute he got to the ballpark. He warmed up better, he was focused, he was concentrated.

Flip Saunders

That wasn't our night. Just physically a step slow, and mentally we just didn't react as quickly as we normally do. Just not as sharp.

Felipe Alou

That's awesome. I don't know how many men can do that.

Barry Gibb

I think vocally and mentally we've managed to stay intact, somehow.

I went over to the Charlestown Navy Yard yesterday and saw some big men of war, one over 100 guns.

I woke up the next morning about 8 o'clock mentally ready to play. The same thing with Sunday morning, waking up early. The mindset was to get up, get the day started and go to the game.

I think more than anything it has been mentally draining,

Just a big shot -- a reflection of his mental toughness.

Jami Attenberg

I don't know much about any of the Hasidim because the men won't talk to me because I'm a woman, and the women won't talk to me because, while I am Jewish, I'm not Hasidic.

Joe Gibbs

I couldn't see them overturning that, ... They called it, they reviewed it, and they reversed it. The way their team reacted, I thought it was a done deal. They didn't mention anything to me. They just reversed it.

I am disappointed in how we played. I really think it's a mental block. We were so keyed up, we had a letdown.

Joan Leslie

I am always begging them to spare me this chasing after men.

He just doesn't make a lot of mental errors,

Grant Heslov

'Monuments Men' is not a docudrama. It's not a documentary.

Maria Sharapova

I feel like I'm mentally tougher out there,

If others have sinned you need not mention it

Marcus Tullius Cicero

I swear I would rather be wrong with Plato than see the truth with men like these.

If I had to put together 100 men today, I could do it,

Stephanie Courtney

I was a switchboard operator on the first season of 'Mad Men.' I was the oldest and bitterest.

Chris Phillips

He's a big part of our team, not to mention that I'll have to play with a different guy.

Charles Kingsley

For men must work and women must weep./ And the sooner it's over, the sooner to sleep.

Malik Rose

He's just one of the most mentally tough players I've ever seen.

He seems to be doing better than I did with it, and I thought I did pretty well, ... His mental toughness is second to none, and that's what'll get him over the hump.

He's got that winning mentality and we need strong characters.

Pat Summitt

I don't think I've mentioned it to the players one time,

Christopher Parker

I get on well with everyone, but I like Jessie Wallace and Natalie Cassidy. Natalie was my mentor when I joined, so we're really close.

William Wilberforce

God has so made the mind of man that a peculiar deliciousness resides in the fruits of personal industry.