Quotes about win
wine labels letters
To pick up a cigarette wrapper or wine label or an old letter or the end of a carton is my way of dealing with those things that do not originate in me, in my I. Robert Motherwell
winning trying littles
If you ain't trying to cheat a little, you ain't likely to win much. Richard Petty
winning want losing
No one wants to quit when he's losing and no one wants to quit when he's winning. Richard Petty
wine life-is found
There in wine is found the great generalization: all life is fermentation. Richard P. Feynman
winning bigs nobel
Winning a Nobel Prize is no big deal, but winning it with an IQ of 124 is really something. Richard P. Feynman
winning giving annoying
You can't win. The annoying thing is that you can't attack them, but you can't defend yourself. The best thing you could possibly do is punch a paparazzi and give them their big payday. Robert Pattinson
wine california perspective
From a wine critic's perspective, there are far too many innocuous, over-oaked, over-acidified, or over-cropped wines emerging from California. While those sins would not be a problem if the wines sold for under $20, many are in fact $75-$150. That's appalling. Robert M. Parker, Jr.
wine differences glasses
The finest glasses for both technical and hedonistic purposes are those made by Riedel. The effect of these glasses on fine wine is profound. I cannot emphasize enough what a difference they make. Robert M. Parker, Jr.
wine greatness santa-barbara
No viticultural region in America has demonstrated as much progress in quality and potential for greatness as... the Santa Barbara region, where the Burgundian varietals Chardonnay and Pinot Noir are planted in its cooler climates. Robert M. Parker, Jr.
wine relative-value personality
Scores do not reveal the most important facts about a wine. The written commentary (tasting notes) that accompanies the ratings is a better source of information than any score regarding the wine's style and personality, its quality level relative to its peers, and its relative value and aging potential. Robert M. Parker, Jr.
wine thinking vintage
Wine to me is something that brings people together. Wine does promote conversation and promote civility, but it's also fascinating. It's the greatest subject to study. No matter how much you learn, every vintage is going to come at you with different factors that make you have to think again. Robert M. Parker, Jr.
wine roots rose
Let first the onion flourish there, Rose among roots, the maiden-fair, Wine-scented and poetic soul Of the capacious salad bowl. Robert Louis Stevenson
wine shining bottles
A bottle of good wine, like a good act, shines ever in the retrospect. Robert Louis Stevenson
wine pages printed
The printed page was like wine to me. Robert E. Howard
wine blue flames
Let me live deep while I live; let me know the rich juices of red meat & stinging wine on my palate, the hot embrace of white arms, the mad exultation of battle when the blue blades flame crimson, and I am content"......Conan the Cimmerian. Robert E. Howard
wind justice soul
He was . . . a strange blending of Puritan and Cavalier, with a touch of the ancient philosopher, and more than a touch of the pagan. . . . A hunger in his soul drove him on and on, an urge to right all wrongs, protect all weaker things. . . . Wayward and restless as the wind, he was consistent in only one respect—he was true to his ideals of justice and right. Such was Solomon Kane. Robert E. Howard
winter thinking rocks
I think it was lucky that during most of the work on the Odyssey I lived on Homer's sea in houses that were, in one case, shaken by the impact of the Mediterranean winter storms on the rocks below. Robert Fitzgerald
wind weather light
Yes, and there were changes of light on landscapes and changes of direction of the wind and the force of the wind and weather. That whole scene is too important in Homer to neglect. Robert Fitzgerald
winning reality play
You're never happy with a tie you're trying to win. The reality is we have to come back and play tomorrow, and whatever the outcome tomorrow is, we have to come back and play again. Walt Kyle
winning way easy
There's no easy quick way out, we're gonna have to live through our whole lives, win, lose, or draw. Walt Kelly
winning leader important
I tried to be the leader ... that was my aim. But it is important to know how to win and how to lose. Vitali Klitschko
wine oil ingredients
Wit, after all, is a mighty tart, pungent ingredient, and much too acid for some stomachs; but honest good humor is the oil and wine of a merry meeting. Washington Irving
wine french-wine my-friends
I serve your Beaune to my friends, but your Volnay I keep for myself. Voltaire
wine people champagne
The effervescence of this fresh wine reveals the true brilliance of the French people. Voltaire
wine juice september
Wine is the divine juice of September. Voltaire
wings firsts leap
I love the recklessness of faith. First you leap, and then you grow wings. William Sloane Coffin
winning careers office
I did not win and in fact I was called into the principal's office for a consultation with my parents. But that was the beginning of my literary career. William Joyce
wine tyrants world
Since the creation of the world there has been no tyrant like Intemperance, and no slaves so cruelly treated as his. William Lloyd Garrison
winning soul toes
If I thought I could win one more soul to the Lord by walking on my head and playing the tambourine with my toes, I'd learn how! William Booth
window silent
And at my silent window-sill The jessamine peeps in. William C. Bryant
wind sky rushing
The stormy March has come at last, With winds and clouds and changing skies; I hear the rushing of the blast That through the snowy valley flies. William C. Bryant
wind wings long
I hear the howl of the wind that brings The long drear storm on its heavy wings. William C. Bryant
wind sabbath
The hushed winds their Sabbath keep. William C. Bryant