Flannery O'Connor Quotes
I was a very ancient twelve; my views at that age would have done credit to a Civil War veteran. I am much younger now than I was at twelve or anyway, less burdened. The weight of the centuries lies on children, I'm sure of it.
Flannery O'Connor
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A bowler is his own captain. I know what needs to be done, what the ball is doing. If you don't know where you are going to bowl and where you think the batsman will hit, then how can you tell the captain what you want? You are the judge.
Harbhajan Singh
For nearly a century and a half, this country deluded itself into thinking that its greatest calamity, the Civil War, had nothing to do with one of its greatest sins, enslavement. It deluded itself in this manner despite available evidence to the contrary.
Ta-Nehisi Coates
I had a bit of a male menopause. It started at the age of 18 and continued until I was 45.
Ian McShane
When the Lebanese Civil War started in 1975, I was 15. I was shipped to boarding school in England and, after that, to UCLA.
Rabih Alameddine
As I age, I become more and more happy with what I see in the mirror. At some point, that's going to stop.
Natalie Zea
Let us sacrifice our today so that our children can have a better tomorrow.
A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
The human juggernaut is permanently eroding Earth's ancient biosphere.
E. O. Wilson
Being traditional is a choice for me. South Indian families bring up their children with a sense of freedom, self-respect and self-value. We do whatever we have to with earnestness and honesty, including being uninhibited. Yet we hold onto our roots.
Vidya Balan
It's a matter of taking the side of the weak against the strong, something the best people have always done.
Harriet Beecher Stowe
The Ancient Mariner would not have taken so well if it had been called The Old Sailor.
Samuel Butler
History is a set of lies agreed upon.
Napoleon Bonaparte
The kind of people that all teams need are people who are humble, hungry, and smart: humble being little ego, focusing more on their teammates than on themselves. Hungry, meaning they have a strong work ethic, are determined to get things done, and contribute any way they can. Smart, meaning not intellectually smart but inner personally smart.
Patrick Lencioni
It has been possible to trace historically back to a very early age the taxes which were imposed on medicines, spices and similar substances in German towns. Thus, for instance, one finds that in the year 1500, thirteen, in 1540, thirty-eight, and in 1708, already one hundred and twenty vegetable oils are mentioned.
Otto Wallach
Instead of needing lots of children, we need high-quality children.
Margaret Mead
The influential man is the successful man, whether he be rich or poor.
Orison Swett Marden
I started spending time at stables with my daughter while she was riding. I was reminded of my love for the form and different aspects of the horse. Then I thought about the bit, halter, and bridle in terms of how we harness and ride this animal. There were a lot of interesting elements to explore.
Jill Greenberg
More than 90% of cancers are curable at stage one - look for them, look for them, look for them.
Yael Cohen
I was a very ancient twelve; my views at that age would have done credit to a Civil War veteran. I am much younger now than I was at twelve or anyway, less burdened. The weight of the centuries lies on children, I'm sure of it.
Flannery O'Connor