Beryl Markham Quotes
A map in the hands of a pilot is a testimony of a man's faith in other men; it is a symbol of confidence and trust. It is not like a printed page that bears mere words, ambiguous and artful, and whose most believing reader - even whose author, perhaps - must allow in his mind a recess for doubt. A map says to you, 'Read me carefully, follow me closely, doubt me not.' It says, 'I am the earth in the palm of your hand. Without me, you are alone and lost.
Beryl Markham
Quotes to Explore
One day, you're a nobody, and the next, you're in a movie that everybody is talking about. But Hollywood has a way of knocking you back down to Earth.
Patrick Fugit
The Obama administration has turned a blind eye to radical Islam since before they came to office. If you look at everything that's transpired since the famous Cairo speech in 2009, it's all been an embrace of those who are the most radical elements in that part of the world. That is not a good sign for America's foreign policy.
Oliver North
I would like to think I'm a good secret-keeper, when it comes to friends. I'm quite loyal like that.
Karen Gillan
À l'heure, si sombre encore, de la civilisation où nous sommes, le misérable s'appelle L'HOMME; il agonise sous tous les climats, et il gémit dans toutes les langues.
Victor Hugo
I looked up at several pockmarks in the nearest wall; if they weren’t bullet holes, the place had damned big hailstones.
Kage Baker
In this playhouse of infinite forms I have had my play, and here have I caught sight of him that is formless.
Rabindranath Tagore
People often speak of God being even-handed. God is not even-handed. God is biased, in favor of the weak, of the despised.
Desmond Tutu
Evidence of trust begets trust, and love is reciprocated by love.
Plutarch
I'm not a publicity hound, I hope.
Raghuram Rajan
I remember doing a shoot for Herb Ritts, hanging off the Eiffel Tower - that wasn't your usual day at the office. It was terrifying, and in the end, you couldn't really tell how high I was because the photographer was scared of heights, so he was quite far away from me.
Christy Turlington
I feel like young people, more than anyone in the country, always have their moral compass on perfectly straight.
Pramila Jayapal
A map in the hands of a pilot is a testimony of a man's faith in other men; it is a symbol of confidence and trust. It is not like a printed page that bears mere words, ambiguous and artful, and whose most believing reader - even whose author, perhaps - must allow in his mind a recess for doubt. A map says to you, 'Read me carefully, follow me closely, doubt me not.' It says, 'I am the earth in the palm of your hand. Without me, you are alone and lost.
Beryl Markham
