Florence Scovel Shinn Quotes
Quotes to Explore
-
When man possesses a good, sound body that does not overpower him nor disturb the equilibrium in him, he possesses a divine gift. In short, a good constitution facilitates the rule of the soul over the body, but it is not impossible to conquer a bad constitution by training.
Maimonides
-
A state of shock is what results when a gap opens up between events and our initial ability to explain them. When we find ourselves in that position, without a story, without our moorings, a great many people become vulnerable to authority figures telling us to fear one another and relinquish our rights for the greater good.
Naomi Klein
-
I'm superstitious... but not like wear the same underwear for two weeks superstitious.
Kate Hudson
-
Start every day off with a smile and get it over with.
W. C. Fields
-
You can have the biggest markets in the world, but if the game isn't exciting, compelling, and competitive, it's not going to generate a lot of interest.
Gary Bettman
-
I'd never been published when I was young.
Jack Vance
-
When I was in school, sport was given utmost importance. I think it's fantastic for character building, for team playing, and I think it's a great profile for a nation. One in every six people on Earth is an Indian, and I look forward to the day when we can compete with the heavyweights of the sporting world and do well in the medal tally.
Abhishek Bachchan
-
I don't know what 'famous' is, really.
Karl Pilkington
-
Early in my career, my 3-, 5- and 9-irons performed differently than my other irons. But I adapted and made them work.
Hale Irwin
-
In a sense, there's a great truth to that, but, also I was a great reader.
A. E. van Vogt
-
Detention without trial is history in Malaysia.
Najib Razak
-
The knowledge that makes us cherish innocence makes innocence unattainable.
Irving Howe
-
It's always been a dream of mine, of exploring the living world, of classifying all the species and finding out what makes up the biosphere.
E. O. Wilson
-
Washington, D.C., has a much greater risk than Manchester, N.H. They both need some level of funding, but they ought not to be done per capita. Congress is to blame for some of this.
Warren Rudman
-
Monumenta fatiscunt:mors etiam saxis nominibusque venit.
Ausonius
-
Not only is self-regulation largely a fantasy, but repeated scandals across multiple industries have proved that companies are fundamentally incapable of self-regulating for the greater good.
Maelle Gavet
-
I don't want to do any more movies where I look at it and go, 'Oh, God, gross.
Sean Young
-
There is no there – there is only here.
Florence Scovel Shinn
