In all feats of fire-eating it should be noted that the head is thrown well back, so that the flame may pass… — Harry Houdini Copy Share Image
The deepest and rarest kind of courage has nothing to do with feats or obstacles in the outside world; and, indeed, has… — Sydney J. Harris Copy Share Image
Women must pay for everything. They do get more glory than men for comparable feats, but, they also get more notoriety when… — Amelia Earhart Copy Share Image
The street to obscurity is paved with athletes who perform great feats before friendly crowds. Greatness in major league sports is the… — George Allen Copy Share Image
“Take the Pyramids. Great blocks of useless masonry, put up to minister to the egoism of a despotic bloated king. Think of… — Agatha Christie Copy Share Image
Historically, many of the great names in alpine climbing seemed to have just gone climbing as training. In fact, the model alpinist… — Steve House Copy Share Image
Chávez inadvertently made the US drug war tactics look good. Quite a feat, given the disaster which is the drug war. After… — Rory Carroll Copy Share Image
The number of fixed stars which observers have been able to see without artificial powers of sight up to this day can… — Galileo Galilei Copy Share Image
For almost 20 years, I've reported on some amazing feats of athleticism for ESPN. But the one thing that stood out, game… — Stuart Scott Copy Share Image
It seems that these phenomenal feats that race car drivers are performing are instinctive. They [require] very little mental workload. — Chris Gerdes Copy Share Image
Many Westerners forget that when the Prophet spoke of four wives as the maximum allowable number, he had in mind a reduction… — Mohammed Reza Pahlavi Copy Share Image
Love alone is capable of uniting living beings in such a way as to complete and fulfill them, for it alone takes… — Pierre Teilhard de Chardin Copy Share Image
An adventure differs from a mere feat in that it is tied to the externally unattainable. Only one end of the rope… — William Bolitho Copy Share Image
My mother was the one constant in my life. When I think about my mom raising me alone when she was 20,… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Is Donald Trump a serious candidate? The reason I ask this is, if you're going to close the Internet, realize, America, what… — Rand Paul Copy Share Image
I've never acted before in a movie I've directed. This felt like the time to do it just because the " Leaves… — Edward Norton Copy Share Image
Heroism is an extraordinary feat of the flesh; holiness is an ordinary act of the spirit. One may bring personal glory; the… — Charles Colson Copy Share Image
Keeping your family together is an extraordinary feat - especially in the face of great conflict. — DeVon Franklin Copy Share Image
The pursuit of happiness is a great activity. One must be open and alive. It is the greatest feat man has to… — Robert Henri Copy Share Image
Some write a narrative of wars and feats, Of heroes little known, and call the rant A history. — William Cowper Copy Share Image
Discovery peaked 30 years ago. It takes no feat of the imagination. It takes no feat of intellect to conclude we now… — Gordon Campbell Copy Share Image
I've always hated the danger part of climbing, and it's great to come down again because it's safe But there is something… — Edmund Hillary Copy Share Image
Lizzie Harris's debut collection, Stop Wanting, crafts images and lines of such arresting splendor that I am very often driven to joy… — Tracy K. Smith Copy Share Image
