Geological facts being of an historical nature, all attempts to deduce a complete knowledge of them merely from their still, subsisting consequences,… — Richard Kirwan Copy Share Image
Once 'Walk Two Moons' received the Newbery Medal, I decided to write full-time. Partly because there seemed to be an audience out… — Sharon Creech Copy Share Image
One minute you're a developing athlete trying to get to the top, then the next minute you do well and win a… — Jessica Ennis Copy Share Image
The 2002 (Olympic) team was a great team, we won the gold medal, they deserved all the accolades that they got. But… — Wayne Gretzky Copy Share Image
Yet reason frowns in war's unequal game, Where wasted nations raise a single name; And mortgag'd states their grandsire's wreaths regret, From… — Samuel Johnson Copy Share Image
This medal (the National Book Award) together with my American Express card, will identify me worldwide ... except at Bloomingdale's. — S. J. Perelman Copy Share Image
To win more medals at Beijing is just fantastic, and British cycling has come a huge way in the last few years. — Bradley Wiggins Copy Share Image
You know who deserves a posthumous Medal of Honor? James Earl Ray [the confessed assassin of Martin Luther King]. We miss you,… — Rush Limbaugh Copy Share Image
Joe Frazier's life didn't start with Ali. I was a Golden Gloves champ. Gold medal in Tokyo '64. Heavyweight champion of the… — Joe Frazier Copy Share Image
Success for me is not to have all the medals. Success for me is to always do your best and try to… — Carolina Kluft Copy Share Image
The medals no-one will ever wear should be the ones that reflect the most. It's not an ending, it's not a period… — Jim Sheeler Copy Share Image
This Medal of Honor does not belong to me. This medal belongs to every man and woman who has ever served their… — Michael E. Thornton Copy Share Image
The creativity and pathology of the human mind are, after all, two sides of the same medal coined in the evolutionary mint.… — Arthur Koestler Copy Share Image
When I see a short schedule, my question to the director is, are you really comfortable with this, or are you doing… — Guillermo del Toro Copy Share Image
Although they only give gold medals in the field of athletics, I encourage everyone to look into themselves and find their own… — John Naber Copy Share Image
I'm not disappointed with bronze. It's always good to come away with a medal. — Bryan Volpenhein Copy Share Image
Scars are medals branded on the flesh, and your enemies will be frightened by them because they are proof of your long… — Paulo Coelho Copy Share Image
I think we all have a lot of room to drop and our takeovers were really safe so tonight we're still going… — Brittany MacLean Copy Share Image
I'm a crack shot and I've won medals for shooting. But I don't think I could shoot a person. — Gene Vincent Copy Share Image
If I wouldn't have medaled at the Olympics, it still would have been a successful trip. The medal is the icing on… — Eddy Alvarez Copy Share Image
By 1973, John Kerry had already accused American soldiers of committing war crimes in Vietnam, thrown someone else's medals to the ground… — Ann Coulter Copy Share Image
When I decided to go for four gold medals I planned it out over a few years. It was in four different… — Carl Lewis Copy Share Image
What I really wanted was to perform. So if it took four world titles or one Olympic medal, I just wanted so… — Kurt Browning Copy Share Image
I've always felt that if I am deserving of the Medal of Honor, there are many, many others who are. I felt… — Daniel Inouye Copy Share Image
