How readily the bluebirds become our friends and neighbors when we offer them suitable nesting retreats! — John Burroughs Copy Share Image
Earth does not understand her child, Who from the loud gregarious town Returns, depleted and defiled, To the still woods, to fling… — Edna St. Vincent Millay Copy Share Image
Our job is not to retreat when times get tough. Our job is to solve the tough problems. — John Bel Edwards Copy Share Image
Within you there is a stillness and sanctuary to which you can retreat at any time and be yourself — Hermann Hesse Copy Share Image
The temptations are great to simply retreat to the domain of private life and give up on our public problems. — Lee H. Hamilton Copy Share Image
After I've done the salesman bit, I like to be quiet and retreat, because that's whereI write from. I'm a sort of… — Kate Bush Copy Share Image
Can it be believed that the democracy which overthrew the feudal system and vanquished kings will retreat before tradesmen and capitalists? — Alexis de Tocqueville Copy Share Image
“The dark might be dark, but at least we don’t have to look at ourselves when we’re standing in it.” — Craig D. Lounsbrough Copy Share Image
The regime must allow immediate and unrestricted access to every site, every document, and every person identified by inspectors. Iraq can be… — George W. Bush Copy Share Image
She was struggling, as she always had struggled, not to show what she could do but to hide what she couldn't do.… — Bernhard Schlink Copy Share Image
Perfectionism, no less than isolationism or imperialism or power politics, may obstruct the paths to international peace. Let us not forget that… — Franklin D. Roosevelt Copy Share Image
All my work, really, is based on my brothers and sisters. I had so many adventures with them and a big part… — Ryan McGinley Copy Share Image
“I want my girls to see their relationship with me as a place of refuge, a place they can retreat to for… — Hilary Flower Copy Share Image
“She had hope in her heart but after a while, with each step forward, hope stepped back. And for the first time… — Donna Lynn Hope Copy Share Image
Nowhere can anyone find a # quieter or more untroubled retreat than in his or her own # soul . We need… — Jeffrey R. Holland Copy Share Image
Our policy is simple: We are not going to betray our friends, reward the enemies of freedom, or permit fear and retreat… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
United States has always been very close to Africa and it's very sad now to see that Africa has a lot more… — Mo Ibrahim Copy Share Image
To an ever greater extent out experience is governed by pictures, pictures in newspapers and magazines, on television and in the cinema.… — Douglas Crimp Copy Share Image
Hit them in their personal lives, visit their homes . Actively target U.S. military establishments within the United States... strike hard and… — Craig Rosebraugh Copy Share Image
There are moments in life when a man retreats defensively, when he must give ground, when he must surrender less important positions… — Milan Kundera Copy Share Image
To translate, one must have a style of his own, for the translation will have no rhythm or nuance, which come from… — Paul Goodman Copy Share Image
As down in the sunless retreats of the ocean Sweet flowers are springing no mortal can see, So deep in my soul… — Charles Lamb Copy Share Image
Solitary. But not in the sense of being alone. Not solitary in the way Thoreau was, for example, exiling himself in order… — Paul Auster Copy Share Image
We meditate alone but live our lives with other people; a gap is inevitable. If our path is to lead to less… — Greg Kramer Copy Share Image
“The choice to avoid risk is the choice to avoid living, and to avoid living is one of the greatest risk of… — Craig D. Lounsbrough Copy Share Image
If the enemy has occupied them before you, do not follow him, but retreat and try to entice him away. — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
Whether we're in retreat or out in the world, we should try to develop the quality of awareness as much as possible. — Tenzin Palmo Copy Share Image
We all face crossroads in our lives where we can retreat into ourselves, or we can hit the dance floor. — Sebastian Lelio Copy Share Image
Better to remain silent and thought a fool, than to speak out and confirm that you didn't do the assigned readings before… — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
It was announced as a French victory by the French Minister of War. I did not see any sign of victory but… — Philip Gibbs Copy Share Image
I knew I was in the vicinity of a serious lesson, if not about how to live life, then at least how… — Sam Lipsyte Copy Share Image
The enemy advances, we retreat; the enemy camps, we harass; the enemy tires, we attack; the enemy retreats, we pursue — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I am like a snake who has already bitten. I retreat from a direct battle while knowing the slow effect of the… — Anais Nin Copy Share Image
When the Americans advance, we harass and retreat, fire from new positions and then retreat again. If the attacking force is too… — Muqtada al Sadr Copy Share Image
“What you don't do is surrender. You might retreat occasionally, but you don't give up.” — Chris Brogan Copy Share Image
Friendship is an island that you retreat to and you all fall on the floor and laugh at all the other ninnies… — Ray Bradbury Copy Share Image
Stand still... and refuse to retreat. Look at it as God looks at it and draw upon His power to hold up… — Charles R. Swindoll Copy Share Image
You are protected. But if you don't take risks, God will retreat and become only a subject of philosophical speculation... — Paulo Coelho Copy Share Image
Part of the happiness of life consists not in fighting battles, but in avoiding them. A masterly retreat is in itself a… — Norman Vincent Peale Copy Share Image
Blind zeal is soon put to a shameful retreat, while holy resolution, built on fast principles, lifts up its head like a… — William Gurnall Copy Share Image
