Wit never appears to greater advantage than when it is successfully exerted to relieve from a dilemma, palliate a deficiency, or cover… — Christian Nestell Bovee Copy Share Image
The terrorists believe that free societies are essentially corrupt and decadent and, with a few hard blows, they can force us to… — George W. Bush Copy Share Image
I see for Nature no defeat In one tree's overthrow Or for myself in my retreat For yet another blow. — Robert Frost Copy Share Image
I can understand how some people might resent me for having the audacity to continue playing music, but it'd take a lot… — Dave Grohl Copy Share Image
Retreat, hell! We're not retreating, we're just advancing in a different direction. — Oliver P. Smith Copy Share Image
More and more I think of privatisation as being not just about the takeover of resources and power by corporate interests, but… — Rebecca Solnit Copy Share Image
There's no cure, except the retreat into love, For the suffering of subtly afflicted hearts. — Rumi Copy Share Image
Eastern Muslim countries, such as Indonesia and Malaysia, are relative success stories, as they are not afflicted by the Arab heritage of… — Conrad Black Copy Share Image
I'd been focused on trying to start civil disobedience since 2010. I'd tried many things and they hadn't worked. So I went… — Gail Bradbrook Copy Share Image
Poetry is the art of overhearing ourselves say things from which it is impossible to retreat. — David Whyte Copy Share Image
One must wage war against his predominant passion and not retreat until, with God's help, he has been victorious. — Ignatius of Loyola Copy Share Image
The spiritual life is a stern choice. It is not a consoling retreat from the difficulties of existence; but an invitation to… — Evelyn Underhill 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
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
Progress is seldom simple; it comes with costs and casualties, even challenges about whether a change represents an advance or a retreat. — Nancy Gibbs Copy Share Image
Clearly, one does not have to give up being an academic, retreat from rigorous research, or renounce the importance of specialization in… — Henry Giroux Copy Share Image
In a physical contest on the field of battle it is allowable to use tactics and strategy, to retreat as well as… — Terence MacSwiney 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
Tell yourself that the world is outside, that it's not to be hidden from you, that you are going to thrust yourself… — Stella Adler Copy Share Image
Again I take a taxi to Clichy address, but feel that I do not want to go on loving Henry more actively… — Anais Nin Copy Share Image
I focus for periods of time on creative work and I'm very insular during those times - not a lot of socializing.… — Danielle LaPorte 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 plan of spiritual evolution is marked not only by God's will that we move ever in the direction of love, nut… — Marianne Williamson Copy Share Image
