What others regard as retreat from them or rejection of them is not those things at all but instead a breeding ground… — Doris Grumbach Copy Share Image
Remember the high board at the swimming pool? After days of looking up at it you finally climbed the wet steps to… — Richard Bach Copy Share Image
The life of Dumas is not only a monument of endeavour and success, it is a sort of labyrinth as well. It… — William Ernest Henley Copy Share Image
Writing books is a nice retreat. There's nothing quite like diving into a book for a few hours. That is a big… — Padgett Powell Copy Share Image
How readily the bluebirds become our friends and neighbors when we offer them suitable nesting retreats! — John Burroughs 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
“In order to understand the world, one has to turn away from it on occasion." [ The Minotaur ]” — Albert Camus Copy Share Image
I think Britain needs to get out there on the world stage and make itself heard. And for much of my political… — George Osborne Copy Share Image
With the destruction of history, contemporary events themselves retreat into a remote and fabulous realm of unverifiable stories, uncheckable statistics, unlikely explanations… — Guy Debord Copy Share Image
As with Steinitz, Fischer's genius has often been concealed by controversies away from the board. Like Lasker, Fischer has raised chess to… — Andrew Soltis 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
Anger, stress, tension, depression, sorrow, hate, fear - these things start to retreat. And for a filmmaker, having this negativity lift away… — David Lynch Copy Share Image
Their leaving made me melancholy, though I also felt something like relief when they disappeared into the dark trees. I hadn't needed… — Cheryl Strayed Copy Share Image
When the enemy advances, withdraw; when he stops, harass; when he tires, strike; when he retreats, pursue. — Anonymous 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
When there are conflicts of observation, when experiments cannot be replicated, scientists may then retreat to a study of the various specific… — Ernest Sosa Copy Share Image
Any man who retreats into a cave which has only one opening deserves to die. — Frank Herbert Copy Share Image
The impossibility of a retreat makes no difference in the situation of men resolved to conquer or die; and, believe me, my… — James Wolfe Copy Share Image
Coordinating the retreat was important too, so important that Jiaan had assigned Aram as Fasal's assistant, to be sure he didn't overlook… — Hilari Bell 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
To persuade your enemy to (retreat) before the fight is to defeat them even before the battle begins. An enemy made ally… — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
All of the government's monetary, economic and political power, as well as its extensive propaganda machinery, will be enlisted in a constant… — Irwin Schiff Copy Share Image
I, Philip Kearny, an old soldier, enter my solemn protest against this order for retreat. — Philip Kearny Copy Share Image
