Excellence Quote by James Joyce Download Open image ““He longed to be master of her strange mood.”” — James Joyce ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.7 out of 5 (8 ratings) Copy quoteShare Excellence
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“She was infuriating and intriguing. She was maddening and mysterious. He wanted to know her, and he wanted nothing to do with her.” — Staci Hart Copy Share Image
“He took it for granted that she was content; and she resented his settled calm, his serene dullness, the very happiness she herself brought… — Gustave Flaubert Copy Share Image
“Even hearing him say those words thrilled her. She wanted him to possess her. To desire her. To ravish her. She no longer had… — Audra Claire Copy Share Image
He found in the world without as actual what was in his world within as possible. — James Joyce Copy Share Image
Our civilization, bequeathed to us by fierce adventurers, eaters of meat and hunters, is so full of hurry and combat, so busy about many… — James Joyce Copy Share Image
Shaw's works make me admire the magnificent tolerance and broadmindedness of the english. — James Joyce Copy Share Image
“Do you know what Ireland is?' asked Stephen with cold violence. 'Ireland is the old sow that eats her farrow.” — James Joyce Copy Share Image
The studious silence of the library ... Thought is the thought of thought. Tranquil brightness. — James Joyce Copy Share Image
“two cronies drank to the memory of their past. An abyss of fortune or of temperament sundered him from them. His mind seemed older… — James Joyce Copy Share Image
He passes, struck by the stare of truculent Wellington but in the convex mirror grin unstruck the bonham eyes and fatchuck cheekchops of Jollypoldy… — James Joyce Copy Share Image
I hear the ruin of all space, shattered glass and toppled masonry, and time one livid final flame. — James Joyce Copy Share Image
In woman's womb word is made flesh but in the spirit of the maker all flesh that passes becomes the word that shall not… — James Joyce Copy Share Image
The pursuit of perfection is frustrating and a waste of time, because nothing is ever perfect. The pursuit of excellence is commendable and worthwhile.… — Alan Kulwicki Copy Share Image
“But young men have not only this frivolous ambition of being thought masters of execution, inciting them on the one hand, but also their… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Many humanists have argued that happiness involves a combination of hedonism and creative moral development; that an exuberant life fuses excellence and enjoyment, meaning… — Paul Kurtz Copy Share Image
Our civilization, bequeathed to us by fierce adventurers, eaters of meat and hunters, is so full of hurry and combat, so busy about many… — James Joyce Copy Share Image
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We want to promote the great quality of athletics - and maintain it's integrity - all over the world. — Alberto Juantorena Copy Share Image
“Anytime I see a rainbow, what comes into my mind is how skillful and talented someone was to create an ark that didn't leak… — Israelmore Ayivor Copy Share Image
If you are the master be sometimes blind, if you are the servant be sometimes deaf. — R. Buckminster Fuller Copy Share Image
