Ursula Bloom famous quotes

On the whole, life is unfair in the way it works out. It is a game played without an umpire!
-- Ursula Bloom

#Life #Games #Umpires

In life nothing goes on for ever, even if it looks exactly as if it would.
-- Ursula Bloom

#Looks #Goes On #Impermanence

Youth deals only in extremes ...
-- Ursula Bloom

#Youth #Deals #Extremes

Youth deals only in extremes.
-- Ursula Bloom

#Youth #Deals #Extremes

The things that make me different are the things that make me.

Because of a friend, life is a little stronger, fuller, more gracious thing for the friend's existence, whether he be near or far. If the friend is close at hand, that is best; but if he is far away he still is there to think of, to wonder about, to hear from, to write to, to share life and experience with, to serve, to honor, to admire, to love.

Oh when I was in love with you, Then I was clean and brave, And miles around the wonder grew How well did I behave. And now the fancy passes by, And nothing will remain, And miles around they'll say that I Am quite myself again.

Men who would face torture without a word become blasphemous at the short fourteenth. It is clear that the game of golf may well be included in that category of intolerable provocations which may legally excuse or mitigate behaviour not otherwise excusable.

The thing you realize as you get older and you play, that you don't really understand when you're a backup the first few offseasons, how important that mental rest is. It's a grind physically during the season, dealing with the hits and the physical pain that goes with playing in this game. But mentally it's probably more taxing, so you need that ability to find that escape.

The pressure I put on myself is the only pressure I'm feeling once I get into the game.

For every young person living on the streets tonight, there are many at home zoning out inside their homes through video games, and even more who disengage from school. These are direct effects of internalized discrimination based on their age.

Wherever I look, I see signs of the commandment to honor one's parents and nowhere of a commandment that calls for the respect of a child.

What did Citibank get out of it? It got the ability to reverse the arbitrage. Actually, what they got was the ability to give themselves a profit, and that saved the bank.

The best umpired game is the game in which the fans cannot recall the umpires who worked it.