"And down the dunes a thousand guns lie crouched,Unseen, beside the flood -Like tigers in some Orient jungle crouchedThat wait and watch for blood.Meanwhile, through streets still echoing with trade,Walk grave and thoughtful men,Whose hands may one day wield the patriot's bladeAs lightly as the pen."

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Source : Henry Timrod, “Charleston”

Henry Timrod

#Lying Quotes #Gun Quotes #Thoughtful Quotes

“If you want to write an angry e-mail, write it but don't send it. It's based on my experience that whenever I have acted out in some manner, I have always regretted it.”
“When I am onstage, singing all these songs... what's going through my mind is nothing. That's what's so amazing about meditation - achieving that state, getting to a place where you're clear and present. I'm not thinking about anything except connecting with an audience.”

Source : "Natural Born Climber: Chris Sharma". Interview with Maranda Pleasant, www.marandapleasantmedia.com. April 7, 2013.
“When others hurt us in ways we don't deserve, at some point we will come to the crossroads of decision. We will have to look our pain square in the face and ask, "Am I going to hang on to my anger and do violence to myself, or am I going to forgive those who have wounded me? Am I going to allow bitterness to poison and putrefy my soul, or am I going to invite God to empower me to let the anger go?"”
“Those presents are the most acceptable which are enhanced by our regard for the donor.”
“The hard part is implementing the decision, not making it.”

Source : "Once you take yourself too seriously the art will suffer". Interview with Adam Bryant, www.nytimes.com. March 20, 2010.
“I ran three miles, staggered into the lobby, and took the elevator back to my apartment. No point to overdoing this exercise junk. --Stephanie Plum”
“A mathematician is a person who can find analogies between theorems; a better mathematician is one who can see analogies between proofs and the best mathematician can notice analogies between theories.”

Source : "Banach Spaces and Their Applications in Analysis: Proceedings of the International Conference at Miami University, May 22-27, 2006, in Honor of Nigel Kalton's 60th Birthday" by Beata Randrianantoanina, Narcisse Randrianantoanina, Walter de Gruyter, (p. 5), 2007.
“When I'm out with my girlfriends at the bar, and I see some young 18-year old boy, just for fun I say, 'Hi honey. Do you like girls? Do you like girls exclusively? Oh, good.'”

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