Quotes:There are but three
events in a man's life: birth, life, and death. He is not conscious of being born, he dies in pain, and he forgets to live.
View quotes by Jean De La BruyereTime is a sort of river of passing
events, and strong is its current; no sooner is a thing brought to sight than it is swept by and another takes its place, and this too will be swept away.
View quotes by Marcus AureliusYou can't really call playing snooker a job at the moment. People talk about the world rankings but how can you judge people on only six tournaments a season? It's not like golf which has about 40
events a year.
View quotes by Matthew StevensAll of us who are concerned for peace and triumph of reason and justice must be keenly aware how small an influence reason and honest good will exert upon
events in the political field
View quotes by Albert EinsteinI don't watch movies a lot. I watch sporting
events. Because you can never tell how they're going to end.
View quotes by Michael DouglasEssentially and most simply put, plot is what the characters do to deal with the situation they are in. It is a logical sequence of
events that grow from an initial incident that alters the status quo of the characters. [on the science, or art, of writing a book]
View quotes by Elizabeth GeorgeIndividuality is founded in feeling; and the recesses of feeling, the darker, blinder strata of character, are the only places in the world in which we catch real fact in the making, and directly perceive how
events happen, and how work is actually done.
View quotes by William JamesHe's given a lifetime of service to the party. Without his contribution - among others - we wouldn't have had three terms of government.
I know he has been damaged by
events in his personal life - those are, in my view, private matters and should remain so.
He should be judged by his contribution. [on John 'Two Jags' Prescott]
View quotes by Des BrowneThe cross is the centre of the world's history; the incarnation of Christ and the crucifiction of our Lord are the pivot round which all the
events of the ages revolve. The testimony of Christ was the spirit of prophecy, and the growing power of Jesus is the spirit of history
View quotes by Alexander MaclarenUntil one is committed, there is hesitancy, the chance to draw back, always ineffectiveness. Concerning all acts of initiative (and creation), there is one elementary truth the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans.
The moment one definitely commits oneself, then providence moves too. All sorts of things occur to help one that would never otherwise have occurred. A whole stream of
events issues from the decision, raising in one's favor all manner of unforeseen incidents and meetings and material assistance, which no man could have dreamed would have come his way. Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it. Begin it now.
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