Deigning Quotes

#1. Eighty and six years have I served Christ, nor has He ever done me any harm. How, then, could I blaspheme my King who saved Me? ... I bless Thee for deigning me worthy of this day and this hour that I may be among Thy martyrs and drink the cup of my Lord Jesus Christ.

Polycarp

#2. I don't want to be too over-exposed, but then at the same time I don't want to be too out-of-sight-out-of-mind.

Ludacris

#3. Now, how does that feel, I've always wondered. To be known as a Pretty Nicely Girl?

Elizabeth Strout

#4. I'm learning to hunt with rifles, because if you think about it, hunting gets you the healthiest meat - organic, free-range food. It's a totally yuppie spin on what I thought was kind of a redneck occupation.

Sarah Wayne Callies

#5. Courage is the bridge between our minds and our bodies.

George Sheehan

#6. Fashion has become a joke. The designers have forgotten that there are women inside the dresses. Most women dress for men and want to be admired. But they must also be able to move, to get into a car without bursting their seams! Clothes must have a natural shape.

Coco Chanel

#7. Hell, I don't break the soil periodically to 'reaffirm my status'. I do it because archeology is still the most fun you can have with your pants on.

Kent V. Flannery

#8. Think with awe on the slow and quiet power of time.

Friedrich Schiller

#9. You never open your mouth until you know what the shot is.

Al Pacino

#10. It's a fact of life that there will be oil spills, as long as oil is moved from place to place, but we must have provisions to deal with them, and a capability that is commensurate with the size of the oil shipments.

Sylvia Earle

#11. When in the body of a donkey, enjoy the taste of grass.

Tenzin Wangyal

#12. We must never forget that it is the private sector - not government - that is the engine of economic opportunity. Businesses, particularly small businesses, flourish and can provide good jobs when government acts as a productive partner.

Bill Richardson

#13. I don't even want to win, but I think there's this survival instinct inside all of us that clicks on when we see other people failing. It makes me feel gross and incredibly human.

Julie Murphy