Excellence Wins Quotes

#1. I buried Little Ann by the side of Old Dan. I knew that was where she wanted to be. I also buried a part of my life along with my dog.

Wilson Rawls

#2. Self-restraint may be alien to the human temperament, but humanity without restraint will dig its own grave.

Marya Mannes

#3. A champion, he said, wins a World Series or an Olympic and is hoisted on the shoulders of teammates and fans. A hero carries the people on his shoulders. Champions live for the moment- heroes, like Jackie Robinson, transcend time.

Sharon Robinson

#4. Instead, I reached out, grabbed him by the neck, and slung him away. He jumped to his feet and came back for more. I raised the bucket in warning and yelled, "Rooster, I'll fuck you up!

Alison Bliss

#5. The idea is to take the most ordinary things and make them extraordinary, as Gerard Manley Hopkins does in his poems.

Alfonso A. Ossorio

#6. I must catch up to the others, for I am their leader.

Linda Robinson

#7. When you understand the internal process of life, first time, you realize that the personal identity that you carry in your mind, exists only at the time of momentary experience, and as the experience is forgotten, so the personal identity gets forgotten with it.

Roshan Sharma

#8. Having the rug pulled from under one, and flying magic carpets -- cousin events?

Leslie Miklosy

#9. You cannot drive a system that's going to be aiming at preventing illness if everyone is not in it. The whole gaming of health insurance and health care in America is based on that fundamental principle: insure people who aren't sick and you don't have to pay more money on them.

Mehmet Oz

#10. Fiery peppers and strange spices heat the blood, she cannot help herself.

George R R Martin

#11. I like the way black looks. I think I look better in darker clothes. And maybe the fact that I wear black so much makes me more aware of putting people at ease. The black is sort of the bad-guy guise, so I work overtime to make people comfortable.

Joan Jett

#12. Perhaps stars were supposed to be viewed from the ground.

Becky Chambers

#13. Do not lose focus because of small wins or temporary set-backs. You can only score if you keep your eyes on the ball and be certain of where you want to place it even if you are not in physical sight of the goal. Visualise the dream but never take your eyes off the dynamic plan of action.

Archibald Marwizi

#14. I'm never wearing them," Ron was saying stubbornly. "Never."
"Fine," snapped Mrs. Weasley. "Go naked. And, Harry, make sure you get a picture of him. Goodness knows I could do with a laugh.

J.K. Rowling

#15. It's not like I've spent my life beating he boys back with a flaming torch.

Michael Grant