Mike Brearley Quotes

#1. My only complaint with 'Dickie' Bird is that he requires a degree of certainty that is almost neurotic; like the man who has to keep going to the front door to make certain that he's locked it.

Mike Brearley

#2. Baby get ready, get set, please don't go.

Billy Ray Cyrus

#3. All wisdom is rooted in learning to call things by the right name. When things are properly identified, they fall into natural categories and understanding becomes orderly.

Confucius

#4. 37For nothing will be impossible with God." 38And Mary said, "Behold, I am the servant [6] of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word." And the angel departed from her.

Anonymous

#5. It was surprising to him, how quickly she could fall asleep.

Kent Haruf

#6. The score must govern the music. It must have authority, and not merely be an arbitrary jumping-off point for improvisation.

Cornelius Cardew

#7. Ultimately, only audiences decide what's a franchise.

Nina Jacobson

#8. He could scarcely distinguish between sleep and wakefulness now, on the third day, found no important differences, either, between walking and standing still.

Kurt Vonnegut Jr.

#9. Weightless is a great equalizer.

Sally Ride

#10. You have to try to reply to criticism with your intellect, not your ego.

Mike Brearley

#11. Madame Lefoux accepted a cup of tea and sat on another little settee, next to the relocated calico cat. The cat clearly believed Madame Lefoux was there to provide chin scratches. Madame Lefoux provided.

Gail Carriger

#12. The mind is a matter over every kind of fortune; itself acts in both ways, being the cause of its own happiness and misery.

Seneca The Younger

#13. She needs time. I'm giving it to her."
"This is uncharacteristic of you, cousin," Achilles remarked.
Apollo held his gaze when he replied firmly, "I'm a man falling in love. We do many things that are uncharacteristic.

Kristen Ashley

#14. I do not think witchcraft is a religion, and I do not think it is in any way appropriate for the US military to promote it.

George W. Bush

#15. At the end of the day, love and compassion will win.

Terry Waite

#16. Broken marriages, conflicts of loyalty, the problems of everyday life fall away as one faces up to [Jeff] Thomson.

Mike Brearley

#17. Damn these human beings; if I had invented them I would go hide my head in a bag.

Mark Twain