Nanyang Academy Quotes

#1. There is only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that's your own self.

Aldous Huxley

#2. There will always be times when we get beaten, said Bill Shankly. There will always be times when we lose. But the important thing is what we take away from that beating, what we learn when we lose. Because we'll always learn more from a loss than a win. So remember that and learn that, lads.

David Peace

#3. Running in the morning has me appreciate all the choices that come later in the day. The choices I make after running seem healthier, wiser and kinder.

Deena Kastor

#4. Any time you learn something new about your character, that's really exciting.

Judy Greer

#5. She was uneasy, perturbed to her last fibre. She wanted to remain clear, with no touch on her. A wild instinct made her shrink away from any hands which might be laid on her.

D.H. Lawrence

#6. If I was an eccentric old spinster in a Merchant Ivory movie, I'd want to share my lovely cottage with Holly and that's the truth. I'd do the cooking and leave the decorating to her, and we'd be inseparable.

Lisa Samson

#7. All writers are insane!

Cornelia Funke

#8. I not only rejoice, but congratulate my beloved country Texas is reannexed, and the safety, prosperity, and the greatest interest of the whole Union is secured by this great and important national act.

Andrew Jackson