Outstare Quotes

#1. Now he'll outstare the lighting. To be furious
Is to be frightened out of fear, and in that mood
The dove will peck the estridge; and I see still
A diminution in our captain's brain
Restores his heart. When valor preys on reason,
It eats the sword it fights with.

William Shakespeare

#2. A thousand years ago five minutes were
Equal to forty ounces of fine sand.
Outstare the stars. Infinite foretime and
Infinite aftertime: above your head
They close like giant wings, and you are dead.

Vladimir Nabokov

#3. Have you ever stared stark failure in the face, young man? The trick is, to outstare it!

Angela Carter

#4. Now he'll outstare the lightning. To be furious Is to be frightened out of fear.

William Shakespeare

#5. Obama wanted to offer his support to birth control activist Sandra Fluke. He wanted to express his disappointment that she has been the subject of inappropriate personal attacks and thank her for exercising her rights as a citizen to speak out on an issue of public policy.

Jay Carney

#6. I wish men had boobs because I like the feel of them. It's so funny - when I record I sing with a hand over each of them, maybe it's a comfort thing.

Emma Bunton

#7. No book that is written for an external purpose is going to be a passionately felt book for the writer or the reader. I don't see the point in doing that.

Elizabeth Kostova

#8. You know, 'Viggo' is a pretty dorky name in Denmark. It's like 'Oswald' or something. It's a very old Scandinavian name, at least 1,000 years old.

Viggo Mortensen

#9. You tried to barter with the devil himself for me, you crazy woman. Bloody hell, doona you ever risk your life for mine. Ever! Do you hear me?

Karen Marie Moning

#10. I thought that was a wonderful idea, that one could be on hell without being in it, like "Just Visiting" on the Monopoly board.

David Vann

#11. Though Fin couldn't see it, she felt the closeness of land around her. From beyond the grey veil she could sense the oppressive weight of two great continents crowding down to the sea, each to kneel and contemplate the nearness of an ancient earthen brother.

A.S. Peterson

#12. My bank must stop trying to sell me identity theft protection. You know why I expect you to protect my money? Because you're a bank.

Bill Maher

#13. His face just looks like one of those long, narrow stones in the graveyard, doesn't it? 'Sacred to the memory' ought to be written on his forehead.

L.M. Montgomery