Sahara 1983 Quotes

#1. Nor shall this peace sleep with her; but as when
The bird of wonder dies, the maiden phoenix,
Her ashes new-create another heir
As great in admiration as herself.

William Shakespeare

#2. You could try to live monogamously. Good luck.

Willie Nelson

#3. The world, when you look at it, it just can't be random. I mean, it's so different than the vast emptiness that is everything else, and even all the other planets we've seen, at least in our solar system, none of them even remotely resemble the precious life-giving nature of our own planet.

Chris Hadfield

#4. The key to retaining their respect was to find out what they wanted to do, then tell them to do it.

Christopher Moore

#5. All that is necessary to break the spell of inertia and frustration is this: Act as if it were impossible to fail.

Dorothea Brande

#6. I don't think there is anyone in public life today who can escape the inevitable onslaught of the media. It seeks to pry into and often grossly distort aspects of one's personal and professional life. I guess it just comes with the territory.

Frederick Lenz

#7. To me, a fairy tale seems to have become reality.

Nelly Sachs

#8. Oh, it is sad for a poor Christian to stand at the door of the promise, in the dark night of affliction, afraid to draw the latch, whereas he should then come boldly for shelter as a child into his father's house.

William Gurnall

#9. Our girls have need of such an example of graciousness, elegance, refinement, and spirituality.

Maria Young Dougall

#10. There are gems of wondrous brightness
Ofttimes lying at our feet,
And we pass them, walking thoughtless,
Down the busy, crowded street.
If we knew, our pace would slacken,
We would step more oft with care,
Lest our careless feet be treading
To the earth some jewel rare.

Rudyard Kipling

#11. Winning in Afghanistan is having a country that is stable enough to ensure that there is no safe haven for Al Qaida or for a militant Taliban that welcomes Al Qaida. That's really the measure of success for the United States.

Leon Panetta