William C Oates Quotes

#1. We have to judge presidents not only by the long-term consequences of their actions but also by how they make citizens in their own day feel. One reason that Nixon never succeeded in his comeback campaign is that he had such a negative impact on public trust at the time of his presidency.

David Greenberg

#2. There is a level when your heart breaks past the point of repair. When it shatters into pieces that cannot be glued back together.

Alessandra Torre

#3. Every act I live while I am fully awake can not help but be both prayer and lovemaking.

Oriah Mountain Dreamer

#4. I do not care so much what I am to others as I care what I am to myself.

Michel De Montaigne

#5. Smile, for everyone lacks self-confidence and more than any other one thing a smile reassures them.

Andre Maurois

#6. I breathed him in, feeling the effect of him - his nearness, his support - permeate my being. The smell of his soap was muted now, the naturally seductive scent of his skin altering the fragrance into something richer and more delicious. When I was restless, he settled me.

Sylvia Day

#7. Everyday life invents itself by poaching in countless ways on the property of others.

Michel De Certeau

#8. The Sisters were Southern Baptist, and they went to church on Saturdays and Sundays, and most other days, too.

Kami Garcia

#9. My dead and wounded were nearly as great in number as those still on duty. They literally covered the ground. The blood stood in puddles in some places on the rocks; the ground was soaked with the blood of as brave men as ever fell on the red field of battle.

William C. Oates

#10. The distinction between talent and genius is definite. Talent combines and uses; genius combines and creates.

Anna Brownell Jameson

#11. Venice is the perfect place for a phase of art to die. No other city on earth embraces entropy quite like this magical floating mall.

Jerry Saltz

#12. Our great American philosopher William James has said - "We have as many personalities as there are people who know us." To which I would add "We have no personalities unless there are people who know us. Unless there are people we hope to convince that we deserve to exist.

Joyce Carol Oates

#13. We ran like a herd of wild cattle.

William C. Oates

#14. Rapid change of conditions in all human affairs bring unexpected results.

William C. Oates

#15. God was inviting me to go on Hajj, but before that I needed to settle my debts. Muslims may only embark on their pilgrimage if they are debt-free or at least have made an arrangement for repayment.

Kristiane Backer

#16. Music has a way of filling in the missing places. It is a gift from God above, who didn't have to provide it, but He did anyway and I half think He decided life just wouldn't be as good without it.

Chris Fabry

#17. Oh sure, I'm her husband. That's what the record says. I'm the three white steps and the bug green front door and the brass knocker you rap one long and two short and the maid lets you into the hundred-dollar whorehouse.

Raymond Chandler

#18. The only reason you should be an entrepreneur is because that's the only way the idea will come into the world.

Dustin Moskovitz

#19. When you make a promise, you're not giving your word in erasable pencil, you're inscribing your commitment in indelible ink.

Frank Sonnenberg