Famous Quotes & Sayings

H. L. Mencken

The truth is that the scientific value of Polar exploration is greatly exaggerated. The thing that takes men on such hazardous trips is really not any thirst for knowledge, but simply a yearning for adventure. ... A Polar explorer always talks grandly of sacrificing his fingers and toes to science. It is an amiable pretention, but there is no need to take it seriously.

H. L. Mencken

It is a peculiarity of the American mind that it regards any excursion into the truth as an adventure into cynicism.

Jack London

But under it all they were men, penetrating the land of desolation and mockery and silence, puny adventurers bent on colossal adventure, pitting themselves against the might of a world as remote and alien and pulseless as the abysses of space.

Gary Jennings

Collect adventures and experiences to reminisce about…go to far places, meet new people, eat exotic foods, enjoy all varieties of women, look on unfamiliar landscapes, see new things.

Gary Gygax

There's a call to adventure. It's something in the inner psyche of humanity, particularly males.

Gary Gygax

You are not entering this world in the usual manner, for you are setting forth to be a Dungeon Master. Certainly there are stout fighters, mighty magic-users, wily thieves, and courageous clerics who will make their mark in the magical lands of D&D adventure. You however, are above even the greatest of these, for as DM you are to become the Shaper of the Cosmos. It is you who will give form and content to the all the universe. You will breathe life into the stillness, giving meaning and purpose to all the actions which are to follow.

Sarah Hall

I can say its been an adventure so far. Weve learned a lot and met some wonderful people and made some great contacts.

William Danforth

I am on a voyage of discovery. I search for those of you who will go on a great adventure . . . if you are one of those audacious few willing to dare and then to share . . . then come with me.

Hunter S. Thompson

Get out of control, but appear under control. It?s not bad to alarm other people, though ? it?s good for them.

Jonathan Shapiro

The cartoons which I enjoy have caused some kind of out rage, but they have got people talking about these issues out in the open and in essence that's what its all about.

Tzipi Livni

The process clearly is a process that leads in the direction of two states, ... We will lead in the direction of two states.

David Page

Contrary to the dire predictions that have become popular over the last decade, the sky is *not* falling on the Y. This research clearly demonstrates that natural selection has effectively preserved regions of the Y chromosome that have no mechanisms with which to repair damaged genes.

Sen Hooser

To me, it's clear that we have a problem.

David Klech

To be honest, I was surprised I could clear 6-4. I was just looking at this like another workout or practice. I wasn't real happy with the long jump mark but overall was pleased with everything else.

Michael Gartenberg

When consumers look at this whole situation and the way things are fragmented, they may very well decide they are going to wait until the there is more of a shakeout or a clear standard.

Charles Schumer

Today's revelation that the government listened in on thousands of phone conversations without getting a warrant is shocking and has greatly influenced my vote. Today's revelation makes it very clear that we have to be very careful. Very careful.

Jacqui Smith

Today's results are further evidence of rising standards in our education system and this is a clear reflection of the hard work of our young people and their teachers. I congratulate them on their achievements - they should take pride in these results.

Konstantin Sapronov

There has also been an exploit for the Safari web browser, which makes it possible to launch a script and execute commands on the user's computer. It therefore seems clear that OS X may be fertile soil for security researchers.

Zoran Djindjic

We are very satisfied. We got very clear support that was more than expected. It was more than expected, because we got a clear message about lifting sanctions after elections.

Sam Cassell

We're just the same old Clippers. That's all we are. We're just the same old Clippers. We want teams to continue to take us lightly.

Scott Holste

We will be informing our clients, the Department of Corrections, of this stay. We will continue to defend the state on this matter.

John Pierce

We will be filing later this spring after we continue this public-input program and we are still working on a lot of the technical input.

Scott Jones

This week was different from last week as we were running with top teams and top runners in the country. She was able to run a good race and handle the pressure very well. She is running with expectations of being successful and she should continue to improve. Overall, she is just an overall good runner at any distance and we are lucky to have her.

Mike Butters

Those three guys shined especially in the later stages of the season. They're the kind of guys who are really looking to continue in their hockey career.

Tony MacAulay

You have to start periods strong and finish periods strong. All is not lost here. They?re going to continue to keep battling. It?s all part of the learning experience. It?s salt in the wound when you lose, but it?s murder if you don?t learn from it.

Ken Mayland

Fed members are worried about inflation. To raise the fears of inflation is in effect telling us they are going to continue to raise interest rates. Probably not just once more but repeatedly.

Linda Smith

There's still an opportunity on the House side, and so we'll continue to work with the House members.

E. B. White

The town has been firm but fair, and I would pray that they would continue to be so,

Robby Ginepri

It was a little different, especially out of 128 guys, that you got to play your doubles partner second round,

I guess I kinda lost control, because in the middle of the play I ran up and lit the evil puppet villain on fire. No, I didn't. Just kidding. I just said that to help illustrate one of the human emotions, which is freaking out. Another emotion is greed, as when you kill someone for money, or something like that. Another emotion is generosity, as when you pay someone double what he paid for his stupid puppet.

Source Unknown

Any walk through a park that runs between a double line of mangy trees and passes brazenly by the ladies toilet is invariably known as ''Lover's Lane.''

Francisco Gonzalez

It's a double edge sword. I think there should be restrictions I think there should be leniency too.

Paul Wayne

It was a tough run to get there. We had a double overtime game in the sectional finals and two quality opponents in the districts.

John Cole

Our workload will double and possibly triple, ... And that means fees are going up.

O. Henry

We didn't run into any of the players. He looked good at first, though, didn't he? He made a great play on that double play.

Jamie Dixon

We had everybody step up. We had five guys in double figures.

Ally McBeal

We're women; we have double standards to live up to

Jermaine Jackson

I believe if there is any place left where the humanity is still visible, it can not be anywhere else than in an Islamic society. Time would come when the world would be obliged to accept this reality.

John McGahern

I love the description of Gothic churches before the printed word, that they were the bibles of the poor.