Famous Quotes & Sayings

William Gilmore Simms

Better that we should err in action than wholly refuse to perform. The storm is so much better than the calm, as it declares the presence of a living principle. Stagnation is something worse than death. It is corruption also.

Valerie Jarrett

If left unchecked, global change will create violent conflict, torrential storms, shrinking coastlines, and irreversible catastrophe.

William Gurnall

The storm may be tempestuous, but it is only temporary.

Walter Scott

Thou and I are but the blind instruments of some irresistible fatality, that hurries us along, like goodly vessels driving before the storm, which are dashed against each other, and so perish.

Dan Sharp

I haven't experienced a storm like this in a long time.

Marcel Proust

I wished to see storms only on those coasts where they raged with most violence...

Joseph B. Wirthlin

You can find peace amidst the storms that threaten you.

Henry B. Eyring

Choose to obey the Lord quickly, always, in quiet times and in storms. As we do, our faith will be strengthened, we will find peace in this life, and we will gain the assurance that we and our families can qualify for eternal life in the world to come.

Henry B. Eyring

The great test of life is ... not to endure storms, but to choose the right while they rage.

Christine Johnson

Going forward, you're going to see a lot more from Timex, from branding all the way down to promotional programs, and it's really going to be on the worldwide level,

Richard D. James

A lot of composers before me have been on this mission to change the world by getting off equal temperament, and I'm definitely one of those.

Lord Shaftesbury

As many as are the difficulties which Virtue has to encounter in this world, her force is yet superior.

Robert Collier

We have become so accustomed to hearing everyone claim that his product is the best in the world, or the cheapest, that we take all such statements with a grain of salt.

Rob Thurman

We all have our security blankets in this world. Some are just sharper than others.

Rob Sheffield

'I'll Tumble 4 Ya' has to be one of the most ridiculous hit singles that any international superstars have given the world.

Rob Reiner

For me, if I had all the money in the world, and I could finance my own films, I would do whatever.

Richard P. Feynman

The world is a dynamic mess of jiggling things

Richard P. Feynman

Learn what the rest of the world is like. The variety is worthwhile.

Umberto Eco

The more elusive and ambiguous a symbol is, the more it gains significance and power.

Vincent Van Gogh

It is a pity that, as one gradually gains experience, one loses one's youth.

Samuel Gompers

No lasting gain has ever come from compulsion.

Van Jones

I don't put myself above anyone, and I have as many shortcomings as any non-believer. I just choose to turn to a higher power to help me gain wisdom and, I hope, improve over time.

William Godwin

If admiration were not generally deemed the exclusive property of the rich, and contempt the constant lackey of poverty, the love of gain would cease to be an universal problem.

Washington Allston

The love of gain never made a painter; but it has marred many.

Atsushi Osa

Investor expectations about profit gains at brokerages grew stronger.

Marshall Wittmann

Clearly, they have to make gains in 2006, or it's possible there will be a contest.

Chuck Robinson

I'm just not sure it gains us anything,