Famous Quotes & Sayings

C. S. Lewis

The true reader reads every work seriously in the sense that he reads it whole-heartedly, makes himself as receptive as he can. But for that very reason he cannot possibly read every work solemly or gravely. For he will read 'in the same spirit that the author writ.'... He will never commit the error of trying to munch whipped cream as if it were venison.

Charles Bukowski

there's no defense except all the errors made

Stand Watie

If I commit an error I do it without bad intention.

Rollo May

The ultimate error is the refusal to look evil in the face.

Troy Schaefer

We made a lot of errors and when you make a lot of errors you aren't going to win a lot of games. If you take away the errors the game probably would have been much closer.

Terri Holmes

Now our errors are not killing us. Our mentality is improving too. It was a good weekend for us.

Felix Frankfurter

It has not been unknown that judges persist in error to avoid giving the appearance of weakness and vacillation.

Farley Mowat

We're under some gross misconception that we're a good species, going somewhere important, and that at the last minute we'll correct our errors and God will smile on us. It's delusion.

Ezra Pound

If the individual, or heretic, gets hold of some essential truth, or sees some error in the system being practiced, he commits so many marginal errors himself that he is worn out before he can establish his point.

Gerry Adams

strenuous efforts, taken initiatives and stretched ourselves and our constituency to the limit.

Jim Gabella

Right now we're not playing very well. We're not putting anything together offensively. We can do one of two things ? we can feel sorry for ourselves or we can come back out (today) and work.

Randy Foye

If we're going to make this program go, it had to start with us. We took it upon ourselves that we've got to do this.

Nicole Scherzinger

We don't take ourselves too seriously. I don't think we're trying to be anything that we're not. We're not, like, trying to reinvent the wheel or anything.

Robert Anderson

We pulled into berth and made ourselves at home.

Bob Spencer

We pride ourselves in being a well-rounded, blue-collar group.

Mike Glumac

We were going pretty well there for a bit. And all of a sudden, we've been sliding. We just have to find a way to get ourselves out of it.

Joe Davis

We shot ourselves in the foot. And we're not converting (third downs).

Albert Young

We're not putting pressure on ourselves like this is a must, must win. (Because) then we're not playing relaxed and loose. We're playing tense.

Chuck Eddy

Critics should stick to their convictions.

Lorrie Moore

For love to last, you had to have illusions or have no illusions at all. But you had to stick to one or the other. It was the switching back and forth that endangered things.

Francis Bacon

Hurl your calumnies boldly; something is sure to stick.

George Bernard Shaw

The truth sticks in our throats with all the sauces it is served with: it will never go down until we take it without any sauce at all.

Carrie Underwood

If you stick to what you know; you sell yourself short.

Christopher Eccleston

I don't see a lot of films. I'm quite choosy, but there's certain films that stick out.

Gordon Bethune

No one is going to stick their head out of the trenches for someone they don't respect or trust. You can get shot doing that.

Jodi Picoult

If he says jump, she doesn't even ask "How high?" She goes out and buys a pogo stick.

Martin Lawrence

My audience is a diehard audience. They are dedicated. My audience always follows me and sticks with me. They're the reason I'm still here - in the films and in stand-ups.