109 quotes found
“Men who have been in war have a different attitude about being wronged.”
“If you decide to take somebody on, dont look behind you, because there wont be anybody there. Youll be all alone.”
“They understood that brave men could be injured more by pity than by disease.”
“Back home. What wonderful words. What a wonderful place.”
“I wish but to share your gifts as a young boy on his birthday would excitedly rip open his packages to the view of others.”
“Gifford Ulrich didnt know the distance from despair to hope, but he knew hope didnt sleep in alleys.”
“As I have aged, Ive been lucky never to reach old. Old is always at least five or ten years beyond my current calendar stage.”
“A person gets built and stands for a few years and then natures demolition team comes in.”
“My name Quan. Quan Nguyen. This Kim-Ly, wife. We next door. Do nails. We with Mr. Blaylock. He fight, we fight. We come here from Viet Nam. This good country, but sometimes, good people in good cou...”
“Winning and losing was suddenly elevated to be about things that had no score and no teams and no uniforms; just one player at a time dealing with his life, his own struggle, his own triumph and to...”
“Those who show no loyalty give up the right to expect any.”
“Fear was the hand of the devil holding a scalding hot branding iron and touching your brain and your stomach and yelling at you to run with leaden feet.”
“True genius is a complete stranger to most, a momentary acquaintance to others, a lasting friend to few.”
“In this country our principles should not be silent.”
“Now, its time for me to lock up and go. Listen to me. Lock up an empty building thats gonna be torn down. Makes no sense. Like an old man tellin a lie to his son from his death bed. Whats the point...”
“We get so beat down by what we need, sometimes we forget how to want.”
“The weak thrive on indulgence.”
“He knew most men only heard what they wanted to hear, and he had no desire to be like most men.”
“Despite his best efforts, maintaining dignity in a head attached to an unclean body wrapped in unclean garments was a battle that encouraged surrender.”
“Theres nothing wrong with fighting when you have no choice. As a matter of fact, its what you should do, but when you fight, fight to win.”
