He said no matter who you are under this kind of circumstance, that being war it will leave a mark, and that mark is predictable and understandable, and we need to do something about it.
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Related Neff wanted to shift the paradigm. He said no matter who you are under this kind of circumstance tha... CHARLES FIGLEY Something your father wouldn't have told you, he began. Taking blood, it leaves a mark on you. No ma... J.D. ROBB To stand on the brink of what is coming, feeling eager, optimistic anticipation—with no feeli... ASK AND IT IS GIVEN [I asked Barbour who would win in November, and here is what he said:] Mark, if this election is abo... GEORGE W. BUSH Each Warrior wants to leave the mark of his will, his signature, on important acts he touches. This ... PAT RILEY It meant as much to me to give a big hit as it did to score a big goal. And to leave a mark for bein... CAM NEELY I like to open for a band as it brings on sort of a challenge and it makes things more interesting. ... KELLY JONES There are two types of people in this world: those who leave a mark, and others who just leave a sta... UNKNOWN How satisfying it is to leave a mark on a blank surface. To make a map of my movement - no matter ho... CRAIG THOMPSON You’re either part of the problem or part of the solution. There are no bystanders who get to clai... JEANETTE LEBLANC Hollywood wants to put a mark -- sort of like a mark of the beast for video content -- that says tha... FRED VON LOHMANN You make your mark by being true to who you are and letting that be your staple. KAT GRAHAM You’ve crossed into Death, into the other side, and returned. Do you think something like that doe... RICHELLE MEAD This acting is going to leave my stain. Not just my mark, because you can wipe a mark off. But a sta... RJ CYLER I did all of this in Colorado. To go from being almost given away to being able to do that ... You w... GABE WHITE Age in just a number. It carries no weight. The real weight is in impacts. The truth is that you can... ISRAELMORE AYIVOR " Ah, this is the constitution," he said. "Now, mark my words. So long as we are a young and virtuou... ALEXANDER HAMILTON Ah, this is the constitution," he said. "Now, mark my words. So long as we are a young and virtuous ... ALEXANDER HAMILTON Sex is a big question mark. It is something people will talk about forever. CATHERINE DENEUVE Kieran's hands came up to cup Mark's face. His touch was gentle. "I am not doing it for you," he sai... CASSANDRA CLARE It is a big question mark, but I said that last year and we wound up being not that bad. They look g... ROBERT KISTNER The mark of a good musical is songs that leave the audience humming as they leave the theater, and t... JOHN OLIVE Don't you think 'Mark is kind of a weird name for a Shadowhunter?" Julian was saying as Emma approac... CASSANDRA CLARE Life is weird and wonderful like that, is it not. SONYA.E.WILLIAMS Instead of saying that man is the creature of circumstance, it would be nearer the mark to say that ... THOMAS CARLYLE That (recruiting) has kind of been what I've made my mark at it. Until you are a coordinator full-ti... DAVE DOEREN We can still get into the upper half of the conference, and if seniors want to leave their mark, tha... JOEL RANKIN Harsh words are like a boll, it doesn’t stick to the wall, but it will surely leave a mark. VIKRANT PARSAI A servant who serves excellently from his whole heart with due courage and humility is never a serva... ERNEST AGYEMANG YEBOAH He (Holbrook) said he has one of the first Mark Twain costumes he wore on stage and was saving it un... LEE WARREN No matter what happens," Mark said, "I will stay here. I will always, always stay here." He put... CASSANDRA CLARE That was just an incredible match, anyone who saw it felt like they just watched two pros go at it. ... BILL POTOCZNY My understanding is they're focusing on everyone who was in the building that day. And if someone ha... DOUGLAS RAPPAPORT 35. God is entitled to a portion of our income—not because He needs it but because we need to give... JAMES C. DOBSON Be nice to the environment. Be nice to animals. Be nice to people. If you do that, you will leave a ... ENOCK MAREGESI What love is it, then, that has no need of words to call us? In whose image are we made, to take suc... CHRISTIAN BOBIN Mark it. The success of people may excite you. But the challenges they went through to achieve it wi... ISRAELMORE AYIVOR He's very outgoing and he has that style on the air. It was just that Mark is Mark, he's the same in... BILL MERCER No matter what I do, no matter how predictable I try to make my life, it will not be any more predic... ELIZABETH MOON From the very beginning, we always said that when you introduce a new mark, sales will increase. GREG HAND And this,' Ivan said to the children gathered around, 'is who we are, and this is what we do. Our fa... SERENA B. MILLER It is the mark of a good action that it appears inevitable in retrospect. what may be called a pheno... ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON A Mark that spoke of loss was still a Mark, a remembrance. You could not lose something you never ha... CASSANDRA CLARE It is the giving wolf, who is also the killing wolf.... MASTER CHIEF 117 You make experiments and I make theories. Do you know the difference? A theory is something nobody b... ALBERT EINSTEIN Life isn't about your age. Life is about what you are willing to do right now to make this world a b... DR ANIL KUMAR SINHA AAA is extremely fortunate to be associated with Roush Racing and Mark Martin this year. As a strong... BRAD ROEBER sing the song and let people do the interpretation. It is your duty to sing the unsung songs and it ... ERNEST AGYEMANG YEBOAH Mark Twain put it best when he said, 'Reports of my demise are greatly exaggerated, BILL BRADLEY "You are the author for your life and you only get one chance to leave a beautiful mark. L.M. FIELDS 37. It is better to be single and unhappy than unhappily married. JAMES C. DOBSON Mark Fuhrman is a lying, perjuring genocidal racist, and from that moment on, anytime he could get O... JOHNNIE COCHRAN You mistake patience for forbearance. GEORGE R.R. MARTIN I got thrown out of music school for even listening to Fats Domino and Ray Charles. I was asked, ... STEVE WINWOOD This will accomplish very little, and this totally misses the mark, which is to take appropriate ste... BRUCE JOSTEN There’s no need to sharpen your pencils any more. Even the dull ones can make a mark. ZE FRANK [New students, however, often do need help with various adjustments to Tufts schedules, course selec... JASON WANG Feast of Mark the Evangelist Let a man set his heart only on doing the will of God and he is inst... A. W. TOZER I don't need to sink the ball, I just need to do things that got me where I was. At 44, it is diffic... DENNIS RODMAN If you're a dad, what kind of mark are you leaving on your children, especially your sons? Do you re... BILL HYBELS That's why we seize the moment try to freeze it and own it, squeeze it and hold it. EMINEM It is understandable that the public is concerned but they need not be unduly alarmed as all the nec... MARKOS KYPRIANOU ...to ride well to hounds is simply a diversion. It leaves no record. But already, my dear Charlotte... DAISY GOODWIN Ben is a leader out there for us, no question about that. We are kind of following his lead. Being l... BILL COWHER Mark did a good job managing the game and getting the ball where it needed to be. This type of perfo... JOE AIELLO A big sacrifice is coming, and you won't have the courage to make it. That will cost you dearly. It ... RICK RIORDAN There are so many things we do in life that define the real meaning of our lives. There are so many ... ERNEST AGYEMANG YEBOAH Instead, it appears to be a particular mark of beauty that it is considered with tranquil satisfacti... MOSES MENDELSSOHN There are a lot of good commercials ... but having said that, do we really remember the brand name a... MIKE BERNACCHI I do not want to pass the time. I want to grab hold of it and leave my mark upon the world. LIBBA BRAY Anything to declare? the customs inspector said."Two pound of uncut heroin and a manual of pornograp... LEON URIS He said something remarkable to me that I still remember to this day, ... He said, ?The people you?r... JIM CALHOUN If therefore you shall be remembered for what you did with what you had more than what you had, use ... ERNEST AGYEMANG YEBOAH We're not here to leave a mark, bro. Monuments, legacies, marks - that's where we always go wrong. W... DEAN KOONTZ "Do you know that nothing you do in this life will ever matter, unless it is about loving God and... FRANCIS CHAN The day will come when it is my time to go. I hope to leave a mark with my footsteps of love and gra... STEVEN ESPINOSA I'm really totally convinced, and I can't predict the time frame, but someday these cartoonists, lik... BRIAN WALKER When you are called for a great duty because you have been given a great ability, do your very best ... ERNEST AGYEMANG YEBOAH Children and families will have the opportunity to leave their personal mark on the museum and truly... JENNIFER FARRINGTON Mark was trusted by Labor as a thinker, as a formidable parliamentarian, as a moving advocate of Lab... JULIA GILLARD One thing Mark is committed to is Protestant/Catholic dialogue. Notre Dame is a good place to do tha... JOHN MCGREEVY No mark survives this place: you too will yield to unmemory. MATHEW HENDERSON It is a lie. ARTHUR MILLER J.Lo gasped. When I looked to see why, he had one hand to his mouth and the other pointing at me. ADAM REX If you disagree with something, it's easier to say 'you suck' than to figure out and explain exactly... PAUL GRAHAM We are sorry to lose Mark as he is a superb person, with extraordinary skill, experience and integri... GEOFF TATE Once something becomes discernible, or understandable, we no longer need to repeat it. We can destro... ROBERT WILSON Once something becomes discernible, or understandable, we no longer need to repeat it. We can destro... ROBERT ANTON WILSON You matter as much as the things that matter to you. And I got so backwards trying to matter to him.... JOHN GREEN It's something we still talk about, but it's not the same dark cloud that it was a year ago. I think... ANN CURTIS We said, 'No, you didn't have to go there. You've got three more options. We couldn't talk him out o... BETH PUCHTEL Her name is Wanda, not it. You will not touch her. Any mark you leave on her, I will double on your ... STEPHENIE MEYER He's gotten his imprint on that (program) and he's done it as a head coach, which I know is somethin... MIKE EAVES The death of my friend has made a lasting mark on my life. It was the first funeral I ever attended ... JENNIFER BERRY No matter how well you do in the regular season, it has to be capped off with a championship to real... SCOTTIE PIPPEN Determined eyes see less sleep; a focused mind has less time for idleness. Hearts filled with tenaci... ERNEST AGYEMANG YEBOAH You don't know about me without you have read a book by the name of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer; bu... MARK TWAIN We need to learn to mark up better. We got frustrated that they were getting opportunities and forgo... TRACEY MORRILL What is it that makes you so angry, bothers you so deeply, that you're compelled to act? CRAIG GROESCHEL I don't know... there's something kind of beautiful about it, don't you think? That we keep living a... ISAAC MARION
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TOLKIEN Then the enchantment became more dreamlike, until he felt that an endless river of swelling gold and... J. R. R. TOLKIEN Do not meddle in the affairs of Wizards, for they are subtle and quick to anger. J. R. R. TOLKIEN I dislike Allegory - the conscious and intentional allegory - yet any attempt to explain the purport... J. R. R. TOLKIEN Whether you're a history buff or a fantasy fan, Druon's epic will keep you turning pages. Th... GEORGE R. R. MARTIN It's the job that's never started as takes longest to finish. J. R. R. TOLKIEN So comes snow after fire, and even dragons have their ending! J. R. R. TOLKIEN All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us. J. R. R. TOLKIEN All that is gold does not glitter, not all those who wander are lost; the old that is strong does no... J. R. R. TOLKIEN Still round the corner there may wait, A new road or a secret gate. J. R. R. TOLKIEN Faithless is he that says farewell when the road darkens. J. R. R. TOLKIEN If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world. J. R. R. TOLKIEN An awful lot of fantasy, and even some great fantasy, falls into the mistake of assuming that a good... GEORGE R. R. MARTIN As Faulkner says, all of us have the capacity in us for great good and for great evil, for love but ... GEORGE R. R. MARTIN Over the years, more than one reviewer has described my fantasy series, 'A Song of Ice and Fire&... GEORGE R. R. MARTIN I had an encyclopedia with a list of flags in the back, so I would look at all these flags of China ... GEORGE R. R. MARTIN Middle English is an exciting field - almost uncharted, I begin to think, because as soon as one tur... J. R. R. TOLKIEN It is plain indeed that in spite of later estrangement Hobbits are relatives of ours: far nearer to ... J. R. R. TOLKIEN He had a feeling that the answer was quite different and that he ought to know it, but he could no... J. R. R. TOLKIEN The distinction between literary and genre fiction is stupid and pernicious. It dates back to a feud... GEORGE R. R. MARTIN Short cuts make long delays. J. R. R. TOLKIEN When I am writing best, I really am lost in my world. I lose track of the outside world. I have a di... GEORGE R. R. MARTIN Still round the corner there may wait, A new road or a secret gate. J. R. R. TOLKIEN 'I wish life was not so short,' he thought. 'Languages take such a time, and so do all the things on... J. R. R. TOLKIEN Many that live deserve death. And some die that deserve life. Can you give it to them? Then be not t... J. R. R. TOLKIEN His house was perfect, whether you liked food, or sleep, or work, or story-telling, or singing, or j... J. R. R. TOLKIEN One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them, One Ring to bring them all and in the ... J. R. R. TOLKIEN All that is gold does not glitter; not all those that wander are lost. J. R. R. TOLKIEN It's a dangerous business going out your front door. J. R. R. TOLKIEN I don't know half of you half as well as I should like; and I like less than half of you half as wel... J. R. R. TOLKIEN All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us. J. R. R. TOLKIEN Nearly all marriages, even happy ones, are mistakes: in the sense that almost certainly (in a more p... J. R. R. TOLKIEN The Hobbits are just rustic English people, made small in size because it reflects the generally sma... J. R. R. TOLKIEN Little by little, one travels far. J. R. R. TOLKIEN It's a job that's never started that takes the longest to finish. J. R. R. TOLKIEN I cordially dislike allegory in all its manifestations, and always have done since I grew old and wa... J. R. R. TOLKIEN The original 'Hobbit' was never intended to have a sequel - Bilbo 'remained very happy t... J. R. R. TOLKIEN There was part of me that wanted to see the world and travel to distant places, but I could only do ... GEORGE R. R. MARTIN I have files, I have computer files and, you know, files on paper. But most of it is really in my he... GEORGE R. R. MARTIN The odd thing about being a writer is you do tend to lose yourself in your books. Sometimes it seems... GEORGE R. R. MARTIN In my 10 years that I spent out in TV and film, I had my shares of frustrations and annoyances and d... GEORGE R. R. MARTIN I try to make the readers feel they've lived the events of the book. Just as you grieve if a fri... GEORGE R. R. MARTIN All fiction has to have a certain amount of truth in it to be powerful. GEORGE R. R. MARTIN It may be the part of a friend to rebuke a friend's folly. J. R. R. TOLKIEN I like grey characters; fantasy for too long has been focused on very stereotypical heroes and villa... GEORGE R. R. MARTIN There are some examples of medieval kings who were terrible human beings but were nevertheless good ... GEORGE R. R. MARTIN It's really irritating when you open a book, and 10 pages into it you know that the hero you met... GEORGE R. R. MARTIN I do get invitations all of the time to play actual fantasy football, by the way, but I get the feel... GEORGE R. R. MARTIN I'm a huge fan of Tolkien. I read those books when I was in junior high school and high school, ... GEORGE R. R. MARTIN Many children make up, or begin to make up, imaginary languages. I have been at it since I could wri... J. R. R. TOLKIEN In October 1920 I went to Leeds as Reader in English Language, with a free commission to develop the... J. R. R. TOLKIEN