John Quotes

The unexpected is always likely to happen.

Gary Lineker has now scored 37 goals. That is precisely twice as many as last year.

The game is balanced in Arsenal's favour.

And I suppose they [Spurs] are nearer to being out of the FA Cup now than any other time since the first half of this season, when they weren't ever in it anyway.

Every other consideration and plan and emphasis is secondary to that of wielding the forces of prayer.

Man is always and everywhere a blight on the landscape.

The battle we have fought, and are still fighting, for the forests is a part of the eternal conflict between right and wrong.

Nature had gathered her choicest treasures , to draw her lovers into close and confiding communion with her

The power of imagination is infinite.

Who reports the works and ways of the clouds, those wondrous creations coming into being every day like freshly upheaved mountains?

Writing is like the life of a glacier; one eternal grind.

Heaven knows that John the Baptist was not more eager to get all his fellow sinners into the Jordan than I to baptize all of mine in the beauty of God's mountains.

To the lover of pure wildness Alaska is one of the most wonderful countries in the world.

Large flocks of butterflies, all kinds of happy insects, seem to be in a perfect fever of joy and sportive gladness.

One may as well dam for water tanks the people's cathedrals and churches, for no holier temple has ever been consecrated by the heart of man.

In turbulent times, in times of great change, people head for the two extremes: fundamentalism and personal, spiritual experience.

An awful lot of people keep a stock too long because it gives them warm fuzzies – particularly when a contrarian stance has been vindicated. If they sell it, they lose bragging rights.

Let those who like society better have it.

The Epistle is a correction of profession without life, and most valuable in this respect.

I held apostolic succession fully, and the channels of grace to be there only.

My technique, starting with a quick outline in pencil, is designed to record first impressions, with no time for second thoughts.

A few of us who are around the sixty mark don't play that much these days and if you are taking on a couple of guys in their forties it is very difficult.

I wouldn't, a little bit frightened but throughout my life I'd learnt that when you're in the serious situations, you've got to try to stay calm. Because that's the way you get out of them.

Many have puzzled themselves about the origin of evil. I am content to observe that there is evil, and that there is a way to escape from it, and with this I begin and end.

I once was lost, but now am found.

If two angels were sent down from heaven,--one to conduct an empire, and the other to sweep a street,--they would feel no inclination to change employments.

There's a certain pattern that exists with geniuses - an eccentricity, a lack of social graces and an inability to really communicate with mere mortals.

Many very strong fathers have turned out ineffectual sons by not allowing them to grow as men.

The clock is just as much a part of the game as the board and pieces, and losing because of time-trouble is no different to losing because of weak play -- it's still a zero on the score-sheet.

How you define a problem shapes how you address it.

When we uphold the rule of law, our counterterrorism tools are more likely to withstand the scrutiny of our courts, our allies, and the American people.

The what-if's and the should-have's will eat your brain.

Hot lead can be almost as effective coming from a linotype as from a firearm.

The trouble is people leave too much to luck. They get married and then trust to luck. They should be sure in the first place.

George Gershwin died on July 11, 1937, but I don’t have to believe it if I don’t want to.

We've been together since we've been teenagers. I can go away and disappear for two years, and when we get back together, it's like nothing ever has changed.

A man is free in proportion to the measure of his virtues, and the extent to which he is free determines what his virtues can accomplish.

Seeking is a necessary preliminary to finding, and one who cannot endure the hardship of inquiry cannot expect to harvest the fruit of knowledge.

In search of my Love I will go over mountains and strands; I will gather no flowers, I will fear no wild beasts; And pass by the mighty and the frontiers.

The eternal tide flows hid in Living Bread. That with its Heavenly Life too be fed.

I'm British. I don't really have access to my emotions on a daily basis.

If you want to do something evil, put it inside something boring.

When I heard that Hitler had problems with flatulence, it's funny. What - does that make him a funny man? No. It means he had funny moments when his rear end was speaking louder than his mouth.

Having a human conversation is not something I've had any training in either as a comedian or as, you know, a human being.

The disconnect between America and its military is shocking.

Really good mountain bikers are lousy judges of trail difficulty. We haven't a clue, we just ride.

The possibility of transformation is the essence of hope.

You must arrange your days so that you are experiencing deep contentment, joy and confidence in your everyday life with God.

Self-improveme nt is no more God's plan than self-salvation.

Hurry is not just a disordered schedule. Hurry is a disordered heart.