#port

It's more useful to have someone fear you than respect you. ↗

— J. Cornell Michel

#apocalyptic #fear #fearful #important #respect

The potential, for anything, was overwhelming to a degree that bothered him. It wasn’t, he thought, the idea of power. It certainly wasn’t that nervous feeling T.C. would get in the pit of his stomach when he knew he had an incredible opportunity in front of him, that amazing brief pause before an act of creation. This was something else. Something to fear and respect. ↗

— Adam P. Knave

#fear #opportunity #potential #power #respect

The role of any person in this world is to be themselves without damaging the rest. We are important as long as the rest "is". - Rossana Condoleo ↗

— Rossana Condoleo

#ethics #self-awareness #self-importance #self-improvement #social-competence

You miss 100% of the shots you don't take...Wayne Gretzky Take the Shot(s) ↗

— Shelley K. Wall

#fbi #romance #romantic-suspense #sports #suspense

I've never really had time for romantic relationships. I have much more important things to worry about, like saving the world from zombies. ↗

— J. Cornell Michel

#apocalyptic #importance #important #relationship #relationships

That's pretty hot," he said. "Punching me in the eye?" "Well, no. Of course not. I meant the idea of getting rough with you is hot. I'm a big fan of full-contact sports." "I'm sure you are. ↗

— Richelle Mead

#frostbite #mead #richelle #vampire #sports

What are you doing here?” [ndr prison] Selling Girl Scout cookies,” I said. “Want some? The Samoas are terrific.” (Max II to Max) ↗

— James Patterson

#sports

She was all the things I wasn't. And i was all the things she wasn't. she could paint circles around anyone; I couldn't even draw a straight line. She was never into sports; I've always been. Her hand, it fit mine. ↗

— Jodi Picoult

#the-pact #sports

Winning isn't everything--but wanting to win is. ↗

— Vince Lombardi Jr.

#victory #winning #sports

Let's just say that if these scientist had been using their brilliance for good instead of evil, cars would run off water vapor and leave fresh compost behind them; no one would be hungry; no one would be ill; all buildings would be earthquake-, bomb-, and flood-proof; and the world's entire economy would have collapsed and been replaced by one based on the value of chocolate. ↗

— James Patterson

#sports