Quotes about Challenge

Sometimes it seems to me that I shall never write out all the books I have in my head, because of the strain. The devilish thing about writing is that it calls upon every nerve to hold itself taut. This is exactly what I cannot do--

I strike spurs into my horse. Against you I will fling myself, unvanquished and unyielding, O Death!

She must admit that she felt this thing that she called life terrible, hostile, and quick to pounce on you if you gave it a chance.

the world. When the men

Life is a mess. And theology must be lived out in the midst of that mess.

It was a harder day's journey than yesterday's, for there were long and weary hills to climb; and in journeys, as in life, it is a great deal easier to go down hill than up. However, they kept on, with unabated perseverance, and the hill has not yet lifted its face to heaven that perseverance will not gain the summit of at last.

There is a passion for hunting something deeply implanted in the human breast.

I'd as soon write free verse as play tennis with the net down.

Putting off an easy thing makes it hard, and putting off a hard thing makes it impossible.

The man who kicks up a shindy will probably improve the morals of mankind; he will beyond any question improve his own. In short, I believe getting into hot water. I think it keeps you clean.

Champagne, if you are seeking the truth, is better than a lie detector. It encourages a man to be expansive, even reckless, while lie detectors are only a challenge to tell lies successfully.

David replied to the Philistine, "You come to me with sword, spear, and javelin, but I come to you in the name of the LORD of Heaven's Armies.