Diana Gabaldon Quotes

Nothing on earth is so weak and yielding as water, but for breaking down the firm and strong it has no equal.

If we cannot do this one way we will do it another. Do it, we will.

I will not let thee go, except thou bless me.

I will not give or back off from my path.

Mother Teresa, you could say many things about her, but certainly you would not say she was macho. Anything but.

Water is patient; it can stagnate and let itself be coated with scum if need be. It is as gentle as the morning's dew. It is non-confrontational, even respectful, in circumventing the rocks in a stream. It makes room for everything that enters its pools. It accommodates by assuming the shape of any vessel it is poured into. And it is humble, seeking always the lowest level. Yet along with - or rather because of these adaptive, yielding properties, it is ultimately irresistible; it carves canyons out of stone.

I'm a very nice guy, but don't mistake my kindness for weakness.

I have decided that we shall make and build and never give way.

Resignation is just simply out of the question.

I do not argue with obstinate men. I act in spite of them.

If I can't - then I must. If I must - then I will.

I'll stand my ground and I won't back down.

My mother refused to let me fail. So I insisted.

By any means necessary.

To be gentle, tolerant, wise and reasonable requires a goodly portion of toughness.

The only tired I was, was tired of giving in.

I'm not going to get off the pony as long as they let me ride it.

Patience has tender feet.

Grit is the stubborn refusal to quit.

Patience et longueur de temps Font plus que force ni que rage. Patience and longevity Are worth more than force and rage.

Let us resolve by God's grace, that however poor and feeble our prayers may seem to be, we will pray on.

That which yields is not always weak.

To get it right, be born with luck or else make it. Never give up. A little money helps, but what really gets it right is to never face the facts.

The Chinese say that water is the most powerful element, because it is perfectly nonresistant. It can wear away a rock, and sweep all before it.

To bear lightly the neck's yoke brings strength; but kicking against the goads is the way of failure.