There's an idea of the Plains as the middle of nowhere, something to be contemptuous of. But it's really a heroic place. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes contemptuous heroic idea
On two or three book tours, I have visited bookstores in the Mall of America and signed copies of my books and introduced myself to store employees who I hope will sell them. Ian Frazier americabookbookstore Change image and share on social
I only saw one English-speaking person all the way across Siberia. Ian Frazier englishpersonsiberia Change image and share on social
Russian humor is to adapt or make some sense or nonsense out of the insanity of their lives. Ian Frazier adapthumorinsanity Change image and share on social
Without knowing about flexibility, one cannot work out strategies to deal with the enemy and prepare for changes, and without knowing about the foundation of one's own culture, one would be contemptuous of the Confucian ethical codes. Zhang Zhidong codeconfuciancontemptuous share on social
Peace demands the most heroic labor and the most difficult sacrifice. It demands greater heroism than war. It demands greater fidelity to the truth and a much more perfect purity of conscience. Thomas Merton consciencedemanddifficult Change image and share on social
I just had an idea that went right over my head. Lawrence Welk headidea Change image and share on social