“The single most exciting thing you encounter in government is competence, because it's so rare.”
Daniel P. Moynihan
“You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. In fact, it may be necessary to encounter the defeats, so you can know who you are, what you can rise from, how you can still come out of it.”
Maya Angelou
“Brilliant spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.”
Albert Einstein
“Everyone has heard of a diamond in the rough. It's rare to encounter those diamonds and know you are in the presence of goodness. He's a quiet individual ... but when things were hard and hectic and we had hurricane overload, he did his best to assist us.”
Mary Wormington
“Two Things get you accepted into my facebook on the whole...I must have - met you in person or encountered your soul.”
Dedrick D. L. Pitter
“We may encounter many defeats but we must not be defeated.”
“How well I remember my first encounter with The Devil's Brew. I happened to stumble across a case of bourbon -- and went right on stumbling for several days thereafter.”
W. C. Fields