Rain Quotations | Page 5

The only way to get anything out of a writer's brains is to leave him or her alone until he or she is damn well ready to write it down.

Sometimes it’s just surreal out there, while you’re running a marathon. People just standing out in the cold, even the rain, cheering for you, blasting music for you. It’s an awesome show of camaraderie and community.

Companies fail for lack of brains and effort.

A great while ago the world begun, With hey, ho, the wind and the rain; But that's all one, our play is done, And we'll strive to please you every day.

If the boy have not a woman's gift To rain a shower of commanded tears, An onion will do well for such a shift.

There is no proverb without a grain of truth

There is no place in our democracy for faulty voting equipment, long lines at the polls, untrained poll workers and any forms of chads,

We respect Band Aid's ability to raise so much money for relief efforts, but their lyrics seem so misguided and inappropriate. Africa isn't a land 'where nothing ever grows' and 'no rain nor river flows.' And how are lines such as, 'Well, tonight, thank God it's them instead of you' supposed to be helpful?

We're sitting on top of what very well could be an economic disaster. A lot of praying for a good soaking rain is all that can be done.

We're going to train progressively toward the end of the year. Last year we ran well for most of the season, but when it came to nationals we had our worst race of the year. We'll make sure we're ready at the right time this year.