Bryan Swanson quotes

“That's a big concern right now with these storms coming on the heels of a very wet week. The soil is saturated, and the high winds that are supposed to accompany these storms could potentially knock down trees, which often take down power lines with them.”
-- Bryan Swanson

Source : "BAY AREA / Storms head for soggy Bay Area / 'Wet, windy' through end of the week" by A. Estrella, www.sfgate.com. December 28, 2005.

#Wind Quotes #Tree Quotes #Storm Quotes

“We can bring crews in from other areas, too. If Monterey is hard hit and Bakersfield, for example, is not, we can bring crews in from there.”
-- Bryan Swanson

#Example Quotes #Crew Quotes

“Look at identical twins. When you get closer, you start to see the small differences. It all depends on how much you magnify it.”
-- Bryan Swanson

#Differences Quotes #Looks Quotes #Twins Quotes

“I and others on FIFA executive committee agreed to accept bribes in conjunction with selection of South Africa as host nation.”
-- Bryan Swanson

Source : Twitter post from Jun 03, 2015

#Fifa Quotes #Host Quotes #Accepting Quotes

“Dim loneliness came imperceivably into the fields and he turned back. The birds piped oddly; some wind was caressing the higher foliage, turning it all one way, the way home. Telegraph poles ahead looked like half-used pencils; the small cross on the steeple glittered with a sharp and shapely permanence.”

“Do you remember the time we met? The wind blew the snow about on the outside, the train moved, stopped, and then moved some more. It took us five hours to reach Tokyo, but I wasn't bored one bit. I didn't really get to hear so much about Nana. But I knew I would have loved... To hear what Nana had to say about herself. - Nana Komatsu”

“Behind the man is the Tree of Life, bearing twelve fruits, and the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil is behind the woman; the serpent is twining round it.”

Source : A. E. Waite (2012). “The Pictorial Key to the Tarot”, p.46, Courier Corporation

“Human life and objects and trees vibrate with mysterious meanings, which can be deciphered like cuneiform writing. There exists a meaning, hidden from day to day, but accessible in moments of greatest attentiveness, in those moments when consciousness loves the world.”

“I guarantee that the seed you plant in love, not matter how small, will grow into a mighty tree of refuge. We all want a future for ourselves and we must now care enough to create, nurture and secure a future for our children.””

“It is no use painting the foot of the tree white, the strength of the bark cries out from beneath the paint.”

“The root of any film project for me is this inner need to express something. What nurtures this root and makes it grow into a tree is the script. What makes the tree bear flowers and fruit is the directing.”

Source : Akira Kurosawa (2011). “Something Like An Autobiography”, p.192, Vintage

“So let the storm rage. Let the storm rage.”

“I have always been comfortable weathering the storm. I’d like to get more comfortable weathering the sunny day.”

“You know what it's like," said Storm, "when you want to--just--pour a woman into a glass and--just-drink her--just drink her down, one gulp, body and soul?”