Retired Professional Ice

Famous quotes containing the words retired, professional and/or ice:

    I am convinced that the best service a retired general can perform is to turn in his tongue along with his suit, and to mothball his opinions.
    Omar Bradley (1893–1981)

    The professional must learn to be moved and touched emotionally, yet at the same time stand back objectively: I’ve seen a lot of damage done by tea and sympathy.
    Anthony Storr (b. 1920)

    The awaited scream rises,
    the shattering
    of glass and the cracking
    of bone
    a polar tumult as when
    black ice booms....
    Denise Levertov (b. 1923)