FAMOUS QUOTES & SAYINGS

People always tell me I shouldn't run so far because I'm too young and my bones will fall to pieces. But I do it anyway-mainly because I love the bit ... (Jaclyn Moriarty)

That's the one thing about here, the South, you've missed. You'd be amazed if you knew how many people are on your side, if side's the right word. You're no ... (Harper Lee)

I wanted my friends in the video because to leave a hard place, you need the support of your loved ones. My friends have always done that for me. I ... (Jasmine V)

Lawyers are alright, I guess - but it doesn't appeal to me", I said. "I mean they're alright if they go around saving innocent guys' lives all the time, and ... (J.D. Salinger)

The best work of literature to represent the American Dream is 'The Great Gatsby' by F. Scott Fitzgerald. It shows us how dreaming can be tainted by reality, and that ... (Azar Nafisi)

What he felt during his Spanish encounter with left-wing anti-Christianity was similar to his reactions to the anti-Christianity of the right. The "novelty and shock of the Nazis", Auden wrote, ... (Ross Douthat)

Certainly,' said his mother, 'but first I want to know about the accident with your bicycle.' Well,' Phillip said, 'if you wanta really know. I was sitting in the basket ... (Betty MacDonald)

Seeing a cat loving her kittens stand and pray. God has become manifest there; literally believe this. Repeat "I am Thine, I am Thine", for we can see God everywhere. ... (Swami Vivekananda)

The married should not forget that to speak of love begets love. ... (Blaise Pascal)

She looked in the mirror and her hopes fell. "Our friend is behind us again and he's coming up fast. Closing the distance." Then he knows we're on to him." ... (Michael Flynn)

It was difficult being a teacher and out of the closet in the '50s. By the time I retired, the English department was proud of having a gay poet of ... (Thom Gunn)

I nodded very slowly. "You're right. Everyone knows my weakness. It's not really a secret. But what most don't get is that she's also what keeps me strong. She's what ... (Ashley Stoyanoff)

For the general public, my work is sometimes easier than a painting because there is someone addressing you; it can actually be a relief. What's interesting is the idea of ... (Tino Sehgal)

I think Elaine would go out with anyone if they showed interest in her. She's nuts. The woman's nuts. ... (Julia Louis-Dreyfus)

It was partly the war, the revolution did the rest. The war was an artificial break in life as if life could be put off for a time what nonsense! ... (Boris Pasternak)

I love this world because it is imperfect. It is imperfect, and that's why it is growing; if it was perfect it would have been dead. Growth is possible only ... (Osho)

I love that 'Much Ado About Nothing,' passionate, smart fighting. I love fighting with guys, and that's something that I don't get to see: arguing at a high level with ... (Mindy Kaling)

It was not just the drink, though, that was making me happy, but the tenderness of things, the simple goodness of the world. This sunset, for instance, how lavishly it ... (John Banville)

I don't smoke as many joints as I used to. ... (Willie Nelson)

Think of it this way: if the practice is enjoyable, then you aren't growing. ... (Jeff Goins)

Rap music is amazing, it's beautiful. But the problem is the lyrics. The person who writes the lyrics - that's the problem. ... (Emmanuel Jal)

Designers shouldn't aim to control, but to enable. ... (Dan Hill)

Miss Celia stares down into the pot like she's looking for her future. "Are you happy, Minny?" "Why you ask me funny questions like that?" "But are you?" "Course I's ... (Kathryn Stockett)

Where has the Scripture made merit the rule or measure of charity?. ... (William Law)

There's nightingales calling, shooting stars falling, like jewels in the rain. ... (David Gray)

Peace is here now. It's just that we don't recognize it. Let's say that 98 percent of people in the world are wanting peace. Now people say, even people from ... (Yoko Ono)

I trust and believe that this College, this seed that we have sown, will grow to shelter and nurture generations who may add most notably to the strength and happiness ... (Winston Churchill)

Could tell you a lot, but you've gotta be true to the code. Make it one for my baby and one more for the road. ... (Johnny Mercer)

I have no Facebook page or Twitter - I don't participate in it, and I don't like it particularly. I mean, it's a form of interaction, which strikes me as ... (Noam Chomsky)

Music is crucial. Beyond no way can I overstress this fact. Let's say you're southbound on the interstate, cruising alone in the middle lane, listening to AM radio. Up alongside ... (Chuck Palahniuk)