FAMOUS QUOTES & SAYINGS

Living in an ignorant society, we have been taught how to consume products. The banks have made it so that money is a necessity to live, instead of being a ... (Joseph P. Kauffman)

I thought she was sleeping until I heard her call out from across the room, "Will you bring me a glass of water?" I did. Then in her always-sleepy tone ... (Dito Montiel)

You can imagine, if somebody's approaching retirement, and all of a sudden the funds that he or she is depending on is depleted by 50% or however many, it gives ... (Pat Robertson)

With a quick jerk, Qhuinn wrapped his arms around the single most important person in his life. It was not Layla, although he felt a pang at that denial. It ... (J.R. Ward)

In 5,000 years of recorded human history ... neither in the east or in the west ... has any society ever defined marriage as anything other than between men and ... (Michele Bachmann)

What I do not accept is the fact that so many people's talents were ripped off. ... (Ruben Blades)

At the hangars, each jumpmaster was given two packs of papers, containing an order of the day from Eisenhower and a message from Colonel Sink, to pass around to the ... (Stephen E. Ambrose)

Personally, I think humility is a prerequisite to being a truly empathic person. ... (Christopher Stanley)

Was it really that fucking great to be gay? Ever since he got too fucked up to drive home and he'd crashed at Day and God's place after their cookout ... (A.E. Via)

The very purpose of a Bill of Rights was to withdraw certain subjects from the vicissitudes of political controversy to place them beyond the reach of majorities and officials and ... (Robert H. Jackson)

This is quite difficult 'cause I have a really flat head, and so it's quite difficult to get a correct angle. And you can't go up from down below as ... (Robert Pattinson)

Artemis took a chance on some calculated sarcasm. "Really, Spiro. Did you think I would attempt a break-in? Perhaps you thought I would fly in here with my fairy friends ... (Eoin Colfer)

Marriage is almost as old as dirt, and it was defined in the garden between Adam and Eve. One man, one woman for life till death do you part. So ... (Kirk Cameron)

You know I meant it. I am human. And male. And not remotely blind. Do you want me to say it again? You are distractingly, even if-that-is-not-a-real-word pretty. You are ... (Katja Millay)

I consider telling him the truth. That if I were dead like Snow White and he kissed me like that, surely my heart would kick back to life ... (Colleen Hoover)

Samuel," Amelie said, and her voice was low and quiet and warm. She bent closer to him. "Samuel. Come back to me." His eyes opened, and they were all pupil. ... (Rachel Caine)

It's relatively easy to create an ambiguous character. Any conglomeration of likable and unlikeable traits, chosen at random, will result in an ambiguous character. Getting an audience to deeply identify ... (Matt Bird)

I'm terrible remembering lyrics. Before a tour, I have to remind myself. I have to go through the songs. ... (Ian McLagan)

Nine Principles Never have a wicked heart. Train not by thought, but by practice. Learn a wide variety of arts and skills, and do not fix on only one. Know ... (Kazumi Tabata)

I like to cook Puerto Rican food. That's what I grew up on: rice, beans, meat, some Italian-American food. I know my way around the kitchen. ... (Jennifer Lopez)

Only those who leisurely approach that which the masses are busy about can be busy about that which the masses take leisurely. ... (Laozi)

When your real, effortless, joyful grateful nature is realized, it will not be inconsistent with the ordinary activities of life. ... (Ramana Maharshi)

And now you're off to Port Caynn. Watch them sailor lads. They'll have your skirts up and a babe in your belly afore you know what you're about." "Everyone keep ... (Tamora Pierce)

As a rule, I don't worry about genre. I just want to tell a good story, with characters that interest me and my readers. ... (Stephen King)

Demigods today. I blame social media for their short attention spans. When you can't even take the time to listen to a god hold forth, that's just sad. ... (Rick Riordan)

Levana's heart throbbed. "It's been almost ten years." "I know." "And now? Are you still waiting for it to be over?" His expression softened. The anger was gone, replaced with ... (Marissa Meyer)

It is nice in France they adapt themselves to everything slowly they change completely but all the time they know that they are as they were. ... (Gertrude Stein)

Where poverty ceases, avarice begins. ... (Honore de Balzac)

It must kill George Bush that John McCain is the most popular and Beloved Republican in America. ... (Paul Begala)

Years after the war, after marriages, children, divorces, books, he came to Paris with his wife. He phoned her. It's me. She recognized him at once from the voice. He ... (Marguerite Duras)