FAMOUS QUOTES & SAYINGS

I had studied Russian in college. I had gotten into it first through literature and then just really found it kind of fascinating; of course, this was during the Cold ... (Scott Shane)

Nothing short of physical handicap has ever made anybody turn over a new leaf. ... (Kingsley Amis)

My fellow Wilmington, North Carolina native Meadowlark Lemon is a true national treasure. I watched him play for the Harlem Globetrotters when I was growing up and his skill with ... (Michael Jordan)

It is that unoccupied space which makes a room habitable, as it is our leisure hours which make life endurable. ... (Lin Yutang)

For me, family means the silent treatment. At any given moment, someone is always not speaking to someone else.' Really,' I said. We're passive-aggressive people,' she explained, taking a sip ... (Sarah Dessen)

I believe you can have whatever you really want in this life, in one form or another, sooner or later. All you have to do is take care of your ... (Barbara Sher)

Perhaps we were friends first and lovers second. But then perhaps this is what lovers are. ... (Andre Aciman)

You try so hard to shield me, and protect me, and really, there is no need, you try so hard to hide what you want, how you feel, and of ... (Susan Hill)

I'm a good girl. I'm a nice girl. I'm a straight-A, strait-laced, good daughter, good career girl, and I never stole anybody's boyfriend and I never ran out on a ... (Claire Messud)

People like leaders who look like they are dominant, optimistic, friendly to their friends, and quick on the trigger when it comes to enemies. They like boldness and despise the ... (Daniel Kahneman)

You are like a child who whistles in the dark. As though the dark cared, my poor child, as though the dark cared. ... (Edith Templeton)

It's really hard to deny a kid who's father has passed away. We all just wanted you to be happy so we messed that up. Your career wasn't about the ... (Anne Eliot)

Perhaps that's the best way to recover, to return to the way things were before as quickly as we can. We won the Great Battle, so nothing needs to change. ... (Erin Hunter)

Through the Prophet Joseph Smith, the Lord has established His Church once again among men. ... (Joseph B. Wirthlin)

Sometimes I can feel as if I were sparkling all over," she was saying, "and I want to go out and do something that's absolutely crazy, and marvelous ... ... (Richard Yates)

Whoa." Adrian leapt up and rushed to Jill's side. "You need to let this go. What, are you going to start a fight with some girl?" Reed turned his glare ... (Richelle Mead)

Throughout the hours of the night, though there had been few to hear it, the whole sky had been loud with the singing of these constellations. ... (Thornton Wilder)

And finally: Who are we when we're not ourselves? ... (Andrew Sean Greer)

A true leader is a person whose influence inspires people to do what is expected of them to do. You cease to be a leader when you manipulate with your ... (Israelmore Ayivor)

Something was comforting about strangers - it seemed like they would exist forever as the same, unknowable mass. ... (Megan Boyle)

I disagree. You want to bring back someone that you've lost. You might want money. Maybe you want women. Or, you might want to protect the world. These are all ... (Hiromu Arakawa)

But then my lower lip started trembling and a fog of sadness rose through my chest and head, emerging as tears. ... (Camille Pagan)

[Moses] probably said to himself, 'Must stop or I shall be getting silly.' That is why there are only ten commandments. ... (Mrs. Patrick Campbell)

It's partly true, too, but it isn't all true. People always think something's all true. ... (J.D. Salinger)

The smell of books soothed his soul like nothing else could. The store was his haven, his refuge, and most importantly, it was safe. Here he could go anywhere in ... (Sheri Lyn)