FAMOUS QUOTES & SAYINGS

The steep tiled roof had grown dark and mossy with age and rain. The triangular wooden frames fitted into the gables were intricately carved, the light that slanted through them ... (Arundhati Roy)

Where are you going?" Millie whispered, although why she was whispering was a bit of a mystery since the sound of yelling, along with a lot of cursing, was flowing ... (Jen Turano)

Nature displays beauty in its pure state. ... (Lailah Gifty Akita)

I think 'Red Band Society' is unique because not only is it focusing on a pediatric ward, but it's from the view from the patient, not from the view of ... (Ciara Bravo)

Every answer you ever need lies within your own silence.. ... (Ian Tucker)

Passing from legality to subversion, the need of finding a minimum stimulus with a maximum effect appears - an effect that through its impact justifies the risk taken and pays ... (Luis Camnitzer)

I am not african. Africa is in me, but I cannot return. I am not taina. Taino is in me, but there is no way back. I am european. Europe ... (Aurora Levins Morales)

In District 12, looking old is something of an achievement since so many people die early. You see an elderly person, you want to congratulate them on their longevity, ask ... (Suzanne Collins)

They headed north, their taxi joining a sea of yellow cabs weaving up the Avenue of the Americas. The Russians saw there were lanes painted in the road, but that ... (Tim Dorsey)

Men Wanted for Dangerous Expedition: Low Wages for Long Hours of Arduous Labour under Brutal Conditions; Months of Continual Darkness and Extreme Cold; Great Risk to Life and Limb from ... (Ernest Shackleton)

Im gonna be a pretender the rest of my life. Pretending i dont wish every girl i kiss isnt you. Pretending i dont wish every girl i sleep with isnt ... (Michael A. Perez)

I hoped for something else. It's a simple dream, but it speaks to us so powerfully because it is our dream - one that exists at the very center of ... (Barack Obama)

Wait a minute, look at them. Smiling and laughing. Just having a wonderful time, enjoying themselves to the fullest. Why shouldn't they? They deserve it. It's Christmas. Their Christmas. The ... (Patrick Yearly)

The difference between our love and the love you have for her is like the difference between knowing something in your head and knowing something in your heart. In your ... (Mike Gayle)

It is said that no star is a heroine to her makeup artist. ... (Richard Corliss)

The work of art is the exaggeration of an idea. ... (Andre Gide)

You just can't wake up out of bed and think you can figure out a gym. You definitely need some personal training. ... (Frank Thomas)

If my fellow Americans could adopt even a fraction of the French attitude about food and life (don't worry, you don't have to sign on to the politics, too), managing ... (Mireille Guiliano)

Never waste any amount of time doing anything important when there is a sunset outside that you should be sitting under! ... (C. JoyBell C.)

I told him exactly what had happened and he listened with seeming impassiveness, but his nostrils twitched and his eyes blazed as I told how the ruthless hands of the ... (Bram Stoker)

Pride! In English it is a Deadly Sin. But in Urdu it is fakhr and nazish - both names that you can find more than once on our family tree. ... (Kamila Shamsie)

Lord Jesus, thank You that my identity and worth is firmly rooted in You. My job doesn't define me, my relationships don't define me, and my various roles don't define ... (Becky Harling)

Besides the healthcare bill being unconstitutional and a great expansion of federal government, I think if it does not respect people's individual religious views and makes groups or individuals do ... (Bob McDonnell)

We are just interested in dealing with the people we're paying every day. We know federal law allows them to vote in a union at anytime, but we think we ... (David Neeleman)

I'm not ruling. I never ruled. I have one vote and I'm the leader of the party. I've always had a vote on the central committee. I always had more ... (Huey Newton)

Honesty is about the scars. It's about the blemishes. But it's more than just bragging about failure, which could be a form of ego. It's about truly helping people. ... (James Altucher)

What wisdom, what warning can prevail against gladness? There is no law so strong that a little gladness may not transgress. ... (Henry David Thoreau)

Considering that Americans are now moving away from whiskey, moving away from brown spirits in general, I believe that they will all join Russians who drink vodka straight. They will ... (Roustam Tariko)

As little flowers, which the chill of night has bent and huddled, when the white sun strikes, grow straight and open fully on their stems, so did I, too, with ... (Dante Alighieri)

All that hurry can blur the truth that life is a zero-sum equation. Every minute I save will get used on something else, possibly no more sublime than staring at ... (Barbara Kingsolver)