FAMOUS QUOTES & SAYINGS

John Le Mesurier wishes it to be known that he conked out on November 15th. He sadly misses family and friends. ... (John Le Mesurier)

If we could survive without a wife, citizens of Rome, all of us would do without that nuisance; but since nature has so decreed that we cannot manage comfortably with ... (Augustus)

Conscience and covetousness are never to be reconciled; like fire and water they always destroy each other, according to the predominancy of the element. ... (Jeremy Collier)

Abdullah explained to me the man had not understood the significance of the image on the flag, so Abdullah told him it was a picture of Afghanistan - a picture ... (Wes Moore)

In general, religious people seem to be happier than non-religious people - under various definitions of "religiosity," such as church attendance or professed spiritual beliefs. ... (Gretchen Rubin)

She follows her nose and stands once more before the doors of a quintessential dilemma. Male or Female. Here is her paradox. A staccato voice seems to challenge her, berate ... (Mark O'Flynn)

(I)t is simply wrong to confuse cowardice with appeasement. Cowardice is a failing of character. Appeasement is a failure of policy. Stalin appeased Hitler when he signed the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact. ... (Jonah Goldberg)

It's easy to forget to look up when all you do is focus on the road straight ahead. ... (Jessi Kirby)

It is a way now, approximately, of being at home. The forum has become one of the most consistent places of her life, like a familiar cafe that exists someone ... (William Gibson)

Well, there are worse things Than staring at the water on a Sunday. There are worse things Than staring at the water As you're posing for a picture After sleeping ... (Sondheim Stephen)

What is the devotion if there is no temptation which is master on their own? The man is not God and his strength is just in that to suppress its ... (Mesa Selimovic)

My Mother My mother was not educated but she was the best teacher I've ever had in my entire life. She had what it's called natural wisdom, bless her precious ... (Euginia Herlihy)

Today's human rights violations are the causes of tomorrow's conflicts. ... (Mary Robinson)

Were passing by. Once I heard him making fun of Jules. Jules was walking down the street carrying a lamp in his hand that he'd obviously just pulled out of ... (Heather O'Neill)

Jill!" I called to her through our connecting bathroom as I pulled on some jeans. "You realize I've been more than twenty-four hours without a shower, right?" "Oh, who cares," ... (J.M. Richards)

Jesus first of all, loves His Father in heaven and would never compromise the message that sinners must be delivered or be damned. That is the reason Jesus came to ... (Kirk Cameron)

His poor-man's Ionesconian exchanges with Jude suddenly dissolved when he needed Jude to do his calculus homework, at which point Ionesco abruptly transformed into Mussolini, ... (Hanya Yanagihara)

I doona need drugs. I am naturally a mean bastard. ... (Kerrelyn Sparks)

Even a small village in the middle of Africa with a 3D printer will have access to any good it can download. The world of the 'Star Trek' replicator is ... (Peter Diamandis)

Why be concerned about others, come to that, when you've outdone your own self? Set yourself a limit which you couldn't even exceed if you wanted to, and say good-bye ... (Seneca.)

The Eagle does not escape the storm. The Eagle simply uses the storm to lift it higher. It spreads its mighty wings and rises on the winds that bring the ... (Jack White)

The ultimate expression of generosity is not in giving of what you have, but in giving of who you are. ... (Johnnetta B. Cole)

All players have 'ordinary' periods in their career and it's hard to explain why. So at these times, its all about self belief, hard work and hopefully you get the ... (Ryan Giggs)

You're scared," he said quietly. "Scared?" I scoffed. "Of what?" "Of anything real. And what we have is real. You love me and it terrifies you." "I don't love you," ... (Sophie Jordan)

This focusing outward ... painful as it was, saved her from a more intolerable examination. ... (M.L. Stedman)

I am pretty sure the myth of me Is better than the reality. ... (Stasia Ward Kehoe)

Cold love's the loveliest love of all. So clear, so crisp, so empty. In short, so civilized. ... (Mervyn Peake)

They were both in their own ways earnest; they both wanted to achieve some worthy end or other, change the world for the better. Such alluring, such perilous ideals! ... (Margaret Atwood)

Raising the minimum wage isn't just pro-worker; it's pro-economic growth. ... (Thomas Perez)

Moments later, I too came up from a lake of sleep, like a drowning man rising to air, and for several moments I lay in the darkness, bewildered. ... (Jonathan Aycliffe)