FAMOUS QUOTES & SAYINGS

He stroked her pale cheek with his thumb, willing her to open those dark gypsy eyes he loved so much. He needed her impish gaze, her light laughter and intoxicating ... (Brooklyn Ann)

And yet, I seemed to feel my eyes bound, too, with bands of silk. And at my throat there was a velvet collar. ... (Sarah Waters)

My reality isn't as gracious as it use to be, so I create things that are. ... (Nikki Rowe)

Evangelical Christians, who once were a ridiculed irrelevant sectarian movement, have, over just three decades, become a powerful voting bloc that can no longer be ignored. ... (Tony Campolo)

A defenseman passed the puck to the right forward, and he flipped, fell on his face, the defenseman took over the puck, dived and scored. ... (J.M.K. Walkow)

Never underestimate the power that one good workout can have on your mind. Keeping the dream alive is half the battle. ... (Kara Goucher)

I tilt my head sideways so I can look him straight on. "What firsts have we already passed?" "The easy ones. First hug, first date, first fight, first time we ... (Colleen Hoover)

The truth is women need men, we are neither superior nor inferior to men. We are better at some things and worse at other things. Mature people take the hard ... (Osayi Emokpae Lasisi)

Te is thus the natural miracle of one who seems born to be wise and humane, comparable to what we call "perfect specimens" of flowers, trees, or butterflies - though ... (Alan W. Watts)

A story is like a giant jigsaw puzzle, a jigsaw puzzle that would cover the whole floor of a room with its tiny pieces. Buts it's not that sort of ... (Angelica Banks)

The big thing with all parents is they just want to be left alone. I want no demands. That's the best gift for Father's Day, just leave them alone. ... (Terry Crews)

I also have a degree in marriage, family and child counseling - I'm a therapist. ... (Stephen Furst)

What you do in the off season determines what you do in the regular season. ... (George Allen)

I fell in love with you in a hurry, like you were going somewhere fast - which you did. You came and went like an earthquake, like some sort of ... (Christina Hart)

It is hard to be enthusiastic about the economy's prospects when house prices are falling: Households spend less, small business owners can't use homes as collateral for loans and local ... (Mark Zandi)

We have no language that is free of the power dualisms of domination. ... (Beverly Wildung Harrison)

You - the three of you - you shone, you know? You liked each other. You had fun. I envied you those friendships more than anything else. ... (J.K. Rowling)

I hate to be near the sea, and to hear it roaring and raging like a wild beast in its den. It puts me in mind of the everlasting efforts ... (William Hazlitt)

I did research when I was pregnant with my first daughter and was horrified by the chemicals in products, even those meant for babies. I would have to go to ... (Jessica Alba)

Unlike at the Academy or the Lyceum, women, some of them concubines and mistresses, as well as a few slaves, joined the conversation; further, many of the students here had ... (Epicurus)

I do not know how to wish success to those whose Victory is to separate from us a large and noble part of our Empire. Still less do I wish ... (Edmund Burke)

I like to pride myself on thinking pretty long term, but not that long term. ... (Mark Zuckerberg)

Prayer is the root, the fountain, the mother of a thousand blessings. ... (Saint John Chrysostom)

To a book collector, you see, the true freedom of all books is somewhere on his shelves. ... (Walter Benjamin)

Agrarian reform should not merely subdivide misery, it must raise living standards. Ownership raises the farmer from his, but productivity will keep him on his feet. ... (Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo)

President Bush offers the American people an optimistic vision and a clear choice in November. The President has provided steady leadership in remarkably changing times. He knows exactly where he ... (Henry Bonilla)

One reason for pausing is that young babies make a lot of movement and noise while they're sleeping. This is normal and fine. If parents rush in and pick the ... (Pamela Druckerman)

How sweet it would be to treat men and things, for an hour, for just what they are! [ ... ] When we are weary with travel, we lay down ... (Henry David Thoreau)

[Fighting Climate Change] is important for every single person on the planet, which is why it has to be the greatest grassroots movement of all time. This is the battle ... (Emma Thompson)

Fraud is common when you give away billions. Fraud related to Hurricane Katrina spending is estimated to top $2 billion. In addition, debit cards provided to hurricane victims were used ... (Mark Skousen)