FAMOUS QUOTES & SAYINGS

He had been the recipient, he now gratefully acknowledged, of a rare and precious gift. In demanding the hand of a woman he neither understood nor was capable of knowing, ... (Pamela Aidan)

I could never feel like that about any public issue. Sometimes I wish I could. For me, if I'm honest, politics is background, news, almost entertainment. Something you switch on ... (David Lodge)

He was a worshiper of liberty, a friend of the oppressed. A thousand times I have heard him quote these words: "For Justice all place a temple, and all season, ... (Robert G. Ingersoll)

The new naval treaty permits the United States to spend a billion dollars on warships - a sum greater than has been accumulated by all our endowed institutions of learning ... (Abraham Flexner)

Professor Wilkes is best known as the builder and designer of the EDSAC, the first computer with an internally stored program. Built in 1949, the EDSAC used a mercury delay ... (Maurice Wilkes)

Working with Dav Pilkey was a dream come true. Dav is incredibly funny, and he's been a hero of mine for a long time. It was great bringing the 'Wimpy ... (Jeff Kinney)

It was not perfect but I'm very happy. It could have been better, but I'm now looking forward to my second race of the season. ... (Usain Bolt)

I've grown quite weary of the spunky heroines, brave rape victims, soul-searching fashionistas that stock so many books. I particularly mourn the lack of female villains - good, potent female ... (Gillian Flynn)

I am so blessed to be able to get up in the morning and go to a job I love, with fantastic people around me. ... (Jane Leeves)

That was the funny thing. What happened to John would pass for his classmates, but for John it was a long challenging road ahead of him. Who knew where he ... (Ellie Elisabeth)

Be careful not to judge anyone by the way they look. For when doing so, you are missing out on discovering who they truly are. Trials and triumphs are rerely ... (Anna Taylor)

Some of the vamps formed into smaller groups, to chat or plot or whatever vamps did at undead nonfunerals. Oddly, they talked about the stock market and the latest flare-up ... (Faith Hunter)

My new favorite quote is, Feed kids Cokes and french fries and you get an obesity crisis. Feed them mental junk food and you get non-readers and poor thinkers. ... (Joy Hakim)

The rhythm of the water, the sunset over the horizon, and the freedom of the ocean reminds me of how simply beautiful life can be. When you move too fast ... (Tara Dakides)

And that brings me to one last point. I've got a simple message for all the dedicated and patriotic federal workers who have either worked without pay, or who have ... (Barack Obama)

I realized then how odd it must seem to them to be summoned by a woman. Roman women were at home quietly minding their business or else doing what wives ... (Margaret George)

Graduations are full of joy and celebration, but they are also full of broken hearts. It is one of those days when you miss the people you love so much ... (Susan Estrich)

Why did you do this?" He was shaking. "Just tell me why." I tried to muster up some of the righteous indignation that I'd felt on Friday night as I ... (Leila Sales)

A look filled with understanding, an accepting smile, a loving word, a meal shared in warmth and awareness are the things which create happiness in the present moment. By nourishing ... (Nhat Hanh)

Whats happening in America today is parents are emphasizing their relationship with their children instead of leadership. Anyone in leadership will tell you you cannot have a warm, fuzzy relationship ... (John Rosemond)

Magick is an art; using reality and the world as its canvas. ... (Dacha Avelin)

But you're so easy to sneak up on." He crossed his arms, leaning back against the wall. "You should be honored that I bother, since there's no challenge to it." ... (Seanan McGuire)

Christian Grey: [answers phone] Anastasia. Anastasia Steele: Yeah, this is me. I'm sending back your expensive books because I already have copies of those. Thanks though for the kind gesture. ... (E.L. James)

You've made mistakes, and you have every right to regret them. But don't let them own you, Evie. Don't let them be more important than they are. ... (Lynn Raye Harris)

There is in human nature generally more of the fool than of the wise. ... (Francis Bacon)

I confess I like a woman to have a certain amount of temper. I can not endure your preternaturally amiable female, who can find nothing in the length or breath ... (Marie Corelli)

I don't recommend that average iPad Air owners upgrade to the Air 2. But what about the vast majority of iPad owners who own older models? That's a different story. ... (Walt Mossberg)

I said, "That souns like the end of the song. What about the beginning?" He said, "Thats jus it you see thats why he wer too late he never come ... (Russell Hoban)

If you have people who treat you badly in your life, they will be a human shield against people who will treat you well. If that's not true then we ... (Stefan Molyneux)

Mrs. B's story is well-known but worth telling again. She came to the United States 77 years ago, unable to speak English and devoid of formal schooling. In 1937, she ... (Warren Buffett)

Having a hangover with small children is never a good idea. I did it once and it was the biggest mistake I've ever made, I've never felt so ill in ... (Sharleen Spiteri)

And they spoke of their Antigonie, who they called Go, as if she were a friend. Leo hadn't yet written any music, but he had made drawings on butcher paper ... (Lauren Groff)

I can't feel bad about being who I am, just like the girl next to me can't feel bad about being who she is. Because a rose can never be ... (Miranda Kerr)

We do not ask. We want to be told. One of the most curious things in the structure of our psyche is that we all want to be told because ... (Jiddu Krishnamurti)

The poor, no less than the rich, stay tuned in to the Dream Machine in bad times as well as good ... By 1995, millions of the poor were left ... (Charles Derber)

On Waterloo Bridge where we said our goodbyes, the weather conditions bring tears to my eyes. I wipe them away with a black woolly glove And try not to notice ... (Wendy Cope)

When you stop expecting people to be perfect, you can like them for who they are. ... (Donald Miller)

Mistrust is the fuel for so much mental pain, so many mental disorders. I am not talking here about the suspicions we sometimes have of one another, the distant but ... (Lauren Slater)

The greatest story commandment is: Make me care. ... (Andrew Stanton)

Your relationship with your brother will be, in many ways, the most complex and bewildering of all the interpersonal connections you will form. An older brother is both authority and ... (Ron Currie Jr.)

There are many diamonds in the world and if you lose your favorite, you can work hard, earn a lot of money and get another one to replace it. But ... (Brad Warner)

CHILDHOOD I That idol, black eyes and yellow mop, without parents or court, nobler than Mexican and Flemish fables; his domain, insolent azure and verdure, runs over beaches called by ... (Arthur Rimbaud)

Then all of a sudden, something very spooky started happening. Every time I came to the end of a block and stepped off the goddam curb, I had this feeling ... (J.D. Salinger)

I will do anything to save Laurana, he swore beneath his breath, clenching his fist. Anything! If it means sacrificing myself or - He stopped. Would he really give up ... (Margaret Weis)

You know, the radio never wanted you to speak about anything, so the music is kinda influenced by the hands of the radio which wants to homogenize it and dilute ... (Ice-T)

Prayer is the atmosphere of revelation, in the strict and central sense of that word. It is the climate in which God's manifestation bursts open into inspiration. ... (Peter Forsyth)

Marius and Cosette were in the dark in regard to each other. They did not speak, they did not bow, they were not acquainted; they saw each other; and, like ... (Victor Hugo)

This absolute lack of objectivity might be said to resemble nothing so much as the lack of objectivity these same people had shown during Stalin's life, when they had been ... (Vasily Grossman)

I like making pies. I have a bunch of fruit trees in my backyard. My loquat tree sprouted, and I like making loquat pie. They're really hard to peel and ... (Kristen Stewart)

There's something pleasing about large, well-lit spaces. I love that dealers are willing to take massive chances in order to give this much room to their artists. Most of all, ... (Jerry Saltz)

The study of theology is not merely a theoretical exercise of the intellect. It is a study of the living God, and of the wonders of all his works in ... (Wayne A. Grudem)

But the worst enemy you can meet will always be yourself; you lie in wait for yourself in caverns and forests. Lonely one, you are going the way to yourself! ... (Friedrich Nietzsche)

Meditate, meditate, meditate. Then you will find that people suffer for no reason when there is the mine of bliss in everyone's heart. Then your heart will go out in ... (Swami Brahmananda)

Yes, this is an age of moral crisis. Yes, you are bearing punishment for your evil. But it is not man who is now on trial and it is not ... (Ayn Rand)

I take the typical words, or I pick a two-word, three-word pattern. One of the things I'm known for is I was one of the first rappers to end their ... (Bun B.)

I will not calm down! Women are allowed to get angrier than men about double standards. ... (LIZ)

Walt had a way of communicating that was just magical," composer Richard Sherman told me. "Simple, but magical. He would give you a challenge and say, 'I know you can ... (Pat Williams)

Three days a week she helped at the Manor Nursing Home, where people proved their keenness by reciting received analyses of current events. All the Manor residents watched television day ... (Annie Dillard)

Higgins: I find that the moment I let a woman make friends with me, she becomes jealous, exacting, suspicious, and a damned nuisance. I find that the moment I let ... (George Bernard Shaw)

His body is changing. He will strip down and start getting even bigger and stronger over the next few seasons and, seriously, how scary is that? He will be unstoppable. ... (Wendell Sailor)