FAMOUS QUOTES & SAYINGS

Death is the enemy. But the enemy has superior forces. Eventually, it wins. And in a war that you cannot win, you don't want a general who fights to the ... (Atul Gawande)

There are all the other times when I take a rosary, or misbaha, with thirty-three beads. God has nine-nine names, and if I go around the misbaha three times, God ... (Sadiqua Hamdan)

The destiny of [Google's search engine] is to become that Star Trek computer, and that's what we are building. ... (Amit Singhal)

Patrick Henry said 'give me liberty or give me death.' I think his famous quote makes it crystal clear that the Constitutional framework of this country values liberty as an ... (Kenneth Eade)

You can find things in the traditional religions which are very benign and decent and wonderful and so on, but I mean, the Bible is probably the most genocidal book ... (Noam Chomsky)

But like all power, there are those who want to keep it for themselves. The world's entire scientific and cultural heritage, published over centuries in books and journals, is increasingly ... (Aaron Swartz)

Three days later, Mrs. Dalloway was in the hall, blocking the classroom door. 'Hi there, Dick. Are you prone to seizures?' 'Uh, no.' Thirty minutes later I was wishing I'd ... (Mindi Scott)

Split a piece of wood, and I am there. Lift up the stone, and you will find me there. ... (Jesus Christ)

Some people, when they have a holiday, just want to go to salt coats, twenty-five miles along the coast from Glasgow. Some people don't even want to that. They are ... (Alex Ferguson)

This year, mend a quarrel. Seek out a forgotten friend. Dismiss suspicion and replace it with trust. Write a letter. Give a soft answer. Encourage youth. Manifest your loyalty in ... (Howard W. Hunter)

The artist is a servant who is willing to be a birthgiver. In a very real sense the artist (male or female) should be like Mary who, when the angel ... (Madeleine L'Engle)

Every street in London has a camera, and if you ever travel up the M4, it feels as if George Orwell should be your chauffeur. ... (Don McCullin)

Judo teaches us to look for the best possible course of action, whatever the individual circumstances. ... (Kano Jigoro)

Nik stands and walks over to us. He kisses my cheek before taking Ash in a full-blown man hug. A long one. They both seem to be a little emotional. ... (Belle Aurora)

I suddenly see the world as no longer viable: you are out there burning the crops with some new sublimate This morning you left the bed we still share and ... (Adrienne Rich)

When they reached a maintenance closet, Iko ushered the escort-droid inside. "I want you to know that I hold nothing against you," she said, by way of introduction. "I understand ... (Marissa Meyer)

I believe God created sports for a good reason. It's recreation. It's something that we enjoy. It teaches us a lot as well ... I believe God is a sports ... (Luke Scott)

When you have a problem with an adult - say, for example, you have a friend who's always borrowing things and returning them late or broken or not at all ... (Joanna Faber)

When I work, a lot of times I have to lose weight, and I do that, but in my regular life I was not eating right, and I was not ... (Tom Hanks)

I decide that society is right, that some people are too far gone, that sometimes you can't turn back, that there are people in this world who don't deserve a ... (Tahereh Mafi)

The hardest tumble a man can take is to fall over his own bluff. ... (Ambrose Bierce)

And this is why I was often excluded in girly cliques; you would sooner find me dead than giggle shamelessly for attention at a good looking dude. ... (R.J. Lewis)

He regarded us with dark, evaluating eyes. "This can't be good." "I'll go first," Dabria began, sucking in a rattling breath. "Not even close," I shot back. I faced Patch ... (Becca Fitzpatrick)

The right things will happen, at the right time, and for the right reasons when we reject fear and doubt. ... (Charles F. Glassman)

You remember how he used to be girl on either arm? You really don't see that guy too much anymore. Why do you think that is? He's waiting for you. ... (Richard Castle)

I feel good because it's my first finish in UFC. Training camp was long and hard and I prepared for a long fight but I have no complaints. I'm going ... (Daniel Cormier)

God in His mercy had sent messengers to convey His message, to different peoples, in different times. Each prophet came with guidance and miracles that were relevant for his time, ... (nosrat rasool Allah)

For many of us, the job-hunt offers a chance to make some fundamental changes in our whole life. It marks a turning point in how we live our life. It ... (Richard N. Bolles)

One fall day in Boston, a tall mechanical engineering student named Joe entered the student union at Harvard University. He was all ambition and acne ... (Dan Ariely)

No idea how you figured out the riddle, but you scooped the first prize. Congratulations. You've just won a vacation to a big, relaxing place called a grave. ... (Jayde Scott)

Okay.. I can't decline that I loved 1 season of the series Daredevil and 2 I hate it. ... (Deyth Banger)

A woman stood, smiling with adoration at the baby in her arms. Suddenly, she turned, showing her angelic face. Her eyes were large, beautiful, brown eyes, but terror displayed across ... (Beth Bares)

I don't want to start the rest of my life having regrets. ... (Jen Calonita)

The verdict of this court is that the accused are guilty of witchcraft. The maximum penalty the law allows is to be burned to death.However, in view of your previous ... (Richard Curtis)

Canzeroni is the only defensive catcher that can't catch. ... (Casey Stengel)

What is he rudest question you can ask a woman? 'How old are you?' 'What do you weigh?' No, the worst question is 'How do you juggle it all?' people ... (Tina Fey)

Actors need a kind of aggression, a kind of inner force. Don't be only one-sided, sweet, nice, good. Get rid of being average. Find the killer in you. ... (Stella Adler)

You will find the way, daughter of the forest. Through grief and pain, through many trials, through betrayal and loss, your feet will walk a straight path. ... (Juliet Marillier)

She came back pinked, sun-dazed and slow moving, with spume-salted hair and a sandy butt, displaying upon a narrow palm, with a child's innocence, a small and perfect white shell, ... (John D. MacDonald)

In some ways, that's the story of my season - when I wasn't making big mistakes, I was winning races and being on the podium. And when I made mistakes ... (Bode Miller)

The nearer a soul is to God, the more it deserves our esteem; the closer the ties that bit it to us, the more sensible is our love for it, ... (Reginald Garrigou-Lagrange)

But even in September, Thursday was a big money night, seven to eight hundred take-home, and that's what April concentrated on as she drove, Franny's chin starting to loll against ... (Andre Dubus III)

Earl "The Goat" Manigault was probably the greatest basketball player of all time, but Michael Jordan is universally regarded as the best ever. This is because The Goat only did ... (Tucker Max)

I knew then that, from now on, every word that passed between us would hurt, would be wrapped up with and marked by the pain of this moment, and that ... (Ransom Riggs)

When they killed him, Mother wouldn't hold her peace, so they slit her throat. I was stupid then, being only nine, and I fought to save them both. But the ... (Mark Lawrence)

Start from where you are. Empower yourself. Adjust habits. Triumph over those habits -- this is how we EAT folks! This is how it's done! ... (Nancy S. Mure)

Lionel Essrog, the twitching, barking, gabbling narrator of Jonathan Lethem's new novel, 'Motherless Brooklyn,' is no movie-of-the-week novelty grafted onto a noir mystery. Maybe his Tourette's is a gimmick, but ... (Gary Krist)

I believe that there is good in everyone, even an evil pirate such as you. ... (Carmela Dutra)

Suppose that, say, China established military bases in Colombia to carry out chemical warfare in Kentucky and North Carolina to destroy this lethal crop [tobacco] that is killing huge numbers ... (Noam Chomsky)

In this Treaty, King Charles the Simple in exchange for the Viking's loyalty and pledge of feudal allegiance, gave the city of Rouen and the area of what is present-day ... (Njord Kane)

Crossing my arms, I glanced around. "You push too hard and the way you talk makes me feel bad. I don't want to defend my parents, but you force me ... (Bijou Hunter)

We meet different kinds of people in life, Good people gives us happiness whereas worse gives us lesson.So never regret on meeting someone.As it's an experience of life. Taste every ... (Debolina)

Who the hell are you?" "It doesn't matter who I am. It just matters who you are. Years ago... before you were born... you were my mother." His mother? "I'm ... (Eric Marier)

If some volcano in the Alleghanies threatens North Carolina with a disaster similar to that of Martinique, buried beneath the outpourings of Mont Pelee, then these people must leave their ... (Jules Verne)

You are the sunshine of my life, you take the clouds away and make me a rainbow every day. You're in my heart where you'll forever stay. I love you, ... (Stephanie)

Leo took out a pen and autographed the arm of one of the nymphs. Narcissus is a loser! He's so weak, he can't bench-press a Kleenex. He's so lame, when ... (Rick Riordan)

Before you pray, check to see whether you believe or doubt that you will be heard. If you are doubting or uncertain, or if you are merely trying a prayer ... (Martin Luther)

Hello, old friend. And here we are. You and me, on the last page. By the time you read these words, Rory and I will be long gone. So know ... (Steven Moffat)

Let me get this straight," Eli said, as if trying to be calm even though I could tell he was upset. "Instead of returning to your own body, you swapped ... (Linda Joy Singleton)

The Gulf Stream waters of Woody Guthrie's famous song were strung with columns of oil that were several miles long. ... (James Lee Burke)