FAMOUS QUOTES & SAYINGS

But to procrastinate and prevaricate simply because you're afraid of erring, when others - I mean our brethren in Germany - must make infinitely more difficult decisions every day, seems ... (Dietrich Bonhoeffer)

Most of the members of the convent were old-fashioned Satanists, like their parents and grandparents before them. They'd been brought up to it, and weren't, when you got right down ... (Terry Pratchett)

Why are there such long words in the world, Miss?' enquires Sophie, when the mineralogy lesson is over. 'One long difficult word is the same as a whole sentence full ... (Michel Faber)

Ask yourself if you are happy and you cease to be so." That was John Stuart Mill, the nineteenth-century British philosopher who believed that happiness should be approached sideways, "like ... (Eric Weiner)

Sometimes Holly seemed like she wasn't paying attention, and other times she was gone when I went looking for her. That was when she went to a part of heaven ... (Alice Sebold)

The hybrid car I was aiming for suddenly crumples under the weight of something crashing down on it. The thunder of the crash almost makes me jump out of my ... (Susan Ee)

If you buy all the stocks selling at or below two times earnings, you will lose money on half of them because instead of making profits they will actually lose ... (John Templeton)

Once you have had a wonderful dog, a life without one, is a life diminished. ... (Dean Koontz)

I'm not afraid of O.J. now. ... (Kato Kaelin)

Picture this broad: 22 going on 18. Half the guys in my class would have given their left testicle to date her. This cupcake is the guidance counselor the principal ... (Ted Gargiulo)

I'll see you later Roza." "At our next practice?" I asked. "We are starting those up again, right? I mean you still have things to teach me." Standing in the ... (Richelle Mead)

Who cares about my voice? There are more important things going on in the world. I want to make a difference. I'm going to law school. I want to become ... (Carolee Dean)

I am thrilled with my fan base. For some reason some of them are quite young, so they are quite frightened. I remember when I did 'Click' and I'd see ... (Colin Farrell)

The quintessential emblem of religion - and the clearest manifestation of the perversity that lies at its core - is the sacrifice of a child by a parent. Almost all ... (Stephen Greenblatt)

It is impossible for men engaged in low and groveling pursuits to have noble and generous sentiments. A man's thought must always follow his employment. ... (Demosthenes)

When we invite God into our world, he walks in. He brings a host of gifts: joy, patience, resilience. Anxieties come, but they don't stick. Fears surface and then depart. ... (Max Lucado)

I was always a mean and lean athlete - not tall - not large. ... (Edwin Moses)

I can understand people simply fleeing the mountainous effort Christmas has become ... but there are always a few saving graces and finally they make up for all the bother ... (May Sarton)

The Jedi shackle themselves in chains of obedience: obedience to the Jedi Council; obedience to their Masters; obedience to the Republic. Those who follow the light side even believe they ... (Drew Karpyshyn)

Wait: His boyfriend? He was gay? The focus on the lens sharpened, and I could see it clearly now. Of course he was gay. Everyone could see that, except the ... (Sarah Hepola)

My love for you knows no bounds. ... (Tiffany Aleman)

If love is a disease, I suppose I'm infected. ... (Kristin Hannah)

Too many people want the appearance of winning rather than the practices and hard work that create a true champion. ... (T.D. Jakes)

Somebody once asked me if I believed in God. It was probably the windup to some major proselytizing, but it's a good question. Do I believe in God? That somebody ... (Mira Grant)

Aviation is poetry ... It's the finest kind of moving around, you know, just as poetry is the finest way of using words. ... (Jessie Redmon Fauset)

If Ive got a clean pair of jeans and a T-shirt, thats usually a good day for me. ... (Jessica Lange)

I love soccer. That's all I ever watch. I'll watch it all day if I can. But I'm too bloody old to play now. ... (Geezer Butler)

It took me a while to warm to the '20s costumes on 'Downton.' I love it when women accentuate their curves, and that era was all about hiding them. The ... (Lily James)

Every human being relies on and is bounded by his knowledge and experience to live. This is what we call "reality". However, knowledge and experience are ambiguous, thus reality can ... (Masashi Kishimoto)

Music without passion is merely noise. A life without passion? You may as well be dead. ... (Rachel Van Dyken)