1251 Quotes & Sayings

I've always been ambitious to be very good at what I do. — Glenda Jackson

There comes a time in the history of nations when their peoples must become fully reconciled to their past if they are to go forward with confidence to embrace their future. — Kevin Rudd

The Economist is undoubtedly the smartest weekly newsmagazine in the English language. I always look forward to its quirky year-end double issue. — Eric Alterman

Charity is unconscious of itself, there is no accumulation first and then distribution. It is like the flower - natural, open, spontaneous. — Jiddu Krishnamurti

But the cleaving Tidewitch didn't care. His blackened eyes had latched on to Safi now. His bloodstained hands clawed up and he barreled toward her like a squall. — Susan Dennard

A winner is that person who gets up one more time than she is knocked down. — Mia Hamm

This generation of filmmakers is very good. They're seasoned, for some reason. — Dennis Farina

For the next ten years, until 1251, she and a small group of other women controlled the largest empire in world history. — Jack Weatherford

A good reader is nearly as rare as a good writer. People bring their prejudices, whether friendly or adverse. They are lamp and spectacles, lighting and magnifying the page. — Robert Aris Willmott

When we put an end to nuclear tests, we get closer to eliminating all nuclear weapons. — Ban Ki-moon

No, I mean earlier. Where'd you go? You weren't here with me because no, nothing happened. I could see on your face that something was wrong, so I didn't do it. But now you need to think long and hard about where you were inside that head of yours, because you were panicked. You were hysterical and I need to know what it was that took you there so I can make sure you never go back. — Colleen Hoover

I have a rule on my team: when we talk to one another, we look each other right in the eye, because I think it's tough to lie to somebody. You give respect to somebody. — Mike Krzyzewski