17866 Quotes & Sayings

It was a strange staging for death, for the woman on the high bed was dying. Slowly, fighting every inch of the way with a grim tenacity, but indubitably dying. Her vital ardour had sunk below the mark from which it could rise again, and was now ebbing as water runs from a little crack in a pitcher. — John Buchan

Today a new faith is awakening - the Myth of the blood; the belief that to defend the blood is also to defend the divine nature of man in general. It is a belief, effulgent with the brightest knowledge, that Nordic blood represents that Mysterium which has overcome and replaced the older sacraments. — Alfred Rosenberg

I don't pretend that I can predict the future value of the growth rate or rate of return. — Thomas Piketty

A genuinely humble person humbles himself even before those who should be humbled by his presence. — Michael Ugwu Eneja

I enjoy working with writers and their scripts. It's very exciting to me. Eventually I would like to produce, direct and act onstage, but it's not a heavy pressure. When I do it, I want to do it well. I'm just educating myself with writers and scripts, because I didn't read a lot of books when I was growing up. — Tom Cruise

I know what I want in life and I will do whatever it takes to get it. — Les Brown

Can you sacrifice people?' I asked. 'Take their magic that way?'
'Yes,' he said. 'But there's a catch.'
'What's the catch?'
'You get hunted down even unto the ends of the Earth and summarily executed. — Ben Aaronovitch

It's an uncommonly dangerous thing to be left without any padding against the shafts of disease. — George Eliot

It already smells like sex in here, and you're both still dressed. You have no idea how messed up that is. — Rachel Vincent

Small caterpillars still become big butterflies. — Matshona Dhliwayo

The inquirer after holiness should associate with those whose intelligence will instruct him; whose example will guide him; whose conversation will inspire him; whose cautions will warn him. — John Angell James

You may fall many times, but you must keep going. — Debasish Mridha

It's a known fact that in certain contexts people's great strengths become their epic failings. — A.S.A Harrison

At Spotify, we really want you to democratically win as a musician. We want you to win because your music is the best music. — Daniel Ek

About the time he threatened her nose with his finger, Peaseblossom lost her grip on the situation with the boys. The door crashed open, and three irate fairies launched themselves at the Stage Manager. Cobweb and Moth pelted him with sequins while Mustardseed rammed beads into his ears.
"Dance!" they commanded, and dance he did, hopping with impotent anger and pain from one foot to the other as he batted his meaty hands at them. — Lisa Mantchev