1799 Silver Quotes & Sayings

Revolution may not be pro-Western or democratic. — Evgeny Morozov

But now that I've matured, I've realized that - at the end of the day - what's really important is the work, not what people think of me. — Jane Lynch

All Heaven and Earth are still, though not in sleep, But breathless, as we grow when feeling most. — Lord Byron

The rules of the jungle did not apply to those who wrote the rules of the jungle. — Alexander McCall Smith

He was a breath of fresh air after the heart wrenching storm that had engulfed me. — Rebecca Donovan

If we don't manage to find not just a compromise but a lasting peace agreement, we know perfectly well what the scenario will be. It has a name, it's called war. — Francois Hollande

What business have I with this pipe? This thing that is meant for sereneness, to send up mild white vapors among mild white hairs, not among torn iron-grey locks like mine. I'll smoke no more. — Herman Melville

I think I could learn a little patience with myself if I took a view of myself that included concepts like dormancy (instead of laziness), seed planting (instead of just scattered), gestation (instead of doing-something-right-this-second). — Julia Cameron

This scene was little more than a somewhat hollow ceremonial gesture. The real work of the conference had already begun, by a far smaller, more elite, and far less disparate set of individuals. All were white Westerners of elite backgrounds with more congruent temperaments and, as it turned out, goals. The first unofficial meetings between the leaders of the Big Four peacemakers - dubbed the Supreme Council - and their aides had been taking place for a week in a smaller chamber in the same building, and the maneuverings were afoot. It was nine weeks since the armistice — David A. Andelman

That's one of the disadvantages of being poor, you don't dare kill anybody. — Rex Stout

I like dogs that bark a little. The silent ones scare me. — Marty Rubin

But vilifying those we love always detaches us from them a little. We should not touch our idols: their gilding will remain on our hands. — Gustave Flaubert

80 per cent of people who care about politics and national issues fall in the 'taking sides' category. — Chetan Bhagat

Henry Fonda gave me a spanking during a scene in Spencer's Mountain. — Maureen O'Hara