1984 Literary Devices Quotes & Sayings

For a while I felt like I spoke a different language than my immediate family. It wasn't until my teens that I met and got to know better members of my extended family (my cousin Alma in particular) that self- identified as artists. Something in us clicked together; in the way we thought, in the language we chose to use, in what we enjoyed. She helped me see and appreciate a lot both about myself and my loved ones. — E.J. Bonilla

Copying is the greatest form of flattery, I guess. I am actually a little surprised that Vincent Lo didn't try and make a deal to be on The Apprentice,. — Donald Trump

It is not necessary to have great things to do. I turn my little omelet in the pan for the love of God. — Brother Lawrence

Good fortune is as light as a feather, but nobody knows how to pick it up. Misfortune is as heavy as earth, but nobody knows how to stay out of it's way. — Zhuangzi

Note: - One can do a great deal with appropriate smiles. I must study the subject carefully. The friendly smile - the scornful smile - the detached smile - the entreating smile - the common or garden grin. — L.M. Montgomery

This thing all things devours:
Birds, beasts, trees, flowers;
Gnaws iron, bites steel;
Grinds hard stones to meal;
Slays king, ruins town,
And beats high mountain down. — J.R.R. Tolkien

The share of income that small business people are paying in taxes is the lowest it has been in 65 years - since Obama has cut taxes 18 or 22 times for small business. — Austan Goolsbee

I find it really disappointing and cheap when someone's copied the whole drum sound from a record. — Alexis Taylor

In such a fast-paced world, gathering people around a table to share a meal allows everything to slow down. I would ask people to sit at least once a week around a table and just enjoy each other's company. Give them the time to talk, laugh, and fill their bellies. It seems like a small thing, but it can bring so much joy to so many people. — Zac Posen

schmoozes the customers, brings light and warmth to the — Cynthia Harrod-Eagles

The Qur'an was attempting to give women a legal status that most Western women would not enjoy until the nineteenth century. The — Karen Armstrong