243rd Birthday Quotes & Sayings

The legacy of Mandela is to have brought the country together ... South Africa can be one of the success stories of the 21st century. — David Cameron

O Prosperina,
For the flowers now that, frighted, thou let'st fall
From Dis's wagon; daffodils,
That come before the swallow dares, and take
The winds of March with beauty; violets dim,
But sweeter than the lids of Juno's eyes
Or Cytherea's breath; pale primroses,
That die unmarried, ere they can behold
Bright Phoebus in his strength
a malady
Most incident to maids; bold oxlips and
The crown imperial; lilies of all kinds,
The flower-de-luce being one. — William Shakespeare

It is essential to our health and happiness that we dedicate ourselves to some kind of mission or purpose that transcends the mundane hustle and bustle of daily living. — Oli Anderson

Drowning in a sea of logic
this monstrous state of palsy — Sarah Kane

I feel there has to be a certain amount of improvisation as I'm writing, which means any idea or any commitment to a project is risky. It involves time; it involves gathering of material, and sometimes it just doesn't work. Sometimes it does. As I'm starting out on a project, I can't tell if it will click or not. — Joanna Scott

If there were a God, which I'm not certain that there is, do you think this night would be a form of apology — Brittainy C. Cherry

Sometimes it didn't seem possible that I could be so unhappy, considering how much I had compared to other kids my age, and, believe me, I understood how extremely lucky I was. Sometimes things didn't add up. — Sharon Leach

How this can happen is a mystery to us. — Ray Henault

Nothing will unfold for us unless we move toward what
looks to us like nothing: faith is a cascade. — Alice Fulton