277 Country Quotes & Sayings

In the crush men used the women to play silent games with themselves. One stared ironically at a dark-haired girl to see if she would lower her gaze. One, with his eyes, caught a bit of lace between two buttons of a blouse, or harpooned a strap. Others passed the time looking out the window into cars for a glimpse of an uncovered leg, the play of muscles as a foot pushed break or clutch, a hand absentmindedly scratching the inside of a thigh. — Elena Ferrante

Genghis had once told him he should never give an order they would not obey. He should never let them see the limits of his authority. The — Conn Iggulden

The breeder can indeed lay the foundations of a good and serviceable dog but the trainer must see to it that he brings to their highest possible development, the physical and mental foundations already laid and thus his is the more grateful task. — Max Von Stephanitz

To get that word, male, out of the Constitution, cost the women of this country fifty-two years of pauseless campaign; 56 state referendum campaigns; 480 legislative campaigns to get state suffrage amendments submitted; 47 state constitutional convention campaigns; 277 state party convention campaigns; 30 national party convention campaigns to get suffrage planks in the party platforms; 19 campaigns with 19 successive Congresses to get the federal amendment submitted, and the final ratification campaign. — Carrie Chapman Catt

When you pray you rise to meet in the air those who are praying at that very hour, and whom save in prayer you may not meet. — Kahlil Gibran

As I grew up, I learned what worked for me. That's where the short dresses came from. And you can't dance in a long dress. — Tina Turner

If you love someone, unknowingly, you become beloved. — Debasish Mridha

Some things never change. Not the ABC's, not the multiplication tables, not God! — Billy Graham

This man dominated every situation. He was a man who knew what he wanted and took it. — Aleatha Romig

What will we answer to Him about that child, that old father and mother, because they are His creation, they are children of God. — Mother Teresa

At one time Tribune Syndicate emptied out their storeroom. They put tables full of original cartoons down in the lobby and said take one if you want one. The comics were simply a burden to them. — Mort Walker

I remember when Victoria Wood started to come through, and I thought she was great, though she and I are very different in our approach. — Jo Brand

Only force rules. Force is the first law — Adolf Hitler