319aed Quotes & Sayings

I'm not really a plot writer - I'm more interested in the characters and sort of small events that propel the story forward. — Sara Zarr

But I feel like letting other people be good for me
after all, I'm just an unhappy little girl and even if I'm extremely intelligent, that doesn't change anything, does it? An unhappy little girl who, just when things are at their worst, has been lucky enough to meet some good people. Morally, do I have the right to let this chance go by? — Muriel Barbery

Change is always dangerous. — Becky Chambers

I've never thought in terms of 'men do this' and 'women do that.' — Carly Fiorina

I would (have sex with another woman). Sometimes I feel attracted to other women. It's almost more exciting to watch women getting it on than men ... — Sofia Hellqvist

I think Canadians are tired of politicians that are spun and scripted within an inch of their life, people who are too afraid of what a focus group might say about one comment or a political opponent might try to twist out of context, to actually say much of anything at all. — Justin Trudeau

Our destiny is determined, not by what we possess, but by what possess us. — John C. Maxwell

That in their sacrifices to humanity they ran no risks, not even to their property; that after all they were not so noble but they treated the thief as he had treated them, and hoped, by a certain outward observance and a few prayers, and by walking in a particular straight though useless path from time to time, to save their souls. This may be to judge my neighbors harshly; for I believe that many of them are not aware that they have such an institution as the jail in their village. — Henry David Thoreau

Did you know", Matilda said suddenly, "that the heart of a mouse beats at the rate of six hundred and fifty times a second?"
I did not," Miss Honey said smiling. "How absolutely fascinating. Where did you read that?"
In a book from the library," Matilda said. "And that means it goes so fast that you can't even hear the separate beats. It must sound like a buzz."
It must," Miss Honey said. — Roald Dahl

Do people really want liberty, equality, fraternity? Is it not some manner of speaking? — Krzysztof Kieslowski

If John Lennon is deported, I'm leaving too ... with my musicians..and my marijuana. — Art Garfunkel

In our course we teach that "no thought lives in your head rent-free." Each thought you have will either be an investment or a cost. It will either move you toward happiness and success or away from it. It will either empower you or disempower you. That's why it is imperative you choose your thoughts and beliefs wisely. — T. Harv Eker

Our minds would heat up, If we strongly disagree what others say and it can be overcomed by ignoring their comments. — Saaif Alam

The interesting thing is how one guy, through living out his own fantasies, is living out the fantasies of so many other people. — Hugh Hefner