4560 Quotes & Sayings

The more personal you make something, the more universal it becomes, because essentially we're all made up of the same emotional stuff. — Brian Molko

Complaining is one of the ego's favorite strategies for strengthening itself. — Eckhart Tolle

He eyed me curiously, his eyes fluttering over my breasts, and I swallowed, knowing he was thinking things he shouldn't. His tongue snuck between his lips and lightly darted to moisten them. I heard what sounded like a moan before he moved his left hand from under the table. He tried to rest his palm on my resting hand but I inched away. I looked at his hand, and noticed the shading of where his wedding ring used to go ... My mind caught up - used to? Where was it? — Mercy Cortez

Being with Holden and Gavin was driving Stella mad. Mad with desire when she was with them; mad with impatience when they were apart. In their arms, she felt beautiful and desirable - two things she hadn't experienced nearly enough in her lifetime. They reminded her that there was more to being a woman than complicated beauty regimens and menstrual cycles. — Amanda Young

There is no escaping life. It takes what is it's due. — Lyudmila Ulitskaya

Most photographers would feel a certain embarrassment in admitting publicly that they carried within them a sense of wonder, yet without it they would not produce the work they do, whatever their particular field. — Bill Brandt

We must remember that excellence is not perfection but the pursuit of perfection. And pursuit is what Jesus had in mind when he stated, "Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect" (Matthew 5:48). Too, excellence is not being the best; it is becoming your best. Excellence is a process of becoming the best man you can be in all areas of life. — Zondervan Publishing

Retirement security is often compared to a three-legged stool supported by Social Security, employer-provided pension funds, and private savings. — Sander Levin

You don't mind? Life is in the minding. — Tom Stoppard

If I were to agree to write the music for your beautiful poem, it would tie your poem up for some years as I have agreements and obligations which I must respect. — Jules Massenet

When a bill was put before the state legislature in Jefferson City that would have prohibited anyone who owned a saloon from holding elective office and reporters asked what he thought of it, Alderman Jim said probably the bill was intended as a way of improving the reputation of saloonkeepers. — David McCullough

I tried marijuana once. I did not inhale. — William J. Clinton

With the right attitude, human beings can move mountains. With the wrong attitude, they can be crushed by the smallest grain of sand. — Jim Rohn