Alfred John Shout Quotes & Sayings

People turned around and came back to watch. An enormous crowd formed. Ampol Oil took films. When we left Australia, we also left our boards for the Aussies. Those films were shown all over the country to different clubs. The films and our boards became the basis for the modern surfboard movement in Australia. — Greg Noll

Stephen Jones' hats are what we used to call 'creations'; extravagant, odd things for extravagant, odd people like Madonna or Lady Gaga. They're worn in a parallel universe. — Peter York

There is a pervasive myth that shortbread should never bake to the point of browning. I want to persuade you that a golden tint is not only okay but preferable. The buttery flavor will become more pronounced with a bit of color, and that is as essential an element to shortbread as its friable crumb. — Elisabeth Prueitt

My feeling is that I think writers in general tend to be self-conscious and it takes a bit of a leap of faith or just not giving a sh-t to write something you know people are going to criticize. — Conor Oberst

The righteous man takes his life in his hand whenever he utters the truth. — George Bernard Shaw

I ... have a woman in my arms who has suffered greatly and desperately needs to believe once again that she is beautiful. — Matthew Quick

Whenever anybody does well spiritually, I usually ignore them. It's the greatest compliment I can pay them. — Frederick Lenz

He steadied himself with one great hand against the city wall. He had told me he'd never stop growing. He'd meant it literally. What had I been addressing all these years? His finger? — Rachel Hartman

Dear Lord, make me a better parent. Teach me to understand my children, to listen patiently to what they have to say and to answer all their questions kindly. Keep me from interrupting them, talking back to them, and contradicting them. Make me as courteous to them as I would have them to be to me. — Gary Myers