Alvo Quotes & Sayings

As Halloran parachuted over Tokyo, the Zero that had shot him down sped toward him, and Halloran was certain that he was going to be strafed, as so many falling airmen were. But instead of firing, the pilot saluted him. After the war, Halloran and that pilot, Isamu Kashiide, became dear friends. — Laura Hillenbrand

I don't know why but I love this kind of project, when it's a little difficult and when you have a history. The beginning of the story of viticulture was in the Middle East, and it was a different generation than the science and logistics of today. My passion is to go into the past to make wine. Wine is something cultural, not only something to drink. I always try to find the identity of the place. — Stephane Derenoncourt

A book is like a quarrel. One word leads to another, and may erupt in blood or print, irrevocably. — Will Durant

A shame. As promising as a sky full'a rainbows but as useful as a bag'a dirt. — Quoleena Sbrocca

The five steps in teaching an employee new skills are preparation, explanation, showing, observation and supervision. — Bruce Barton

What you do in your house is worth as much as if you did it up in heaven for our Lord God. We should accustom ourselves to think of our position and work as sacred and well-pleasing to God, not on account of the position and work, but on account of the word and faith from which the obedience and work flow. — Martin Luther

Seeing your work go into storage in an art museum is obviously a tragedy of any cultural product - which doesn't mean I am anti-institutional. — Aleksandra Mir

While you've been away, I've been copying poems out in a book so that I could whisper them to you as you fell asleep. — Paulo Coelho

When you're really good, NO ONE is competition. NO ONE! — Daylle Deanna Schwartz

Then his look turned more familiar. "You look incredible
tonight."
She felt herself go warm at the compliment. "Thanks. We had a spa day earlier that included hair
and makeup. I'm not sure about the lipstick, though. Too red?"
Belatedly, she realized that this question brought his attention to her mouth.
His eyes lingered as he gazed down at her lips. "I like the red. — Julie James

There is not such a mighty difference as some men imagine between the poor and the rich; in pomp, show, and opinion, there is a great deal, but little as to the pleasures and satisfactions of life. They enjoy the same earth and air and heavens; hunger and thirst make the poor man's meat and drink as pleasant and relishing as all the varieties which cover the rich man's table; and the labor of a poor man is more healthful, and many times more pleasant, too, than the ease and softness of the rich. — Thomas Sherlock

In marriage, insult arises again and again; and pain has to be not only endured, but consented to; and the amount of forgiveness that it necessitates is incredible and exhausting. — Glenway Wescott

We were talking about The Bell Jar, because we were sixteen, and we wanted to be depressed in New York. — Deborah Willis

Just because we've always done things a certain way doesn't mean it's the right way. — Janice Hanna