Annotation Key Quotes & Sayings

Is it that the women are to blame; or is it the artificial system of things, under which the normal sex-impulses are turned into devilish domestic gins and springes to noose and hold back those who want to progress? — Thomas Hardy

History is the business of identifying momentous events from the comfort of a high-back chair. With the benefit of time, the historian looks back and points to a date in the manner of a gray-haired field marshal pointing to a bend in a river on a map: There it was, he says. The turning point. The decisive factor. The fateful day that fundamentally altered all that was to follow. There — Amor Towles

I think I'm more entertainer than musician. I like to get with the crowd, make this night special for them. — George Benson

My language is what I use, and if I lost that, I wouldn't be able to say anything. — Howard Hodgkin

Music used to cause revolutions and I'm not seeing much revolution anymore. — Chuck D

Sweet is the day of sacred rest;
No mortal cares shall seize my breast;
O may my heart in tune be found
Like David's harp of solemn sound. — Isaac Watts

I had a survey done on my house. 8 out of 10 people said they really rather liked it — Jimmy Carr

Ronaldo was my hero. I loved watching players like Zidane, Ronaldinho and Rivaldo, but Ronaldo was the best striker I've ever seen. He was so fast he could score from nothing and could shoot the ball better than anyone I've ever seen. — Lionel Messi

Prayer is asking for rain. Faith is carrying an umbrella. Faith is the inner sense of knowing that with divine order working on your side, all things will come together for your good. Faith is knowing that there is a divine plan and purpose for everything in life — Iyanla Vanzant

I know there's still good in you, Jude," I whispered. "You were always such a saint ... and now you're lost. But you're still my brother. — Bree Despain