Anti Monarchy Britain Quotes & Sayings

Sarcasm is the lowest form of wit, Miss Steele. — E.L. James

A male chauvinist pig isn't born, he's made, and more and more of them are being made by women. — Chuck Palahniuk

But he'll never be fully recognised, because Scots literature these days is all about complaining and moaning and being injured in one's soul. — Alexander McCall Smith

There's a plan the school ... So many things happen, you're never given any explanation. We are going to study it scientifically, like in a laboratory. — Peter Hoeg

In every tear there is a melting sorrow, in every laughter a flaming joy — Subhan Zein

By day, Venice is a city of museums and churches, packed with great art. Linger over lunch, trying to crack a crustacean with weird legs and antennae. At night, when the hordes of day-trippers have gone, another Venice appears. Dance across a floodlit square. Glide in a gondola through quiet canals while music echoes across the water. Pretend it's Carnevale time, don a mask - or just a fresh shirt - and become someone else for a night. — Rick Steves

His plastic hand is up and he's waggling his fingers, I pretend I don't see. I'm not going to give him my fingers, I need them for me. — Emma Donoghue

Who would benefit from a war of civilizations between the West and Islam? Answer: one nation, one leader, one party. Israel, Sharon, Likud. — Pat Buchanan

The cultivation of consumer spirituality is the antithesis of a sacrificial, "deny yourself" congregation. — Eugene H. Peterson

Pleasant experiences don't make up for painful ones. No child, once painfully burned, would agree to be burned again, however enticing the reward. For all our talk and good intentions, there is much more stick than carrot in school, and while this remains so, children are going to adopt a strategy aimed above all else at staying out of trouble. How can we foster a joyous, alert, wholehearted participation in life if we build all our schooling around the holiness of getting 'right answers'? — John Holt