Antonia Fraser Mary Queen Of Scots Quotes & Sayings

Universe is a friend, it creates us; universe is an enemy, it kills us! It is neither a complete-friend, nor a complete-enemy. — Mehmet Murat Ildan

Nor shall this peace sleep with her; but as when
The bird of wonder dies, the maiden phoenix,
Her ashes new-create another heir
As great in admiration as herself. — William Shakespeare

Not getting a straight answer is a straight answer. — Sarvesh Jain

The world's black and white, good and bad, no matter what you hear. The people who say it isn't have already chosen black. — Loren D. Estleman

After Mary Queen of Scots, I turned to the farthest subject possible: Cromwell. — Antonia Fraser

Capricornia is one of the most marginal seats in the country. So naturally the electoral battle is fought in the marginal seats. — George Brandis

When evangelical leaders can persuade the president to be concerned about what's happening in Sudan, or sex trafficking around the world, or HIV-AIDS, that's a very good thing. I am completely supportive of that. — Jim Wallis

I think women get caught up too much in having a plan - 'I'm going to get married at this age; I'm going to have a kid at this age' - and then they just try to find a guy who will fit into that picture. I don't want my life to be based on that. — Julia Stiles

I came to the conclusion months ago, and I said it to members of Congress, that the only way people are going to fully appreciate what this reform is if we pass it and implement it and it becomes not a caricature but a reality, and I still believe that. So I think it will be easier to sell it moving forward than it was to this point. — David Axelrod

Back in their special forces days, there were times when Pendergast had disappeared just like this - no word to anyone - only to reappear later with some important objective accomplished. It had happened often enough that their team developed a slang term for it - Don't pull a Pendergast meant "Don't disappear without explanation. — Douglas Preston

Wherever I may be
In the woods or in the fields
Whatever the hours of day
Be it dawn or the eventide
My heart still feels it yet
The eternal regret...
As I sink into my sleep
The absent one is near
Alone upon my couch
I feel his beloved touch
In work or in repose
We are foreverver close... — Mary, Queen Of Scots

Mary Queen of Scots was my first love, and that is always something special. — Antonia Fraser

In real life, we do things out of character, constantly. A couple of days ago, my shoes were hurting, so I walked barefoot through New York. Someone who has known me my whole life would think that was so out of character. But I did it because of the circumstances. — Allison Williams