Archival Boxes Quotes & Sayings

Everybody knows all the movements. General So and So should have done such and such. God knows we all try. We none of us lose battles on purpose. But now on this field what can we do that's undone? — Michael Shaara

I wouldn't want to leave it so long before doing a play again, I get very stolid and sluggish if I do too much telly. — Matthew Macfadyen

For me, reading is my essential palliative, my daily fix. — Penelope Lively

You're a grand old flag,
You're a high-flying flag,
And forever in peace may you wave.
You're the emblem of the land I love,
The home of the free and the brave.
Ev'ry heart beats true
'Neath the Red, White and Blue,
Where there's never a boast or brag.
But should auld acquaintance be forgot,
Keep your eye on the grand old flag. — George M. Cohan

You just plant a few seeds, cultivate the shoots, and watch your career grow and branch out. It takes time and dedication. There are no overnight success stories in the music business! — Christopher Tin

Think of the glory. Think of your reputation. Think how great it'll look on your next resume."
On my cenotaph, you mean. Nobody will be able to collect enough of my scattered atoms to bury. You going to cover my funeral expenses, son?"
Splendidly. Banners, dancing girls, and enough beer to float your coffin to Valhalla."
- Miles coaxing Ky Tung to agree to an almost suicidal mission — Lois McMaster Bujold

Many women my age have known the experience of giving up crucial parts of themselves to please the man they love. — Joyce Maynard

The Lord that I serve says the impossible is unacceptable. — Stevie Wonder

He who is incapable of feeling strong passions, of being shaken by anger, of living in every sense of the word, will never be a good actor. — Sarah Bernhardt

At this point, he looks enough like the Prince of Darkness to throw a scare into people who might have once made some rash promises they'd just as soon forget. — Anonymous

When honor and glory get your squad killed and your brothers-in-arms shoved under the rug, you stop believing in the terms. — Katherine McIntyre

I love eating. I mean, I really, really love eating. — Martin Freeman

On rich soils only abundant harvests of produce for ordinary consumption grow.
On poor soils the most misshapen trees, and flowers of the rarest, the subtlest colours and scents are to be found. — Roger Giroux