Aswad Distant Quotes & Sayings

I counted the days. I marked them off on the wall with a piece of coal. — Uri Orlev

It is no wonder that the writers of the nineteenth century look upon society as an artificial creation of the legislator's genius. This idea
the fruit of classical education
has taken possession of all the intellectuals and famous writers of our country. To these intellectuals and writers, the relationship between persons and the legislator appears to be the same as the relationship between the clay and the potter. — Frederic Bastiat

And I'll tell ya, I'm really enjoying this marriage thing. You think about each other. You care about each other. It's wonderful! Plus, I love saying 'my wife.' Once I started saying it, I couldn't stop - 'my wife' this, 'my wife' that ... it's an amazing way to begin a sentence. — Jerry Seinfeld

I've never seen a hearse pull a U-haul — Dee Dee M. Scott

I believe that the first test of a great man is his humility. I don't mean by humility, doubt of his power. But really great men have a curious feeling that the greatness is not of them, but through them. And they see something divine in every other man and are endlessly, foolishly, incredibly merciful. — John Ruskin

All I wanted - all I'd ever wanted - was just to get away. To be somewhere small where I could crowd in and feel safe, all four walls pressed around me, no one staring or pointing or yelling. — Sarah Dessen

I'm not that big, physically. I'm just big where it counts - I got a big heart! — Big Sean

Live deliberately. Decide: are you the kind of person things happen to, or the kind of person who makes things happen? — James A. Owen

You can make your point all day long, and you can even be right about your point, but if you stop listening, if you stop really hearing and seeing that other person, something fundamental will be lost. — Shauna Niequist

The fact is that being seductive is an addiction that can never be satisfied. — Gabriel Garcia Marquez

I'm crying because we're here," he says. "On a beautiful fall day that feels like summer. — Stephen King

I love English. I learned it from the speeches of Winston Churchill. — Maurice Druon