Authorised Or Authorized Quotes & Sayings

We can't imagine deserts without camel caravans and we can't imagine wisdom without the teachings of solitude and silence! — Mehmet Murat Ildan

Anthony was calm as an underground river. Father Oke was a volcano ready to erupt. — Nnedi Okorafor

I'm a lifelong bachelor, but that doesn't mean I wouldn't marry the right woman. — Richard Roeper

When I composed, I heard my music played by the orchestra within days of completion of the score. No master at a conservatory, no matter how revered, can teach as much by verbal criticism as can a cold and analytical hearing of one's own music being played. — Andre Previn

Shut up," I snapped. "This is not the time. What part of this situation seems like a joke to you?"
Lohka pulled up his knees, giving a feeble, half-manic little laugh. "Oh, maybe just the idea that some soul-devouring being of chaos could be waiting anywhere to finish destroying my life," he said. "That's kind of hilarious, you know. Have you ever had a soul-devouring being of chaos hunting you down so it could finish eating you?"
"No," I said. "I'm sorry, Lohka."
"That's nice," he muttered.
"What about the part where this soul-devouring being of chaos seems to have a taste for me at the moment?" Zhabyr asked. "Can we worry about that, now? Because I kind of already am. — J. Leigh Bralick

And now that Reason's light returns, New sorrow in his spirit burns. — Sophocles

As Republicans, our first concern is for those waiting tonight to begin or resume the climb up life's ladder. — Mitch Daniels

Kirstein's realization came sometime later, although he could never say exactly where or when. There is not one type of German, went the thought. There were many who were never Nazis, but remained silent out of fear. Nor is there one type of Nazi. There are those who went along to survive, or for career advancement, or out of a sheepish devotion to the status quo. Then there are the hardcases, the true believers. It is possible we will find what we are looking for only when the last true believer is dead. — Robert M. Edsel

If we would have God in the closet, God must have us out of the closet. There is no way of praying to God, but by living to God. — Edward McKendree Bounds

While the Internet can't be controlled 100 percent, it's possible for governments to filter content and discourage people from organizing. — Rebecca MacKinnon

Work as hard as you can to become as good an individual player as you can to help your team win — Doug Collins