Bagnold National Velvet Quotes & Sayings

We know only that our entire existence is forced into new paths and disrupted, that new circumstances, new joys and new sorrows await us, and that the unknown has its uncanny attractions, alluring and at the same time anguishing. — Heinrich Heine

The British have turned their sense of humour into a national virtue. It is odd, because through much of history, humour has been considered cheap, and laughter something for the lower orders. But British aristocrats didn't care a damn about what people thought of them, so they made humour acceptable. — Theodore Zeldin

I have learned from bitter experience how misleading appearances often are, and that a snake sometimes lies hidden under flowers. — Fyodor Dostoyevsky

There is no better boat than a horoscope to help a man cross over the sea of life. — Varahamihira

A landscape glittered behind her voice. There were icicles in it and savage fields of ice, great storms boiling over a flat countryside striped with white rails - a chessboard beneath a storm. Horses were stretched forever at the gallop. Tiny men in silk were brave beyond bearing and sat on the horses like embryos with their knees in their mouths. The gorgeous names of horses were cried from mouth to mouth and circulated in a steam of fame. Lottery, The Hermit, the great mare Sceptre; the glorious ancestress Pocahontas, whose blood ran down like time into her flying children; Easter Hero, the Lamb, that pony stallion. — Enid Bagnold

I better quit my talking 'cause I told you all I know But please remember, pardner, wherever you may go The people are building a peaceful world, and when the job is done, That'll be the biggest thing that man has ever done. — Woody Guthrie

She'd ride like a piece of lightning. No more weight'n a piece of lightning. — Enid Bagnold

and I will say to you, rude as it may seem, 'My brother, you sacrifice greatly to pride; you may be above others, but above you there is God. — Alexandre Dumas

I don't like people," said Velvet. " ... I only like horses. — Enid Bagnold

He was white in bold seas, ans black in continents... — Enid Bagnold

I keep thinking about a tale my nurse used to read to me about a bird whose wings are pinned to the ground. In the end, when he finally frees himself, he flies so high he becomes a star. My nurse said the story was about how we all have something that keeps us down. — Shannon Hale

Should the political process not work, there is always the other approach. — Adel Al-Jubeir

We have held forums here at the White House on workplace flexibility, and the first major bill signed into law by President Obama was the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act. Lilly was here a few weeks ago because we were trying very hard to push paycheck fairness through the Congress. Unfortunately, we fell two votes short. — Valerie Jarrett

I have eyes like a bullfrog, a neck like an ostrich and long, limp hair. You just have to be good to survive with that equipment. — Bette Davis

Average people look for ways of getting away with it; successful people look for ways of getting on with it. — Jim Rohn