Barnstaple Carpets Quotes & Sayings

It's easier to know people in general than one person in particular — Francois De La Rochefoucauld

When the Revolutionary War ended in 1781, not everyone was celebrating. It is estimated that between 15 and 20 percent of the population back then were loyal to the British Crown and thus were not so thrilled when Cornwallis surrendered at Yorktown. — Rachel Martin

The ocean would be nothing but salt water without her by his side. — Jeyn Roberts

of film had come to me! "That way when you're discharged, you might still be of some use. Not like the rest of these," he waved his hand at the ward, "these useless eaters. — Jeanne Moran

The West has never been all of the world that matters. The West has not been the only actor on the stage of modern history even at the peak of the West's power (and this peak has perhaps now already been passed) ... It has not been the West that has been hit by the world; it has been the world that has been hit - and hit hard - by the West. — Arnold J. Toynbee

Purge me from every sinful blot;
My idols all be cast aside:
Cleanse me from every evil thought,
From all the filth of self and pride.
The hatred of the carnal mind
Out of my flesh at once remove:
Give me a tender heart, resigned,
And pure, and full of faith and love. — John Wesley

The dark energy is not exactly zero, but the first 122 decimal points are zero. That's crazy. That is really one of the craziest things we've ever discovered. — Leonard Susskind

I want to be known as Dominican-that's what I am, 100 percent ... I have a duty and responsibility to continue the legacy of Dominicans in baseball. — Alex Rodriguez

I had promised myself when I first got started that if I got to the point my life where I started feeling 'Gee, I'd rather be at home than at work', and that started happening more often than not, that it would be time to leave. I'd wake up some days and go "Oh, I don't even know if I want to go face this anymore". I would, I would go do it, I'm a dutiful kind of person and not afraid of work. — Bernie Finkelstein

We do not fear being called meticulous, inclining as we do to the view that only the exhaustive can be truly interesting. — Thomas Mann

Sometimes a gentle perambulation causes a new idea to rise to the surface of one's thoughts. — Sophie Hannah

A big Ego Lost the love of Heart.
Petra Hermans
September 24, 2016 — Petra Hermans

Whenever I prepare for a journey I prepare as though for death. Should I never return, all is in order. — Katherine Mansfield