Battuto Quotes & Sayings

We were in the Arabian Desert for nine months. And I was having the time of my life. It could have been an archeological expedition, a military expedition. — Peter O'Toole

He it was that first gave to the law the air of a science. He found it a skeleton, and clothed it with life, color, and complexion: he embraced the old statue, and by his touch it grew into youth, health, and beauty. — Barry Yelverton, 1st Viscount Avonmore

Pressure is trying to make a putt for a $10 bet with only $5 in your pocket. — Lee Trevino

I have found that the many imbalances within our individual lives result in an overall more worldly balance. What I mean is that no matter how unfair I think something is, I need only look at the bigger picture to see how, in a way, it fits ... however impossible it is to understand it or see it at the time. — Cecelia Ahern

He [Old Mr. Turveydrop] was a fat old gentleman with a false complexion, false teeth, false whiskers, and a wig. He had a fur collar, and he had a padded breast to his coat, which only wanted a star or a broad blue ribbon to be complete. He was pinched in, and swelled out, and got up, and strapped down, as much as he could possibly bear. — Charles Dickens

How do you survive the survivor? — Kyo Maclear

Personally, sometimes I'll lament the journey of an Asian-American actor, walking into audition rooms in 1999. — Kelvin Yu

If you demand the collective to pay for your medical expenses, then be prepared for the collective to demand to make your medical decisions for you. — A.E. Samaan

It's not stupid to fight for what's yours, — Mindee Arnett

Water really does great things for my skin. — Jackee Harry

Her beauty might fascinate men, but it was difficult to charm them when she stood mute ... — Michelle Moran

Hugh was a man who could stroke magic from a guitar as fluidly as he did from her body. A man who tenderly held a child when doing so exposed old grief. — Catherine Mann

Every time you publish a book, be prepared to eat a fresh slice of humble pie. — Shana James

Creativity is the art of being yourself through all the possible means and ways. — Yasser Kashef