Birdseyes Quotes & Sayings

I was surprised at her gentleness, her willingness to give in. — Lucy Christopher

In this situation, it becomes vital that our own country orient its policies in consonance with this basic evolutionary condition rather than pursue a course blind to the reality that the colonial era is now past and the Asian peoples covet the right to shape their own free destiny. What they seek now is friendly guidance, understanding, and support - not imperious direction - the dignity of equality and not the shame of subjugation. — Douglas MacArthur

Real success doesn't care how you get there. — Ernie J Zelinski

We struggle with a seditious inner voice that says, "You're wasting time. Get up and do something with your life. — Pamela D. Blair

I made lots of talks and challenged lots of people. — Earl Butz

Tell me what happened," he gritted out. — Sarah J. Maas

Everybody can be desirable if they take care of themselves. — Arjun Rampal

Everything that's important goes on in the darkness, no doubt about it. We never know anyone's real inside story. — Louis-Ferdinand Celine

At first, yes. But a long intimacy frees you of that illusion, and it also acquaints you with their scantiness of character. The effect they have produced on you is only their bluff. There is not such a thing as too much beauty. — Rex Stout

This was like watching murder. Defilement. And it was something worse than either of those things. Even among his family, black trade as they were, books were holy things. — Rachel Caine

Jillian," I whispered, "I know you don't know who I am. But I love your brother, and I know you do too. So ... do you think you could wake up? Do you think you could at least try?"
For far too long she gave me no response. I'd just about given up - hung my head and prepared myself for the inevitable, impossible job of comforting Joshua - when Jillian whispered back.
"I guess. Since you asked so nicely."
In spite of everything, a quiet laugh escaped my lips.
"Thank God. Because I have a feeling you'd be a huge pain in the ass if you died. — Tara Hudson

Tea, pa! said Charlotte, starting at the word like the old war-horse who hears the bugle; and we got down to it. — P.G. Wodehouse

The bat-and-ball problem is our first encounter with an observation that will be a recurrent theme of this book: many people are overconfident, prone to place too much faith in their intuitions. — Daniel Kahneman