Biruta Quotes & Sayings

Indeed, sir, he that sleeps feels not the toothache; but a man that were to sleep your sleep, and a hangman to help him to bed, I think he would change places with his officer; for look you, sir, you know not which way you shall go. — William Shakespeare

Where humor is concerned there are no standards - no one can say what is good or bad, although you can be sure that everyone will. — John Kenneth Galbraith

squeezed the present for all it was worth. He believed meaning is found only in the present, for the past is gone and the future looms indeterminate if it arrives at all. — William Manchester

What is the extinction of a condor to a child who has never seen a wren? — Robert Pyle

I've been really, really fortunate. — Joe Biden

I began illustrating children's books because of a growing disillusionment with the sort of work I was doing in the advertising industry. Book publishing offered me the chance to be far more creative. — Graeme Base

There's something about comedy, funny things, that people want to pass them along. Serious things and personal things are much more privately enjoyed. That's why there are not a lot of sad viral videos. — Jonathan Coulton

research shows that givers get extra credit when they offer ideas that challenge the status quo. — Adam M. Grant

Well, your father and I decided it was time I came to stay with you for a while." "For a while" in Maycomb meant anything from three days to thirty years. Jem and I exchanged glances. "Jem's — Harper Lee

Keep in mind that when public figures get in trouble for something they said, it is usually not because they misspoke, but because they accidentally told the truth. — David Carr