Brettell Quotes & Sayings

When we trace the part of which this terrestrial system is composed, and when we view the general connection of those several parts, the whole presents a machine of a peculiar construction by which it is adapted to a certain end. We perceive a fabric, erected in wisdom, to obtain a purpose worthy of the power that is apparent in the production of it. — James Hutton

It is just this rage for consideration that has betrayed the dog into his satellite position as the friend of man. The cat, an animal of franker appetites, preserves his independence. But the dog, with one eye ever on the audience, has been wheedled into slavery, and praised and patted into the renunciation of his nature. Once he ceased hunting and became man's plate-licker, the Rubicon was crossed. Thenceforth he was a gentleman of leisure; and except the few whom we keep working, the whole race grew more and more self-conscious, mannered and affected. — Robert Louis Stevenson

Night tennis began at the United States Open in 1975 with certain stars trying to beg out and certain patrons trying to dump unwanted tickets on scalpers. — George Vecsey

But don't ever let me hear those words leave those beautifully pink lips of yours." He warned her playfully. "Evo's just fine. — L.J. Sealey

I have a theory that the people who cook in jails are British chefs. — Steve Earle

When people from organizations like the World Bank descended on Third World countries, they always tried to remove obstacles to development, to reduce economic anxiety and uncertainty. — Malcolm Gladwell

To be rich nowadays merely means to possess a large number of poor objects. — Raoul Vaneigem

I think I made his back feel better. — Marilyn Monroe

Everyone romanticizes somebody. — Zooey Deschanel

Take away the crazy, three-quarters of the possessiveness, enhance his communication skills, and decrease his love for sticking people with sharp objects, and she wouldn't hesitate to have sex with him. She was barely hesitating as it was. — Shay Rucker

...life wasn't meant to be easy. The difficult things we go through are the things that make us stronger. — Komal Kant

I wish everyone could hear the soundtrack for my life that I hear in my head. — Nicole Richie

If the Southeast represents the new battlefield in the war on meth, then Tennessee clearly is at ground zero. — Phil Bredesen

Sometimes I wonder about good and evil. If the villain wins, isn't he heralded as the hero? I've tried so hard to be good since that day, but sometimes I wonder whether it's even worth it. After all, to be the hero, I have to win. — Sarah C. Yung

I hope to continue building my acting career and work more on projects that fulfill my artistic thirst. — Karolina Kurkova