Brooked No Argument Quotes & Sayings

Seriousness is the refuge of the shallow. There are events and personal experiences that call forth seriousness but they are fewer than most of us think. — Rita Mae Brown

I'm in favor of immigration but we also need rules. — Gary Ackerman

A young man, when sliced up by glass From a footballer's tragic mis-pass Said, 'Hey, there's no harm Done; it's only an arm. I'm just thankful it wasn't my arse. — J.L. Merrow

The people starve because those above them eat too much tax-grain. That is the only reason why they starve. — Laozi

[Rick] "Tara."
The sound of his voice snapped her away from the memories. His command brooked no argument as he looked up from between her spread thighs.
"Eyes on me."
His voice told her not to think, dominated every part of her soul, until she couldn't fight him, and she slipped firmly back into the present. — Jennifer Probst

At university level, I had an economics lecturer who used to joke that I was the only student who handed in essays on British Airways notepaper. — Sebastian Coe

I have beliefs, of course, like everyone-but I don't always believe in them. — Joyce Carol Oates

Let's go back, back to the Beginning ... — Hilary Duff

I think my work is very American because I'm American. But I found that Europeans like uncertainty and doubt. — Carl Andre

Love isn't the expectation that eventually you'll end up in heartache; it's the expectation that you can fully trust another human being with everything and still hope for a happy ending. — Rachel Van Dyken

Those were days of learning the reality behind the phrase I've often used, "ruthless trust." It's something easy to say but much harder to live. But I have learned in my life that grace often gestates, like an unborn child. And when the expectant mother grabs the hospital-prepared suitcase and screams, "Let's go!" then you'd better go. — Brennan Manning

Heavenly bodies are nests of invisible birds. — Dejan Stojanovic

Yes the truth is that men's ambition and their desire to make money are among the most frequent causes of deliberate acts of injustice. — Aristotle.

This made my father laugh. 'Mary made a cake, did she? Well, well. Better that than she should make a cake for herself, I suppose.'
Peter then burst out: 'Why must you always be making a game of Mary? 'Tis not fair; 'tis not sporting. — Jennifer Paynter

You know as far as diet goes, for a while I was really obsessed with counting fat grams along with the rest of the world. — Jean Smart

Annette sighs. Manfred's been upgrading this robot cat for years, and his ex-wife Pamela used to mess with its neural configuration, too: This is its third body, and it's getting more realistically uncooperative with every hardware upgrade. Sooner or later it's going to demand a litter tray and start throwing up on the carpet. — Charles Stross