Captain Black Sparrow Quotes & Sayings

When you've made up your mind to marry, take the first respectable body that comes to hand - she's as good as any other; they be all alike in groundwork: 'tis only in the flourishes there's a difference. — Thomas Hardy

Our stars are not where we last admired them. Our homes crumble and we don't know which place to long for. — Ann Druyan

I am not a fan of historical fiction that is sloppy in its research or is dishonest about the real history. — Kate Mosse

Cats aren't shirts that you buy at the store and then return if they don't fit. Nor are they a pair of shoes you can give away or toss out when you've outgrown them. While these comparisons may seem ridiculously obvious to you, the sad fact is that too many cat owners actually do view their cats that way. As a result, countless cats end up relinquished to shelters or just abandoned because they didn't meet their owners' expectations of the perfect cat. — Pam Johnson-Bennett

There's the parent you want and the parent you have. — Karen Harrington

We are not governed by armies or police, but by ideas. — Mona Caird

Sergeant Major," Arjun said quietly, "there are more things in heaven and earth than are dreamt of in your philosophy." Yur snorted. "Is that a fancy way of saying it's above my pay grade, sir? — Neal Stephenson

I've never been able to understand the seriousness of it all, the seriousness of pride. People talk, act, live as if they're never going to die. And what do they leave behind? Nothing. Nothing but a mask. — Bob Dylan

A boy who is trouble is something entirely different as a man. — Alice Hoffman

As a sportsman, you always play to win. Having said that, it's not possible to win every day. There will be days when you will do well and there will be days you won't. — Suresh Raina

A winner is someone who recognizes his God-given talents, works his tail off to develop them into skills, and uses these skills to accomplish his goals. — Larry Bird

Just remember, when someone has an accent, it means that he knows one more language than you do. — Sidney Sheldon

If money's the god people worship, I'd rather go worship the devil instead. — Jess C. Scott