Chieveley Primary Quotes & Sayings

The Orient that appears in Orientalism, then, is a system of representations framed by a whole set of forces that brought the Orient into Western learning, Western consciousness, and later, Western empire ... The Orient is the stage on which the whole East is confined. On this stage will appear the figures whose role it is to represent the larger whole from which they emenate. The Orient then seems to be, not an unlimited extension beyond the familiar European world, but rather a closed field, a theatrical stage affixed to Europe. — Edward Said

Dazzling truth that you never will have "more time," since you already have all the time there is - you — Arnold Bennett

Let not thy divining heart
Forethink me any ill;
Destiny may take thy part,
And may thy fears fulfill. — John Donne

You are mine, Dawn. Never forget that. I won't share your body, or space in your thoughts, with another man. — Laurann Dohner

To a traveler paying his first visit, [San Francisco] has the interest of a new planet. It ignores the meteorological laws which govern the rest of the world. — Fitz Hugh Ludlow

Bursar?"
"Yes, Archchancellor?"
"You ain't a member of some secret society or somethin', are you?"
"Me? No, Archchancellor."
"Then it'd be a damn good idea to take your underpants off your head. — Terry Pratchett

Do the possible, and let God do the impossible. — Matshona Dhliwayo

Capitalism has only hurt Latin America. — Evo Morales

I think any man in business would be foolish to fool around with his secretary. If it's somebody else's secretary, fine. — Barry Goldwater

I still haven't figured out how to have fun on a shoot. — Jim McKay

Anything you want very badly is located outside of your comfort zone. — Tracey L. Moore

In the busyness and self-centeredness of our lives, we sadly forget how much our lives have been blessed by and radically redirected by mercy. — Paul David Tripp

mainly that it was important to treat oneself as a kind of stranger, to remain unattached and unprejudiced in your own case. — Zadie Smith