Ciotat Quotes & Sayings

An evangelizing community gets involved in word and deed in people's daily lives; it bridges distances, it is willing to abase itself if necessary, and it embraces human life, touching the suffering flesh of Christ in others — Pope Francis

The two revolutions, I mean the annual revolutions of the declination and of the centre of the Earth, are not completely equal; that is the return of the declination to its original value is slightly ahead of the period of the centre. Hence it necessarily follows that the equinoxes and solstices seem to anticipate their timing, not because the sphere of the fixed stars moves to the east, but rather the equatorial circle moves to the west, being at an angle to the plane of the ecliptic in proportion to the declination of the axis of the terrestrial globe. — Nicolaus Copernicus

Some things were meaner if you said them calmly. — Marshall Thornton

Baghdad is determined to force the Mongols of our age to commit suicide at its gates. — Saddam Hussein

Wait. What?" Livia turned her sister to face her. "The dress doesn't change who you are. Don't get me wrong, I've never seen a more beautiful bride, but you've always been this person. It's not that you didn't earn a mother, it's that Mom didn't earn you." Livia waited until Kyle looked her in the eyes. "Do you understand that? — Debra Anastasia

Lasting fulfillment is attained only through gaining insight into the core of our human nature, unleashing the power to understand, appreciate, and enjoy our lives at the deepest level. — Tony Robbins

Oh dear, I want to nuzzle into my sofa, but I have to get up and put on an evening dress. — Mary Ann Shaffer