Civilise Or Civilize Quotes & Sayings

I had some good opportunities. I was lucky to have had the chance to do things differently. Architecture is about surprise. — Oscar Niemeyer

only Miss Mainwaring; who, coming to town, and putting herself to an expense in clothes which impoverished her for two years, on purpose to secure him, was defrauded of her due by a woman ten years older than herself. — Jane Austen

It's a fine world, though rich in hardships at times. — Larry McMurtry

When I read a good book, I wish my life were three thousand years long. — Ralph Waldo Emerson

Loss is the uninvited door that extends us an unexpected invitation to unimaginable possibilities. — Craig D. Lounsbrough

We are never defeated unless we give up on God. — Ronald Reagan

Here's how I pray in these situations: 'God, I'm really dumb. Please make your will painfully obvious to me. — Robin Merrill

Angels need an assumed body, not for themselves, but on our account. — Thomas Aquinas

Time could truly be made to stand still. Texture could be retained despite sudden violent movement. — Gjon Mili

I try to keep a positive intention and use whatever resources I have to benefit others. I try to create businesses that I think are not hurtful. I try to do things that I think are helpful to the environment, to the animals, and to the planet. — Russell Simmons

I am going to miss that time when you take that corner better than anybody else could have taken it on that lap or you do that great qualifying lap or you make that great pass or you bring a crippled car home. — Bobby Rahal

I don't try to overintellectua lize my concepts of people. In fact, the ideas I have, if you talk about them, they seem extremely corny and it's only in their execution that people can enjoy them ... It's something I've learned to trust: The stupider it is, the better it looks. — Annie Leibovitz