Cockalorum Quotes & Sayings

In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful — Anonymous

We have two lives the one we learn with and the life we live after that. — Bernard Malamud

The Olympics are a wonderful metaphor for world cooperation, the kind of international competition that's wholesome and healthy, an interplay between countries that represents the best in all of us. — John Williams

On a cloudy day, when the dim dance of the firelight and the warmth of the sconces are not enough, the books shed their own form of light. By the hundreds, they fill the shelves that stretch across every inch of exposed wall. They rise up to the ceiling, warriors of an impenetrable army, encircling my over-sized armchair and keeping me safe as they whisper their stories softly in my ear. — Kelseyleigh Reber

Haughtiness is the high heel shoe of the low men! — Mehmet Murat Ildan

When I look at the way I was able to play in my 17th year, I feel like I earned the right to play in the NFL for another one, — Charles Woodson

When you're writing, it's rather like going on a very long walk — Roald Dahl

I just like imagining the possibilities. That's part of freedom too --getting to dream, and knowing it could happen if I want it to. — Sara Raasch

The critics are like tourists who return from a trip saying they've "done" Machu Picchu: "Okay, we've done magical realism," so now we can throw it out. — Gore Vidal

It's a real handicap to have a face with shifty eyes. — Kobo Abe

Bologna is celebrated for producing popes, painters, and sausage. — Lord Byron

I grew up in a very loving middle class family. My parents were educators. I'm not even the first PhD in my family. They tried to shield me, just as other parents in my neighborhood tried to shield their children. But you knew there was a reason that you couldn't go to that theme park or to a movie theater or to a hamburger stand. They couldn't shield you completely. What they did though was they never let it be an excuse for not achieving, and they always said racism is somebody else's problem, not yours. They tried in that way not to make us bitter about Birmingham. — Condoleezza Rice

Frank Sinatra did 'Born Free', Tony Bennett did 'Walkabout,' but you have no control over who does what, really. So you just hold yourself responsible for the stuff you do, and then get filthy rich on all this stuff that other people have done. — John Barry