Commonwealth Patchett Book Quotes & Sayings

Govern your temper, which will rule you unless kept in subjection. — Horace

Their spirituality was in nature, even though Emerson was a preacher on the pulpit, he ended up going out into nature for direct, face-to-face communication with God, if you want to call all of this creation part of God. — Story Musgrave

My father was always slightly bemused by my success. Although he knew that I had reasonable intelligence, he always thought that I was a little bit lazy. — Terry Wogan

I entreat students of letters and other scholars to obey their masters in things good, to imitate them, and diligently apply themselves to letters for the sake of God's honour and their own salvation and that of other men. — Jan Hus

Honesty is grounded in humility and indeed in humiliation, and in admitting exactly where we are powerless. — David Whyte

Son of a bitch! I own your place! I'm your host. Is this how you repay me? By stealing my woman?"
The spirit stopped and turned.
"No one owns me," he said. "I go where I will."
"Yeah well I'll fill in your fucking pond and build a goddamned parking lot! How would you like that? Huh? I'll build condos. I'll tear up the whole damned forest and pave it over!"
The spirit stopped and regarded him. Angus swept the rain from his face as he waited for the spirit's reply, the two of them hovering in the storm. — Elliot Mabeuse

The trouble with making intelligent suggestions is that you're apt to be appointed to carry them out. — Gene Brown

I've seen some of James Cameron's work, and I've got to go 3D. — Ridley Scott

I only started playing piano because I had chickenpox when I was about 14 and wasn't allowed to play my drums for a whole week ... We had a piano in the house, so I just sat down and played that instead. — Taylor Hawkins

It's just different discipline, just doing the voice over. I guess I've done about 5 or 6 audio books in the past and I do the animated voice for a show called Fatherhood on Nickelodeon. — Blair Underwood

Would-be terrorists cannot so much as board a plane without a thorough screening, yet we give them nearly unfettered access to very dangerous weapons. — George Takei

It's one thing to decide what you want. It's quite another to know how to get it. William doesn't know how, but he is trying. — Joshilyn Jackson