Compnor Quotes & Sayings

Sometimes things can go on right in front of your nose, but you don't know about them. — Lemony Snicket

The old men know when an old man dies. — Ogden Nash

Because reading is one of the joys of life, and once you begin, you can't stop, and you've got so many stories to look forward to. — Benedict Cumberbatch

and his peers are not many. You may like him or not, may attack him or sing his praises, but you cannot ignore him. He is of those that die hard. Be as fastidious as you will; make up your mind to recognize only those who are, without any manner of doubt, beyond and above all others; however few the names you keep, Rabelais' will always remain. — Francois Rabelais

I was fanatically ambitious. All I ever wanted was to be a star. I didn't want to be a singer. I didn't want to be an actress. I wanted to be a star. — Polly Bergen

They will need you to put the right books in their hands, book in which they can lose themselves and books in which they can find themselves. — Kylene Beers & Robert E. Probst

When the movie comes out, what anybody thinks of it doesn't really matter to me. I don't go to the wrap party. I don't go to the premiere. — Henry Rollins

Learn to think continentally. — Alexander Hamilton

Just now the Joint Chiefs of the Empire's military were gathered - Admiral Antonio Motti, General Cassio Tagge, Rear Admirals Ozzel, Jerjerrod, and others - along with several top officers from COMPNOR, including Director Armand Isard, ISB deputy director Harus Ison, and Colonel Wullf Yularen. Naval Intelligence was represented by Vice Admirals Rancit and Screed, — James Luceno

I am not a British isolationist. I don't just want a better deal for Britain. I want a better deal for Europe too. — David Cameron

He had a choice,' I said. 'He could have spent his days helping old ladies across the street. He could have volunteered in the library. I expect they have a library here. He could have raised funds for Africa, or wherever they need funds these days. He could have done a whole lot of good things. But he didn't. He chose not to. He chose to spend his days extorting money and hurting people. Then finally he opened the wrong door, and what came out at him was his problem, not mine. Plus he was useless. A waste of good food. Too stupid to live.'
'Stupidity isn't a capital crime. And there's no death penalty here, anyway.'
'There is now. — Lee Child

From George Washington to George W. Bush, presidents have invoked God's name in the performance of their official duties. — Linda Chavez

I looked from face to face, exaggerating flaws and reminding myself that these boys did not like me. The hope was that I might crush any surviving atom attraction, but as has been the case for my entire life, the more someone dislikes me the more attractive he becomes. — David Sedaris

There is no such thing as genius, some children are just less damaged than others. — R. Buckminster Fuller

I have to shoot without any breaks. I yell at Herzog and hit him. I have to fight for every sequence. I wish Herzog would catch the plague, more than ever. — Klaus Kinski

I would say happy new year but it's not happy; it's exactly the same as last year except colder. — Robert Clark