Contrivance Synonym Quotes & Sayings

Was that his name? I never had a chance to ask. He was too intent upon tearing out my throat for us to engage in idle chitchat. — John Connolly

I think a director can make a play happen before your eyes so that you are part of it and it is part of you. If you can get it right, there's no mystery. It's not about mystery. It's not even mysterious. It's about our lives. — Mike Nichols

All hockey players are bilingual. They know English and profanity. — Gordie Howe

There is always risk involved. You can't be a capitalist only when there are investment profits but then a socialist when you experience losses. — Cristina Kirchner

No single man can change the destiny of the world because the world cannot transform itself on its own. The world can only transform itself collectively. — David Ssembajjo

The Stone will transform any metal into pure gold. It also produces the Elixir of Life, which will make the drinker immortal. — J.K. Rowling

The Mommy Mystique tells us that we are the luckiest women in the world
the freest, with the most choices, the broadest horizons, the best luck, and the most wealth. It says we have the knowledge and know-how to make "informed decisions" that will guarantee the successful course of our children's lives. It tells us that if we choose badly our children will fall prey to countless dangers
from insecure attachment to drugs to kidnapping to a third-rate college. And if this happens, if our children stray from the path toward happiness and success, we will have no one but ourselves to blame. Because to point fingers out at society, to look beyond ourselves, is to shirk "personal responsibility." To admit that we cannot do everything ourselves, that indeed we need help
and help on a large, systematic scale
is tantamount to admitting personal failure. — Judith Warner