Cotillions Defined Quotes & Sayings

The basic fact of the drug war was that the cartels were fighting one another for the right to export narcotics to the United States. An estimated 90 percent of all the drugs used in America flowed through Mexico, and roughly 90 percent of the weapons used by the cartels came from the United States. (The ban on assault weapons that Bill signed in 1994 expired ten years later and was not renewed, opening the door to increased arms trafficking across the border.) It was hard to look at these facts and not conclude that America shared responsibility for helping Mexico stop the violence. — Hillary Rodham Clinton

A history in which every particular incident may be true may on the whole be false. — Thomas B. Macaulay

Real prayer is union with God, ... — Mother Teresa

It was like walking into a treasure trove of books, hoarded by pirate librarians. — Pseudonymous Bosch

When did you get so bossy, Ms. Baird?" "Self-defense against a certain T-Rex. — Nalini Singh

True beauty is a ray
That springs from the sacred depths of the soul,
and illuminates the body, just as life
springs from the kernel of a stone and
gives colour and scent to a flower. — Kahlil Gibran

Teach them the shame that tells the lie, "I am unforgivable," when the truth is, "I feel unforgivable, but it was out of my control." Never let them switch those round right or The Adversary will liberate them in a heartbeat, like a bird flying from a cage. — Geoffrey Wood

Who hath no more bread then neede, must not keepe a dog. — George Herbert

The simplicities of natural laws arise through the complexities of the language we use for their expression. — Eugene Wigner

If you begin to rely upon yourself and become arrogant in your skill, that is the day you will fall. — Chuck Black

I pray thee, sir, forgive me for the mess/And whether I shot first, I'll not confess.
- Han Solo — Ian Doescher

With out freedom nothing has value, Free agency is the only true key to happiness. — M.H. DuMond

I swallowed and pushed my plate away. There were no more strawberries, and I was full. "Have you heard it?" I asked, settling back in my chair with my coffee. "I've heard it." Leaving a shallow wedge of waffle uneaten, Trent set his fork down and pushed it symbolically away. His hands went to his tea and he leaned back in his chair. I went to take a sip of coffee, freezing as I realized Trent had mirrored both my posture and my motion. Oh, crap. He likes me. Mirroring motions was classic in the body language of attraction. — Kim Harrison

I think if you study
if you learn too much of what others have done, you may tend to take the same direction as everybody else. — Jim Henson