County Direct Quotes & Sayings

Know, then, whatever cheerful and serene supports the mind supports the body too. — John Armstrong

We frustrate many designs against us by pretending not to see them. — Napoleon Bonaparte

When people you greatly admire appear to be thinking deep thoughts, they probably are thinking about lunch. — Douglas Adams

I do think that the legacy of the Norman conquest is still strong in Britain. Our hereditary monarchy, our established church, our ancient county structures, though hollowed out in many ways, are a direct result of what happened in 1066. — Paul Kingsnorth

When I was quite young my parents never said books were off limits. — J.K. Rowling

God knows I've got so many frailties myself, I ought to be able to understand and forgive them in others. But I don't. — Ava Gardner

I was only the more anxious to make Jerusalem a city like the others, where several races and several beliefs could live in peace; but I was wrong to forget that in any combat between fanaticism and common sense the latter has rarely the upper hand. — Marguerite Yourcenar

Writing is incredibly important to me as a way of handling the world, understanding how it works. — Romesh Gunesekera

Scientists say that ... gender bending may keep fish from reproducing because, with so many in sexual limbo, there's just no real push to procreate.
Oh, if only deer, squirrels, and Kardashians would acquire this particular affliction. I'm just kidding. I don't really have anything against deer. Or squirrels. — Celia Rivenbark