Couvertes Quotes & Sayings

The worst thing about corruption as a system of governance, Didier once said, is that it works so well. — Gregory David Roberts

Government works less efficiently when it begins to grow out of control and takes on more and more of the responsibilities that belong to the citizens. — Jesse Ventura

Anyone in any walk of life who is content with mediocrity is untrue to himself and to American tradition. — George S. Patton Jr.

I think hip-hop is really fun right now ... and that's why people are using dance beats and singing more. — Wiz Khalifa

My conscience is my crown,Contented thoughts my rest;My heart is happy in itself,My bliss is in my breast.Enough I reckon wealth;A mean the surest lot,That lies too high for base contempt,Too low for envy's shot. — Robert Southwell

The difference between justice and forgiveness: To be just is to condemn the fault and, because of the fault, to condemn the doer as well. To forgive is to condemn the fault but to spare the doer. That's what the forgiving God does. — Miroslav Volf

Do you think just having a baby automatically makes you love it?'
'I'm not sure ... you might have to learn to love it, like any other person. — Judy Blume

I think the key to making records generally is to make 'em for yourself, regardless of the climate in the business. — John Oates

Besides, everywhere, life is getting longer, marriages fall apart, divorce is a reality that happens even where the law doesn't sanction it. It remains the tradition that women are trusted to take care of the children. — Dacia Maraini

Amy doesn't love you."
George says it gently--like she's sympathetically sticking a piece of glass straight through my left eye. — Cath Crowley

One of the great uses of Twitter and Facebook will be to prove at the Last Day that prayerlessness was not from lack of time. — John Piper

The problem is that so many of them are not getting told. This is a massive problem, not just in the Middle East but for places from Africa to Afghanistan. There are millions of stories out there, millions of potential Booksellers of Kabul or Valentino Achak Dengs. — Annia Ciezadlo

I believe Obama is a lot of fun when he's not trying to keep our economy together. — Channing Tatum

Cal and I stare after her, then at the walls, then at the floor, then at our feet, afraid to look at each other. — Victoria Aveyard