Cuerdas In English Quotes & Sayings

Wherever conversation's flowing, / Why must I feel it falls on me / To keep things going? — Phyllis McGinley

The three-piece suit has become sort of my trademark. You don't see them much anymore. It has several benefits: You may be overdressed on some occasions, but you can manage to fit into a huge range of circumstances. — Vint Cerf

Any religion or philosophy which is not based on a respect for life is not a true religion or philosophy. — Albert Schweitzer

Protecting Afghan civilians is the cornerstone of our mission. — John R. Allen

One night last year when my father and I were eating supper at 6.17 p.m., I said to him, "Did you have a favourite?"
"A favourite what?" asked my father.
"A favourite foster mother."
"Yes, I did," said my father. "Her name was Hannah Pederson."
"That is very interesting," I told him, recalling Mrs Leibler's conversational tips, "because 'Hannah' is a kind of word called a palindrome. That means you can spell it the same way whether you start at the beginning or the end. My name is not a palindrome because if you spell it backwards it's E-S-O-R. But it does have a homonym."
My father said, "Don't get started on homonyms, Rose."
So I said, "Did you have any favourite foster brothers or sisters?"
"Yes," said my father after a moment.
"How interesting," I replied. "Did any of their names have homonyms? — Ann M. Martin

If you build up the soil with organic material, the plants will do just fine. — John Harrison

East Germany was so total in its totalitarianism that everything was banned which wasn't compulsory. — P. J. O'Rourke

So that almost a doubt within me springs Of Providence, such emptiness at length Seems at the heart of all things. But, great God! I measure back the steps which I have trod, — William Wordsworth

This means that for the past thirty years, we have been wasting 86 percent of the energy we use in the production of goods and services. — Jeremy Rifkin

The angels knew what they were doing when they gave you green eyes, it's like you're carrying a tiny bit of nature around in you. — Michelle Horst