Daintily Polished Quotes & Sayings

A girl's coquetry is of the simplest, she thinks that all is said when the veil is laid aside; a woman's coquetry is endless, she shrouds herself in veil after veil, she satisfies every demand of man's vanity, the novice responds but to one. — Honore De Balzac

They were high up. If he fell, he'd have time to hum three verses of "She Has No Ankles That I Can See" before he hit. Maybe an extra round of the chorus. — Robert Jordan

Never say no to an idea - you never know how that idea will ignite another idea. — Stanley Kubrick

I grew up in North Yorkshire, but now London is home. — James Norton

I know their game. First, the traders and the missionaries: then the ambassadors: then the cannon. It's better to go straight to the cannon. — Tewodros II

I take 10 minutes. I focus on what I'm most grateful for. Then I do a little prayer for three minutes, a blessing within myself through God, and then out to my family and friends and all those I serve. Then my last three minutes are the three things I want to achieve most. At the end of 10 minutes, you are wired. Everything in your life gets filtered through that. — Tony Robbins

Understanding that yes, we are committing more resources than we thought we might be in protecting our homeland and prosecuting a war and so it's understandable that we would be going through a period of deficits. — Donald Evans

I'm so uncomfortable, especially in emotional situations, having to say sentences that don't feel right. As an actor - or really, as any kind of person sensitive to it. — Franka Potente

The General knew he would probably die, for infantry took pleasure in killing cavalry and he would be the leading horseman in the attack on the bridge, but the General was a soldier and he had long learned that a soldier's real enemy is the fear of death. Beat that fear and victory was certain, and victory brought glory and fame and medals and money and, best of all, sweetest of all, most glorious and wondrous of all, the modest teasing grin of a short black-haired Emperor who would pat the Dragoon General as though he was a faithful dog, and the thought of that Imperial favour made the General quicken his horse and raise his battered sword. — Bernard Cornwell

My father was the first to read in his family, and he said to me that words were the first beautiful thing he ever knew. — Richard Flanagan

I care deeply about opportunity and fairness, because I grew up really poor. — L. Todd Rose

I'm a longboard guy. — Jeff Bridges

The schools schedule is a series of units of time; the clock is king. — Ted Sizer

The human imagination, which is our great glory, has grown so powerful that we can barely unleash it on the surface of the planet. — Terence McKenna

The Grutter and Gratz decisions, taken together, represent a sad and tragic chapter in American history. — Ward Connerly