Dereks Quotes & Sayings

It is a good thing to stand away from the canvas from time to time and take a full view of the picture. — Winston Churchill

The noble science of Geology loses glory from the extreme imperfection of the record. The crust of the earth with its embedded remains must not be looked at as a well-filled museum, but as a poor collection made at hazard and at rare intervals. — Charles Darwin

Milo was concerned for Vilenthe she had a point the words repeated in her mind what makes you think she gives a shit you?Just think about that for a second before you do anything you'll regret. — Charon Lloyd-Roberts

I received $100 per week when I started working at the Globe after graduation. — Will McDonough

I catch a flash of red-gold beneath the surface of the water, and realize that there are koi in the pond, massive, serene, and I wonder: are they dreams of fish, or fish who dream? — Sarah Monette

As a liberal, I would hesitate to propose a blanket ban on any style of dress because of the implications for individual liberty and freedom of choice. — Richard Dawkins

I think music needs to be presented in a way so that kids can grasp songs, dances, simple music that's associated with some particular defining moment in human experience. — Michael Tilson Thomas

When we can overcome our own personal battles, we can live confidently in situations we would have otherwise been too weak to handle. — Tanya R. Liverman

Without a revolution of the inner life, however slow, all our big designs are worthless. The work we have to do is with ourselves if we're ever going to be at peace with each other ... the good that flows from it will shape our societies in an unprogrammed, unforeseen way, under the control of no single group of people or set of ideas. — Ian McEwan

In Colombia, where I was born and raised, women like my mother considered their appearance and personal grooming a matter of principle. There was never an occasion where she didn't show up looking picture-perfect. — Nina Garcia

Engel & Volkers is unlike any other real estate company I have known and I am proud to be part of an organization that raises the bar to such high levels. — Anthony Hitt

Kids are disorganized. — P. J. O'Rourke

No, the only way to peace is through darkness, the black door, through the cellar to the money. — Mav Skye

I like to eat chocolate and pizza - that's my vice! - just like everyone else, but if I do it I have to keep it under control. — Cara Castronuova