Detlev Louis Quotes & Sayings

It's age. It's a diminution of energy and the worry that there are no new ideas. It's an increasing lack of confidence. I'm not the only one. I've checked with other people. — Stephen Sondheim

He emitted, even across the large office, a wave of power, intelligence ... and sexuality. — Alessandra Torre

And you could ask your parents if they know who Flamel is," said Ron. "It'd be safe to ask them." "Very safe, as they're both dentists," said Hermione. — J.K. Rowling

There was another reason. The main one."
"Reason?" I said stupidly.
"Why I married you."
"Which was?" I don't know what I expected him to say, perhaps some further revelation of his family's contorted affairs. What he did say was more of a shock, in its way.
"Because I wanted you." He turned from the window to face me. "More than I ever wanted anything in my life," he added softly. — Diana Gabaldon

Let's forgive someone for Valentines day, it's a great way to show love, and forgive yourself too for the hurt you held onto. — Jay Woodman

A country can truly call itself sporting when the majority of its people feel a personal need for sport. — Pierre De Coubertin

On the bottom shelf M. kept the books from his childhood days: Pushkin, Lermontov, Gogol, the Iliad - they are described in The Noise of Time and happened to have been saved by M.'s father. Most of them later perished in Kalinin when I was fleeing from the Germans. The way we have scurried to and fro in the twentieth century, trapped between Hitler and Stalin! — Nadezhda Mandelstam

It was through cooking food and sharing it with each other that our ancestors learned how to become social animals. — Ruth Reichl

Not all races are run on a track. And not all finish lines are marked by ticker tape. — Toni Sorenson

Hollywood's schizophrenia over guns is matched only by their attitude toward taxes. Ever wonder why they film in Vancouver so often? It ain't for the beaches, I can tell you. — Greg Gutfeld

The people who understand the issues say they don't make the decisions and the people who make the decisions say they don't have the time to understand the issues. Either way, decisions are being made without the issues being understood. — Balan Gothandaraman