Doemini Quotes & Sayings

My old man's a white old man
And my old mother's black.
If ever I cursed my white old man
I take my curses back.
If ever I cursed my black old mother
And wished she were in hell,
I'm sorry for that evil wish
And now i wish her well
My old man died in a fine big house
My Ma died in a shack.
I wonder were i'm going to die,
Being neither white nor black? — Langston Hughes

Comets are like cats: they have tails, and they do precisely what they want. — David H. Levy

Doesn't it show us all that we are silly little boys or fatuous asses to think that we can play golf without making a lot of bad shots? — Bobby Jones

The best way to keep yourself from doing something grossly self-destructive and stupid is to avoid the temptation to do it. For example, it is far easier to fend off inappropriate amorous desires if one runs screaming from the room every time a pretty girl comes in. — Jim Butcher

For I dipped into the future, far as human eye could see, Saw the Vision of the world, and all the wonder that would be. — Alfred Lord Tennyson

Man was made to be immortal; else, he could not survive being the fool he is. — Douglas Southall Freeman

I try to give the appearance that I have it all together and that I know what I'm talking about, but at the end of the day, I think I might be full of crap. — Laura Benanti

Infatuation was a good thing. It gave spice to life, and added to its enjoyment ... But it was different from love. Love was worth everything, and couldn't be exchanged for anything. — Paulo Coelho

Riches are chiefly good because they give us time. — Charles Lamb

Is it crazy that I'm proud of her for standing up to me at the same time that I'm pissed at her? — Nyrae Dawn

Dr. Kellet himself wore a three-piece Harris tweed suit strung with a large gold fob watch. He smelled of cloves and pipe tobacco and had a twinkly look about him as if he were going to toast muffins or read a particularly good story to her, but instead he beamed at Ursula and said, "So, I hear you tried to kill your maid?" (Oh, that's why I'm here, Ursula thought.) — Kate Atkinson

We spend billions on international aid annually, but we don't find ways to connect people to dignified work. I realized that if we don't think about ways to harness private capital to solve problems, we're leaving large amounts of money on the table and doing ourselves a disservice. — Leila Janah

She knew instinctively that every creature was entitled to one thing: life. To steal that through abuse or indifference argued a crime against — J.K. Accinni

The salvation for which the Bible instructs us is available "through faith in Christ Jesus." Therefore, since Scripture concerns salvation and salvation is through Christ, Scripture is full of Christ. — John R.W. Stott

For years, I worked seven-day weeks, through birthdays and most public holidays, Christmases and New Year's Eves included. I worked mornings and afternoons, resuming work after dinner. I remember feeling as if life were a protracted exercise in pulling myself out of a well by a rope, and that rope was work. — Antonella Gambotto-Burke