Doncasters Group Quotes & Sayings

All I know about the Jews is what my grandfather taught me. "They are the most godless people," he used to say. "They start off from the idea that good must happen here, not beyond the grave. Therefore, they work only for the conquest of this world. — Umberto Eco

Ambition robs you of your childhood. The moment you want to become an adult - in any way - something in your childhood dies. — John Irving

This is the secret I kept from you, Bails, from myself too: I think I liked that Mom was gone, that she could be anybody, anywhere, doing anything. I liked that she was our invention, a woman living on the last page of the story with only what we imagined spread out before her. I liked that she was ours, alone. — Jandy Nelson

Short of a shotgun, a pool cue is the best barroom weapon ever invented. Short enough to be handy, long enough to be useful, made out of fine hardwood and nicely weighted with lead. — Lee Child

You don't have to be anyone special to achieve something big. You just have to want to do it. — Jessica Watson

Pale hands I loved beside the Shalimar, where are you now? Who lies beneath your spell? — Adela Florence Nicolson

The core of the Jesus message is what has made him relevant for twenty centuries. — Jay Parini

Son," said Aslan to the Cabby, "I have known you long. Do you know me? — C.S. Lewis

I have for many years made it a practice to read through the Bible once every year. — John Quincy Adams

Any thief or criminal or robber who enters another country in order to steal should expect to be exposed to murder at any time. For the American forces to expect anything from me personally reflects a very narrow perception. — Osama Bin Laden

When the universe was young, it took a breath, then sighed with a longing so deep, so ancient, that it stole God's attention for a moment. The sigh brushed God's cheek and He recognized it as the breath of love. In that moment God wished for another. The yearning had begun. — Kate Belle

Never love something so much that you can't let go of it. — Ginni Rometty

The simulated approval and affection with which parents and teachers are often urged to solve behavior problems are counterfeit. So are flattery, backslap-ping, and many other ways of winning friends. — B.F. Skinner

color, from badger-colored veterans who could handle — Rudyard Kipling

I didn't stop fighting," he said, the words so low he worried Kate wouldn't hear them, but she did. "I just got tired of losing. It's easier this way."

"Of course it's easier," said Kate. "that doesn't mean it's right. — Victoria Schwab