Dorothys Place Quotes & Sayings

Those that go gold into the furnace will come out no worse. — Matthew Henry

When a new object emerges that satisfies the same purpose as an older one, the older one falls into obsolescence. — Koji Suzuki

My father once related how he and his friend Les had come up with a way, when stalling for time in a meeting or deposition (he and Les were lawyers [Les, alive and well, still is a lawyer]), instead of saying "Um . . .," or "Uh . . .," one could say "Now . . .," a word which accomplishes two things: it serves the same stalling purpose as "Um . . .," or "Uh . . .," but instead of being dumb-sounding offputting, it creates suspense for what is coming next, whatever that might be, that which the speaker doesn't yet know. — Dave Eggers

Anytime you try to be a loving person, you're doing your part to save the world. — Marianne Williamson

I suppose the pleasure of country life lies really in the eternally renewed evidences of the determination to live. — Vita Sackville-West

I told him what I thought and he suddenly leapt into the air with joy, like a child: 'Also, wirklich, gut?' [So it was really good?]. Such a titan, and so unsure of himself. — Sviatoslav Richter

She smiled... and let loose a happy scream that seemed to release decades of insecurity, unhappiness, obsessiveness and worry. — Viola Shipman

Every art and every inquiry, and similarly every action and pursuit, is thought to aim at some good; and for this reason the good has rightly been declared to be that at which all things aim. — Haruki Murakami

This has been a crazy day, a crazy week, a crazy world. — Alex Flinn

Well, beauty's in the eye of the beholder ... It's all subjective. I'm kind of shy about it, but I'll take it. — Marisa Miller

I have a rude thought every three seconds! — Lee Ryan

Copying one person is stealing. Copying ten is research. — Chet Atkins

Plants (like people) thrive when there is balance. — Holly Goldberg Sloan