Doucement Quotes & Sayings

Seeing people laugh definitely inspires me, and so does seeing people get life lessons about living better. — Tyler Perry

Is it, in heav'n, a crime to love too well? — Alexander Pope

The poor are the only consistent altruists; they sell all they have and give it to the rich. — Holbrook Jackson

About, not to. Prepositions had been invented for a reason. — Lauren Willig

I feel myself trying to be charming, and then I realize I'm obviously trying to be charming, and then I try to be even more charming to make up for the fake charm, and then I've basically turned into Liza Minnelli: I'm dancing in tights and sequins, begging you to love me. There's a bowler and jazz hands and lots of teeth. — Gillian Flynn

Dr. Y. Hiraiwa, professor of Hiroshima University of Literature and Science, and one of my church members, was buried by the bomb under the two storied house with his son, a student of Tokyo University. Both of them could not move an inch under tremendously heavy pressure. And the house already caught fire. His son said, 'Father, we can do nothing except make our mind up to consecrate our lives for the country. Let us give Banzai to our Emperor.' Then the father followed after his son, 'Tenno-heika, Banzai, Banzai, Banzai!' . . . In thinking of their experience of that time Dr. Hiraiwa repeated, 'What a fortunate that we are Japanese! It was my first time I ever tasted such a beautiful spirit when I decided to die for our Emperor. — John Hersey

Be wary of the praise of men; don't let it pump you up unnecessarily and don't let it paralyze your progress — Bernard Kelvin Clive