Durma Bem Quotes & Sayings

He expressed appreciation for the information I provided, taking a dozen pages of notes in his small neat hand, and asking plenty of questions, not to challenge but just to elucidate. He did offer a pointed comment about what he called our dodge with Helmar, with his ward upstairs, and I rebutted. — Rex Stout

I really had no great love for shoes. I was a working First Lady; I was always in canvas shoes. I did nurture the shoes industry of the Philippines, and so every time there was a shoe fair, I would receive a pair of shoes as a token of gratitude. — Imelda Marcos

The artist may rightly venture the opinion that he does not convey ideas, does not preach, nor does he intend to convert people by using mass communication techniques ... Better than handing out all kinds of wise advice, he could show life itself; he could awake forces lying dormant in everybody. He could launch an invitation to create direct and personal experiences. — Antoni Tapies

In ancient times the greatest of the prophets were great musicians. — Hazrat Inayat Khan

It was a boat. Of course, the common word "boat" didn't do the thing justice. Wayne stared at the massive construction, searching for a better description. One that would capture the majesty, the incredible scale, of the thing he was seeing. "That's a damn big boat," he finally whispered. — Brandon Sanderson

Could doing brave things make you brave, as push-ups made you stronger? Was courage bone or muscle? Somtehing that was meted out at birth or something that was up to you? — Fischer

The hours of the morning between breakfast and lunch were the time which the inhabitants of Riseholme chiefly devoted to spying on each other. — E.F. Benson

You don't retire from the movies. The movies retire you. — Michael Caine

General competence is on the fucking decline. — Bret Easton Ellis

Politicians usually get the blame for dragging their feet on environmental issues. And fair enough. Most of them do just that. But the blame isn't theirs alone. For politicians afraid of losing votes, a bristling media waiting to transform good green ideas into monsters is a colossal disincentive. — Zac Goldsmith

I looked at the fact that people were in such financial trouble I said well people are broke because they want to be. — Larry Winget

It's really fun to see young kids trying to find excellence in themselves. — Jewel