Elms Umd Quotes & Sayings

The truly great person is the one who gives you a chance. — Paul Duffy

Coffee was first introduced by Yemeni Muslims. When Ottoman Empire grew, coffee spread to Istanbul and from there to the rest of Europe. — Firas Alkhateeb

The passage, "And He rested on the seventh day" (Exod. xx. 11) is interpreted as follows: On the seventh Day the forces and laws were complete, which during the previous six days were in the state of being established for the preservation of the Universe. They were not to be increased or modified. — Maimonides

There is a myth that the portrait photographer is supposed to make the subject relax, and that's the real person. But I'm interested in whatever is going on. And I'm not that comfortable myself. — Annie Leibovitz

Cutting down that tree was my last war!" I asked him who won, which I thought was a nice question, because it would let him say that he won, and feel proud. He said, "The ax won! It's always that way! — Jonathan Safran Foer

The past is a work of art, free of irrelevancies and loose ends ... — Max Beerbohm

He quickly asked God to cleanse his lips, and only after that was done did God release him to go and prophesy His message to others — Joyce Meyer

Their dad was the god of thieves, but they were about a stealthy as water buffalos. — Rick Riordan

I know there are writers who get up every morning and sit by their typewriter or word processor or pad of paper and wait to write. I don't function that way. I go through a long period of gestation before I'm even ready to write. — Wole Soyinka

She's a devil, she's an angel, she's a woman, she's a child. She's a heartache when she leaves you, but she'll leave you with a smile. — George Strait

To deal with the true causes of war one must begin by recognizing as of prime relevancy to the solution of the problem the familiar fact that civilization is a partial, incomplete, and, to a great extent, superficial modification of barbarism. — Elihu Root