Emigres History Quotes & Sayings

I ... Kisss the tender inward of thy hand. — William Shakespeare

The future is finally something that we can now put into focus. — Lou Gramm

Schiffer recoiled: "Oh, Jesus Christ, Taryn, don't give me a heart attack," she said, clutching at her chest. "Remember: no sense of humor. How many times do I have to tell you that: No sense of humor. Humor can get you in all kinds of shit and we've got this won, if we don't get funny. — John Sandford

No movie can be a downer that fills you with pure exhilaration. You leave WALL-E with a feeling of the rarest kind: that you've just enjoyed a close encounter with an enduring classic. — Peter Travers

By Ram Raj I do not mean Hindu Raj. I mean by Ram Raj, Divine Raj, the Kingdom of God. — Mahatma Gandhi

In every job that must be done, there is an element of fun. You find the fun and - SNAP - the job's a game! — Julie Andrews Edwards

In Globetrotter, David Albahari explores the consciousness of emigres from the former Yugoslavia, Croatia and Serbia, showing that while abroad, many of us are even more intensely preoccupied with our histories than we were while living in Yugoslavia. His narrative structured out of realistic details and perceptions with self-conscious meditation blending history, civilization and its discontents, and personal experience reaches a density and intensity akin to Krasznahorkai's and Thomas Bernhard's. An intensely idiosyncratic narrative, enjoyable and thoughtful. — Josip Novakovich

Still I feel a rush of gladness from being done with that bunker, that crypt. I burst up into the aboveground, drinking air and daylight like a surfacing diver. I — Ben H. Winters

He's never coming back. Whether you go or you don't go. So get in the car, because it's the last thing you can do with him. — Taylor Jenkins Reid

It is not the beauty of nature, but it is our dream-filled actions that create our futures. — Debasish Mridha

As I have reviewed the past [several] years, I have made some discoveries. One is that countless experiences I have had were not necessarily those one would consider extraordinary. In fact, at the time they transpired, they often seemed unremarkable and even ordinary. And yet, in retrospect, they enriched and blessed lives - not the least of which was my own. I would recommend this same exercise to you - namely, that you take an inventory of your life and look specifically for the blessings, large and small, you have received. — Thomas S. Monson

Well, this I know: our best years are when we're working hardest and going right ahead when we can hardly see our way out. — Willa Cather

Ability is a wonderful thing, but its value is greatly enhanced by dependability. Ability implies repeatability and accountability. — Robert A. Heinlein