Ermengarde Countess Quotes & Sayings

I must have got my detailed, obsessive streak from my father, who was an English teacher, because my mother wasn't like me at all. — Barbra Streisand

God does not punish us for our sins but by them. — Ruth Graham

Atari showed that young people could start big companies. Without that example it would have been harder for Jobs and Bill Gates, and people who came after them, to do what they did. — Nolan Bushnell

The love of money leads many humans to humiliate themselves but this isn't as bad as their disdain towards the poorest. — Daniel Marques

I do love you, Macy. I love you." His lips captured hers. "I love you."
"I love you too."
Given the tears that slipped from her eyes then, he wondered if maybe those words had been a burden on her for a long time. He'd been such a fucking idiot. But whatever else happened, those little words would keep him going forever. Whatever else happened, for at least one moment in his life, Macy had loved him. But he would do his damnedest to turn the moment into a lifetime. He smiled down at her. "Well, don't cry about it. — Cherrie Lynn

I trained well this week but I think it will take some time until I recover my best rhythm in this specialty. — Hermann Maier

I've been grateful enough, smart enough to take the work with Ian McKellen in Gods And Monsters. — Brendan Fraser

Barack Obama is not going to beat Hillary Clinton in a single Democratic primary. I'll predict that right now. — William Kristol

From our broadcasting box you can't see any grass at all. It is simply a carpet of humanity. — Richie Benaud

The rain wasn't the usual glittering silver, but dark and dirty, as if nature were a scrubwoman wringing out a filthy mop. — Dean Koontz

God tries to tell us in His Word how much He loves us and He accepts us, and that even though He already knows every mistake we will ever make, He still chose us for Himself. — Joyce Meyer

Jeff opened blue eyes, grinned at me. "If you're feeling left out ... " I almost threw out an instinctive no, but I decided to throw him a bone. "Oh, Jeff. It'd be too good - you and me. Too powerful, too much emotion, too much heat. We'd come together and boom" - I clapped my hands together - "like a moth to a flame, there'd be nothing left." His eyes glazed over. "Combustion?" "Totally." He was quiet for a moment, his index finger tracing a pattern on the knee of his jeans. Then he nodded. "Too powerful. It'd destroy us both." I nodded solemnly. "Probably so." But I leaned over, pressed my lips to his forehead. "We'll always have Chicago." "Chicago," he dreamily repeated. "Yeah. Definitely." He cleared his throat, seemed to regain a little composure. "When I tell this story later, you kissed me on the mouth. With tongue. And you were handsy." I chuckled. "Fair enough. — Chloe Neill

[To her frequently needed plumber:] How would you like to be adopted? I'm sure it would be cheaper. — Mary Roberts Rinehart

I've seen that mixture of resignation and hopelessness before; its usually in my mirror. — Seanan McGuire

Would you just strap some toe shoes on and dance 'Swan Lake?' No. Would you just put a violin in your hand and - ? No. I felt that way about acting, and I was taught to feel that way. I didn't come to it on my own. — Ellen Barkin