Etrangeres Quotes & Sayings

The legendary missionary journey of St. Paul, which led to the foundation of the British church, presupposes the existence of a Jewish community - always the initial object of his propaganda - even before the capture of Jerusalem by Titus in the year 70. — Cecil Roth

The things I learned from the army - and I think it was a lesson for life - was how to work in unison with other people. How to take responsibility. — Oded Fehr

If you were to bother to read my books, to behave as any educated person would, you would learn that they are not sexy, and do not argue in favor of wildness of any kind. They beg that people be kinder and more responsible than they often are. It is true that some of the characters speak coarsely. That is because people speak coarsely in real life. Especially soldiers and hardworking men speak coarsely, and even our most sheltered children know that. And we all know, too, that those words really don't damage children much. They didn't damage us when we were young. It was evil deeds and lying that hurt us. — Kurt Vonnegut

Sansa lowered her head. "The blood frightened me."
"The blood is the seal of your womanhood. Lady Catelyn might have prepared you. You've had your first flowering, no more."
Sansa had never felt less flowery. "My lady mother told me, but I ... I thought it would be different."
"Different how?"
"I don't know. Less ... less messy, and more magical."
Queen Cersei laughed. "Wait until you birth a child, Sansa. A woman's life is nine parts mess to one part magic, you'll learn that soon
enough ... and the parts that look like magic often turn out to be messiest of all. — George R R Martin

My mother did literally hitchhike barefoot to the country store. — Moon Unit Zappa

loves was about the people who loved you — Margot Livesey

Men ought to become more conscious of their bodies as objects of delight. — Germaine Greer

I don't understand why it has to be either - or - either socialism or democracy. Why can't we combine things to get the best of each system? — Tim Allen

Everything that deceives may be said to enchant. — Plato

No movement for social change has ever succeeded without 'the militarism component' ... Thinkers may prepare revolutions, but bandits must carry them out — Ingrid Newkirk

I've always gravitated towards the beats, obviously. And when I was growing up, I always loved funk music or even - dare I say it - disco. — Tommy Lee