Famous Life Saving Quotes & Sayings

When all is done, human life is, at the greatest and the best, but like a froward child, that must be played with and humored a little to keep it quiet till it falls asleep, and then the care is over. — William Temple

Magic is not science, it is a collection of ways to do things ways that work but often we don't know why. — Robert A. Heinlein

Man: Has anyone ever told you you're beautiful?

Me: Oh no sir, today is my first day out of doors and papa forbade mirrors in the house lest we fall victim to vanity — Unknown

I still get nervous when I have a lot of makeup on, a big hairdo, and a dress. — Jenna Fischer

Any real change implies the breakup of the world as one has always known it, the loss of all that gave one an identity, the end of safety. — James Baldwin

Playing in the National Football League, you're told, you know, where to be, when to be there, what to wear, how to be there. Being able to step away from that, I have an opportunity to look deeper into myself and look for what's real. — Ricky Williams

We have an assumption here in America that the kind thing to do is to be "friendly," which means being extroverted, even intrusive. The Japanese assume the opposite: being kind means holding back. — Laurie A. Helgoe

someone has mixed and shuffled the words of the Book more than was right. — Umberto Eco

It's not even a comfort when he's kind about it either, because in a way I don't want him to be. I want him to tell me that I'm no good, and that maybe I should get out of the car and walk in the rain like the tragic heroine of some melodramatic novel. — Charlotte Stein

My idols are Oprah and Martha. From nothing, they built industries. — Thalia

U2 is sort of song writing by accident really. We don't really know what we're doing and when we do, it doesn't seem to help. — Bono