Finkelstein Eye Quotes & Sayings

On all sides, as far as the eye could reach, rose the grass-covered heaps marking the site of ancient habitations. The great tide of civilisation had long since ebbed, leaving these scattered wrecks on the solitary shore. Are those waters to flow again, bearing back the seeds of knowledge and of wealth that they have wafted to the West? We wanderers were seeking what they had left behind, as children gather up the coloured shells on the deserted sands. At my feet there was a busy scene, making more lonely the unbroken solitude which reigned in the vast plain around, where the only thing having life or motion were the shadows of the lofty mounds as they lengthened before the declining sun. — Austen Henry Layard

What is in your blood matters, but not as much as what is in your heart. — Sonja Yoerg

The first mark of intelligence, to be sure, is not to start things; the second mark of intelligence is to pursue to the end what you have started. — Franklin Edgerton

The highest calling of leadership is to challenge the status quo and unlock the potential of others. We need a leader who will lead the resurgence of this great nation and unlock its potential once again. — Carly Fiorina

This is the essential evil of vice: it debases a man. — Edwin Hubbel Chapin

There were nineteen years between my grandparents, and I was in a relationship for five years from the age of fifteen to twenty with a man who was thirteen years older than me who remains one of the loves of my life, and he passed away when I was twenty years old. — Kate Winslet

Poetry, a speaking picture ... to teach and delight — Philip Sidney

We need to focus on building a military that is second-to-none so that we can destroy Islamic terrorism. — Jeb Bush

Gov. Romney has claimed to have created 100,000 jobs at Bain and people are wanting to know, is there proof of that claim? And was it U.S. jobs created for United States citizens? — Sarah Palin

Without love, life is a barren field. — Debasish Mridha

I've enjoyed appearing in Atlantic City. East Coast audiences are a bit brighter than Las Vegas audiences. I think most entertainers will tell you the same thing. The East Coast audiences are more perceptive - especially when it comes to a performer with a theatrical background. — Anthony Newley

Chapter 3: Favorite Vegetables in The Home Garden Almost — Jean Stevenson

J.D. cleared his throat and pushed the button on the intercom.
"Uh, Payton, hi. It's J.D."
Dead silence.
Then another crackle.
"Sorry. Not interested."
Cute. But J.D. persisted. Again with the button.
"I want to talk to you."
Crackle.
"Ever hear of a telephone, asshole?"
Okay, he probably deserved that. — Julie James

Want to guarantee nasty conflicts? Take a word with multiple, fuzzy, definitions, force people to strike an agreement on it, attach large amounts of money to it, and then watch them fight about it a year or two later. — Michael T. Nygard