Flatting Paste Quotes & Sayings

My book is focused on the power of the American state, not least because the government of the United States governs so much that the case could be made that everybody around the world ought to have a vote in determining some of its policies. — Todd Gitlin

Gymnastics uses every single part of your body, every little tiny muscle that you never even knew. — Shannon Miller

Its important not to focus so much on the statistics, but [on people's] perceptions. — Federico Pena

I know it sounds trite but I wanted to make a difference. Political debates with my father had been fraught because he was uncompromising and explosive but if he taught me one thing it was to air my views. — Vince Cable

I'll give her the whole day off from work - with pay. — Anita Diamant

[ ... ] a pearl probably does not look so very remarkable either while it is still hidden inside its shell. — Mary Balogh

In dealing with the State, we ought to remember that its institutions are not aboriginal, though they existed before we were born; that they are not superior to the citizen; that every one of them was once the act of a single man; every law and usage was a man's expedient to meet a particular case; that they all are imitable, all alterable; we may make as good; we may make better. — Ralph Waldo Emerson

As a dinner guest I gratefully eat just about anything that's set before me, because graciousness among friends is dearer to me than any other agenda. — Barbara Kingsolver

Fresh, solid ideas feel like gifts to writers, therefore every morning is Christmas. — Criss Jami

Getting a title is easy. It's keeping it that's hard. — Ken Liu

There is luck in chess. My opponent was lucky that he was playing against an idiot. — James M. Loy