Floody Quotes & Sayings

The Paralympians have lifted the cloud of limitation. — Sebastian Coe

I did an audiobook for 'Rough Crossings,' which I thought was one of the best books I had published. But it was an absolute embarrassment to read it. All these horrible mucked-up bits of syntax, over-the-top adjectives. I found myself editing it while reading. Alert listeners will notice the difference. — Simon Schama

Religion is the only solid basis of good morals; therefore education should teach the precepts of religion, and the duties of man toward God. These duties are, internally, love and adoration: externally, devotion and obedience; therefore provision should be made for maintaining divine worship as well as education. But each one has a right to entire liberty as to religious opinions, for religion is the relation between God and man; therefore it is not within the reach of human authority. — Gouverneur Morris

What was life anyway? An accumulation of small shelves if incident. Stacked at odd angles to each other. — Colum McCann

Yes, I'm still going to misbehave! — Amy Winehouse

Nuthin' can avoid this shot 'cause it's hittin'
It's so cool when you touch it, wear a mitten — Eazy-E

The stars and stripes were fluttering bright against the rain, clear blue overhead, and their minds were saying the words before their ears heard them. — Laura Ingalls Wilder

We must not decide how to pray based on what types of prayer are the most effective for producing the experiences and feelings we want. — Timothy J. Keller

When a couple announces they are getting married, far too often the first response is "let me see the ring." Really? Your first concern after two people have decided to spend the rest of their lives together as husband and wife is how fancy the ring is? — Carlos Wallace

It's a tougher gig than what people think it is. The proper, real, genuine, worldwide movie stars don't get a lot of downtime from the world outside. That's a tougher price, I think, than what people's fantasy of fame account for. — Ben Mendelsohn

I want to have freedom of thought and expression - not get beaten down into some corporate existence, where there's so much risk of embracing the truth that you feel like you can't do it. — D.A. Wallach

He wouldn't even dance with Levana at the stupid ball if he could help it - to hell with diplomacy. — Marissa Meyer

In the 1920's it was legs. My God, women hadn't shown their legs for 2000 years. — Robert Christopher Riley