Formable Years Quotes & Sayings

Intelligence is ten million rules. — Douglas Lenat

We sort of expect to see men in women's clothes. It's part of our culture. The key thing is, it has to be done quite badly. — David Walliams

The night was drawing in, and the house felt more and more like a glass cage, blasting its light blindly out into the dusk, like a lantern in the dark. I imagined a thousand moths circling and shivering, drawn inexorably to its glow, only to perish against the cold inhospitable glass. — Ruth Ware

Right or wrong, the customer is always right. — Marshall Field

I don't care how rich and successful a man is. He's nothing without an education. — Rodney Dangerfield

I used the N-word instead of calling him Trevor. I used it just not thinking ... I told Trev this is an old wound with me. I grew up with it. I am sorry as anybody that it stuck with me. — John Vanbiesbrouck

I try to reach my father through the bars. He is so thin, almost wasted away from malaria, dysentery, starvation. But he pulls himself erect, and touches my hand. "Tonight I will be free," he says, a glow suffusing his face. "I will be joining my mother, my father. I am going back to the land of my ancestors in Larkana to become part of its soil, its scent, its air. There will be songs about me. I will become part of its legend." He smiles. "But it is very hot in Larkana." "I'll build a shade," I manage to say. — Benazir Bhutto

When I multiply numbers together, I see two shapes. The image starts to change and evolve, and a third shape emerges. That's the answer. It's mental imagery. It's like maths without having to think. — Daniel Tammet

I choose bold. I choose action. I choose what's right for the people. I choose to make a difference. — Bill Richardson

Hitler was unapproachable and impenetrable even for those in his close company. — Ian Kershaw

she wore a Walther TPH .22 automatic in her right hand. The TPH is a pretty little thing. It has a straight blowback action, a six-round box magazine and two-and-a-quarter-inch barrel. It's also utterly useless as a firearm, because unless you can guarantee hitting either the heart or the brain first time, you're only going to annoy the person you're shooting at. For most people, a wet mackerel is the better choice of weapon. — Hugh Laurie

Whatever your sex fantasy is with your partner, consider it normal. — Harriet Lerner

It's our job in education to free up time for innovation. It's our job to open their minds to new ideas. It's our job to prepare them for the present and future possibilities. — A.J. Juliani