Franciscos Kerrville Quotes & Sayings

The Chinese people have only family and clan solidarity; they do not have national spirit ... they are just a heap of loose sand ... Other men are the carving knife and serving dish; we are the fish and the meat. — Sun Yat-sen

I believe that we [Americans] are making more new enemies than we are killing terrorists at this point, and I think it's time that we stepped back from this aggressive assertion that we can just go to any country and conduct lethal operations. — Jeremy Scahill

Elizabeth was so sweet this afternoon trying to show P.B. his sitting room. He became absorbed in some jungle prints along the passage and would not come. The corners of her mouth went down after the third attempt & putting both hands on his shoulders she said angelically: 'Bertie do listen to me.' He kissed her and came at once. — William Shawcross

And they need not cause you grief. As my Highland grandmother said - and she had the Sight - "Tis not the dead ye have to be concerned about! Beware of the Living!" And she was a wise woman. The dead are beyond your help or mine, poor things. But the living need us. Thirty souls at the least, Phryne, are still on that island to praise God who might now be angels - or devils. — Kerry Greenwood

A drop in younger children visiting libraries is of great concern. As children's laureate, I am passionate about the role of libraries, both in schools and in the wider community. They are unique places where children can begin their journey as readers, as well as being creative hubs. — Chris Riddell

Wall your life, guard your heart and mind your mind! A life without a wall least blocks something! A mind without a wall accepts anything at all! — Ernest Agyemang Yeboah

You stand out in the crowd only because you have these many, many carrying you on their shoulders. — Desmond Tutu

You think winter will never end, and then, when you don't expect it, when you have almost forgotten it, warmth comes and a different light. — Wendell Berry

We're spending, on average, three times more for prison than for public-school pupils. That's the dumbest investment policy. It doesn't make us safer. — Marian Wright Edelman

Better than any argument is to rise at dawn and pick dew-wet red berries in a cup. — Wendell Berry

I am a chatty person, but colossally discreet. — Junot Diaz

'Vogue' has the power to make and break - whether it's fashion trends, designers, models, and yes, even industry practices. — Tyra Banks