Frank Nitti Quotes & Sayings

By the time I had gathered my wits sufficiently to press the point the lamps had guttered out and Brisbane was sleeping heavily fatigued by his effortshighly successful efforts I must confessto divert me from the investigation. I lay awake physically satisfied but deeply annoyed. Even after nine months of marriage I was still not entirely comfortable with my responses to his physical overtures. The merest touch from him and all reasonable though seemed to fly out of my head. It was most disconcerting and more so because he apparently knew it I thought irritable. — Deanna Raybourn

Vulnerability gives us freedom, power and connects us to a network of injured souls. It is through the art of being real that we can heal ourself and others. — Shannon L. Alder

The critical lessons in life hold sway whether you like it or not. — Sue Grafton

I don't want to be interesting. I want to be good. — Mies Van De Rohe

It cannot reasonably be doubted, but a little miss, dressed in a new gown for a dancing-school ball, receives as complete enjoyment as the greatest orator, who triumphs in the splendour of his eloquence, while he governs the passions and resolutions of a numerous assembly. — David Hume

I sang that tree's glory, its solid, unhurried purity, its slow beauty. Oh, that I could be like it, rooted to the ground but with my every hand raised up to God in praise! — Yann Martel

All the flower children were as alike as a congress of accountants and about as interesting. — John Mortimer

It's not easy to sustain a long career, and sometimes I don't even think about how long I've been doing it. — Kevin Spacey

To wear long faces, just as if our Maker,
The God of goodness, was an undertaker. — John Wolcot

Family's the luck of the draw, Lena. What you make of yourself, because of or despite it, that's where the spine and heart come in. — Nora Roberts

We have agreed with Prime Minister Ariel Sharon to cease all acts of violence against the Israelis and against the Palestinians wherever they are. Tranquility and quiet that will be witnessed and in our land, starting today, is the beginning for a new era. — Mahmoud Abbas

Yoga changed my body 100 percent. It tones everything and leans you out. Dancer's pose is amazing. It works every muscle! — Nina Dobrev

I don't remember ever having writer's block. If I sit in there for four hours, I'll usually have something. — Randy Newman

The Model T blazed the way for the motor industry & started the movement for good roads everywhere. It is still the pioneer car in many parts of the world which are just beginning to be motorized. — Henry Ford