Ftse 100 Futures Quotes & Sayings

Is it raining out?' the reception girl asked brightly as I filled in the registration card between sneezes and pauses to wipe water from my face with the back of my arm. 'No, my ship sank and I had to swim the last seven miles. — Bill Bryson

Whenever anything extraordinary is done in American municipal politics, whether for good or for evil, you can trace it almost invariably to one man. The people do not do it. Neither do the 'gangs,' 'combines,' or political parties. — Lincoln Steffens

Drink levels all mankind. It is the ultimate democrat — Terry Pratchett

There's a fine line between cultural criticism and bitterness. — Marc Maron

But if Noah was perfect (as the Bible claims he was in Gen. 6:9), then he wouldn't have been tainted with the imperfection of sin, and just as the descendants of Adam had "inherited" sin, the descendants of Noah would have inherited sinlessness. So Noah's descendants (which would be the entire human race) would have escaped from "Original Sin" and wouldn't need to be "saved from their sins". This makes — Steve McRoberts

There was fear, of course. That was always with her, something she'd accepted and learned to live with a long time ago. But, right beside it, other emotions were pushing up, fighting for space and light and air. Things like excitement and desire, longing and hope. Agony and uncertainty. Things that made fear seem almost comfortable, like broken-in pair of leather shoes or a perfectly fitted glove. Fear, at least, was familiar. — Laura Lee Guhrke

That Germany was so immensely strong and Austria so dependent upon German strength that the word and will of Germany would at the critical moment be decisive with Austria. — Edward Grey

We need self-confidence in our ability to build Africa. I trust in Mali and I trust in music. — Rokia Traore

Most high governmental officials who speak of education policy seem to conceive of education in this light - as a way to ensure economic competitiveness and continued economic growth. I strongly disagree with this approach. — Derek Bok

A good man can never be the enemy of someone; if he did, he ain't a good man! — Mehmet Murat Ildan

It's like the old question, "Do you lock your house to keep people out, or to protect what's inside?" Should a person act modestly and dress modestly in order to prevent intrusion from the outside, undesirable things from happening, or to preserve and maintain what is inside: the delicate and sensitive ability to have and maintain an intimate relationship. — Manis Friedman