Generalising Quotes & Sayings

maybe I should join It's Only Brunch. It's like JustDinner, but with mimosas. — Connie Willis

All the same, we ought to point out that if the kinds of poetry and representation which are designed merely to give pleasure can come up with a rational argument for their inclusion in a well-governed community, we'd be delighted
short of compromising the truth as we see it, which wouldn't be right
to bring them back from exile: after all, we know from our own experience all about their spell. I mean haven't you ever fallen under the spell of poetry, Glaucon, especially when the spectacle is provided by Homer? — Plato

I made a record album in 1960 and it exploded, and I got all these offers for TV. — Bob Newhart

Your hair looks like a haystack...but I like it. — Stephenie Meyer

The most effective way to win people to Jesus is to treat them the way Jesus would day in and day out. — Jacob Peterson

My most memorable food challenge was probably the Big Texan in Amarillo. All the big executives called me because it was such an iconic challenge, and a victory in that would be a legitimizing device for myself as much as for the show. — Adam Richman

I'm not sure that teaching a Core course is necessarily the best introduction to teaching. — Lauren Willig

The words "I love you" are always at some level a quotation. All language is generalising, including words like "this," "here," "unique," "right now," and "my utterly special little sweetheart." The word "individual" originally mean "indivisible," meaning that to be a person was to be a part of a greater whole. There could never be simply one person, any more than there could simply be one letter or one number. — Terry Eagleton

Mrs. Carter raised her chin. "The essence of a lady comes from within," she said in a gentle but firm tone. "A lady can wear rags, but as long as she holds her head up and carries herself proudly, people will see her, not her clothing. — Debra Holland