Genesee Street Quotes & Sayings

There are no coincidences in God's providence. — Cindy Woodsmall

When I'm wasted, I can almost forget who I am," he said, his smile fading slightly. "I know I'm still there, but only barely. It's a good place to be." He tipped back the thermos, eyes on the dark sea straight ahead — Becca Fitzpatrick

Have you ever noticed when you look in a mirror, unless you're really depressed or something, the person in the mirror generally looks a little more competent, a little more curious, a little more intelligent than you actually feel yourself to be? They often look more interesting and more soulful. — Gregory Maguire

Never feel that a piece of criticism or advice is too much trouble to give, or that it exceeds your province. — Lord Mountbatten

I just wanna affect the culture and wanna be able to support young people with goals that aren't just limited to rapping and producing. — Wale

I find his films about as funny as getting an arrow through the neck and discovering there's a gas bill tied to it. — Rowan Atkinson

She pulled a small box from her pocket.
"There's one more task," Aelin said, holding the box out to Lysandra. "You'll probably hate me for it later. But you can start by saying yes."
"Proposing to me? How unexpected. — Sarah J. Maas

There is never a case when the root is in order and yet the branches are in order — Confucius

Of all the rewards of virtue, ... the most splendid is fame, for it is fame alone that can offer us the memory of posterity. — Marcus Tullius Cicero

Inter species couplings? Why didn't you just come out and ask if he was banging a nymph and get it over with? — Amanda Carlson

I'm completely library educated. I've never been to college. I went down to the library when I was in grade school in Waukegan, and in high school in Los Angeles, and spent long days every summer in the library. I used to steal magazines from a store on Genesee Street, in Waukegan, and read them and then steal them back on the racks again. That way I took the print off with my eyeballs and stayed honest. I didn't want to be a permanent thief, and I was very careful to wash my hands before I read them. But with the library, it's like catnip, I suppose: you begin to run in circles because there's so much to look at and read. And it's far more fun than going to school, simply because you make up your own list and you don't have to listen to anyone. When I would see some of the books my kids were forced to bring home and read by some of their teachers, and were graded on - well, what if you don't like those books? — Ray Bradbury

What is magnificent about humans is when they decide to turn and stand. If they respond with non-violence on principle and hold their ground, they are really magnificent. — James Cromwell

It is in the ordinary duties and labors of life that the Christian can and should develop his spiritual union with God. — Thomas Merton

I just wrote a really cool script. It's called "One Track Mind." It's an origin story about the most successful and the most foul-mouthed, outrageous songwriter in history. — Catherine Hardwicke