Gioacchino Rossini Quotes & Sayings

I'm not some possession." I pushed at his chest once more. "No, you're not." His mouth returned to mine. "You are my wife." I continued to struggle with the mass of him. He pulled his head back. "You're the only woman I've loved since I lost my mother and sister." His eyes intent on mine. Torn by my anger and his admission, I stopped protesting. His mouth moved against my neck and his body pressed into mine. "I have loved you for so long. — Saewod Tice

I actually think the civil service, who are the malignancy at the heart of public life, have consciously prevented, talked ministers out of, made it difficult regulatory-wise, to allow more pressure on alternative energy sources to grow. — Ken Livingstone

We all know that education unlocks the door of opportunity for the young. — Gordon B. Hinckley

Part of this country's problem is that people from New York City - Wall Streeters - don't think about the little guy who can't afford things. — Wayne Huizenga

Gladden the soul of your servant, for to you, O Lord, do I lift up my soul. 5 For you, O Lord, are good and forgiving, abounding in steadfast love to all who call upon you. 6 Give ear, O LORD, to my prayer; listen to my plea for grace. — Anonymous

Gioacchino Rossini, the composer of William Tell and many other operas, had a good grasp of the relationship between music and food: "What love is to the heart, appetite is to the stomach. The stomach is the conductor that leads and livens up the great orchestra of our emotions." If — Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

The Steyer brothers deplore the Koch brothers' big-money contributions, as they seek to trump them. That the formers' money in part derives from coal investments matters little given their green intentions. The media are furious over rumor-mongering about Hillary Clinton's health, but that is an ad hoc concern, not one born of principle about leaving the private health issues of public figures alone, given that they not long ago gladly trafficked in sick rumors about Sarah Palin's supposed faked pregnancy. — Anonymous

It's a journey, it's a fight everyday. There was a real effort to stay in the program ... So far this has been a very successful rehab. — Peter Hobson

The author observes the shift now that children are not a source of labor for the family, that they have gone from employees of the parents to the bosses of the parents. — Jennifer Senior

The essence of a free life is being able to choose the style of living you prefer free from exclusion and without the compulsion of conformity or law. — Eleanor Holmes Norton

Most of us don't win instantly.
Instant wins usually don't last.
Real wins come slow.
Real wins don't come easy,
But they do come.
And when we win,
It is extraordinary! — Deborah D. Johnson

I like to work out every day. I run, walk, do machines. I'm not neurotic about food. My rule is, don't let yourself get over a certain weight. If you gain 5lb, stop before it gets worse. — Andie MacDowell

Anything?" She laughed. "Like what kind of anything did you want?"
"Well, when I was five, I wanted to take a bath in spaghetti."
-Clary & Jace, pg.310- — Cassandra Clare

To live in peace and righteousness is to be restored to God's dominion — Sunday Adelaja