Girdles With Garters Quotes & Sayings

Suppose that which is taking place here and now is not reality, but only a tale, a tale of some higher order that contains within it the tale of the machine: a reader might well wonder why you and your companions are shaped like spheres, inasmuch as that sphericality serves no purpose in the narration and would appear to be a wholly superfluous embellishment ... — Stanislaw Lem

They claimed popular support, but banned all opposition. Lloyd — Ken Follett

Just to iron out the details so I can be sure we both understand - we will be engaged and married. — K.M. Shea

To dwell in the here and now does not mean you never think about the past or responsibly plan for the future. The idea is simply not to allow yourself to get lost in regrets about the past or worries about the future. If you are firmly grounded in the present moment, the past can be an object of inquiry, the object of your mindfulness and concentration. You can attain many insights by looking into the past. But you are still grounded in the present moment. — Thich Nhat Hanh

Women are the victims of this patriarchal culture, but they are also its carriers. Let us keep in mind that every oppressive man was raised in the confines of his mother's home. — Shirin Ebadi

I think it's absolutely fascinating that in Berlin the parliament can discuss actively the role of their soldiers in Afghanistan because is it still possible, literally, for a German soldier to take up arms. — Stephen Daldry

Choice of evils debates always produce extremism - people choose what they hope is the lesser evil, then call it good and demonize the other choice. It will be a challenge for your generation to synthesize - to move beyond Us versus Them, to We. — Margaret Atwood

According to her watch it was shortly after three o'clock, and according to everything else it was night-time. — Douglas Adams

He (God) loves what I shall be. — George MacDonald

People who haven't natural gumption never learn," retorted Aunt Jamesina, "neither in college nor life. If they live to be a hundred they really don't know anything more than when they were born. — L.M. Montgomery

Every complete man has his genius. True virtue is genius. — Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel

Thanksgiving isn't the only thing that has changed. This makes it reassuring somehow to go through the same ritual with the people you're connected to. I guess the truth is, it all boils down to family. Right? — Diane Keaton

It's the way we sing that makes 'em dream. — Edward Kowalczyk