Given To Musing Quotes & Sayings

Tell me, sweet lord, what is 't that takes from thee
Thy stomach, pleasure, and thy golden sleep?
Why dost thou bend thine eyes upon the earth
And start so often when thou sit'st alone?
Why hast thou lost the fresh blood in thy cheeks
And given my treasures and my rights of thee
To thick-eyed musing and curst melancholy? — William Shakespeare

I looked at this tiny, perfect creature and it was as though a light switch had been turned on. A great rush of love flooded out of me. — Madeleine L'Engle

I usually don't mind movies that people think go overboard because that's what art is all about. Art is about pushing us and making us examine ourselves. — Ice Cube

There are thousands of good reasons why magic doesn't rule the world. They're called Witches and Wizards. — Terry Pratchett

I start thinking about what happened and then I start thinking about why I'm still here. It's pointless. They say on TV that the soldiers want to be there? I can't speak for every soldier, but I think if people went around and made a list of names of who fucking thinks we should actually be here and who wants to be here, ain't nobody that wants to be here, because there's no point. What are we getting out of fucking being here? Nothing. — David Finkel

Elizabeth stood where he'd left her, a forlorn figure in a sodden blue gown, still clasping the pistol with both hands. His heart swelled with pride at her courage, but he also wanted to shake her for scaring ten years off his life. — Debra Holland

A loving trust in the Author of the Bible is the best preparation for a wise study of the Bible. — Henry Clay Trumbull

While Napoleon believed his fortunes to be governed by destiny, his real genius lay in self-control and martial daring coupled with an indomitable will to power. — Michael Dirda

Simply because humankind have the power now to meddle or 'manage' or 'exercise stewardship' in every nook and cranny of the world does not mean that we have a right to do so. Even less, the obligation. — Edward Abbey

The strongest people in the world are the ones who think they're weak. — Jacqueline Kelly

Don't get me wrong, I am a proud Republican, and I want to support my party. I am a firm believer in the Republican principles of smaller government, low taxes and economic freedom. I have spent my time in government service fighting for these principles. — David Schweikert

Kings built tombs more splendid than the houses of the living and counted the names of their descent dearer than the names of their sons. Childless lords sat in aged halls musing on heraldry or in high cold towers asking questions of the stars. And so the kingdom of Gondor sank into ruin, the line of kings failed, the white tree withered and the rule of Gondor was given over to lesser men. — J.R.R. Tolkien

I need useful work to keep my mind occupied, but I'd like to find work where it's ... quieter. — Dean Koontz

Anybody who doesn't know that politics is crime has got a few screws loose. — James Ellroy

Because all the brilliant ones- they can sing it and they can paint it, but they can't do it. You can't expect them to love you. — Dakota Lane