Gound Quotes & Sayings

Poor Aubrey: I hope he will get all right. He brought a strangely new personality to English art, and was a master in his way of fantastic grace, and the charm of the unreal. His muse had moods of terrible laughter. Behind his grotesques there seemed to lurk some curious philosophy ... — Oscar Wilde

The Soul's knowledge, which pertains only to you - should be acted upon today and put to good use. — Eleesha

Because enough people in both cases voluntarily extended their services to the new leaders, Nazis and communists alike realized that they could move quickly toward a full regime change. The first heedless acts of conformity could not then be reversed. In — Timothy Snyder

I try not to wear too much makeup, as I think there comes a point where too much makes you look older. — Jasmine Guinness

It is a grave error for any leader to be oversensitive in the face of criticism — Nelson Mandela

Rain, rain falling down
Down, down on the gound
All the birds go in the trees
They don't like the rain, you see. — Lynda Mullaly Hunt

Looking forward, it might prove constructive to examine the true historical record of an issue prior to assuming the worst of anyone's motive and deconstructing and questioning anyone's Democratic bona fides. After all, we liberals got feelings. — Gary Ackerman

It's going to become clear that the impact of our policies rather than our way of life is what's attracting animosity and warfare on us. And I think there is going to be a surge from the bottom up that will begin to straighten things out. Because Americans, in the long run, are not going to want their daughters and their sons to die overseas so the al Saud family can continue raping Saudi Arabia's revenue. — Michael Scheuer

For members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the term 'testimony' is a warm and familiar word in our religious expressions. It is tender and sweet. It has always a certain sacredness about it. When we talk about testimony, we refer to feelings of our heart and mind rather than an accumulation of logical, sterile facts. — Dieter F. Uchtdorf

Poetry is prose in slow motion. — Nicholson Baker

I have my ignorance to thank for the few things I know. — Sacha Guitry

Be kind and merciful. Let no one ever come to you without coming away better and happier. Be the living expression of God's kindness. — Mother Teresa

People gave you a hard time about being a kid at twelve. They didn't want to give you Halloween candy anymore. They said things like, "If this was the Middle Ages, you'd be married and you'd own a farm with a million chickens on it." They were trying to kick you out of childhood. Once you were gone, there was no going back, so you had to hold on as long as you could. Marika was beckoning from the other side. — Heather O'Neill