Historique Yahoo Quotes & Sayings

A large part of acting is just pretending. You get to work with these other great make-believers, all making believe as hard as they can. — Jeff Bridges

I distinguish, between nationalism and patriotism. — Michael Ignatieff

What do you envy?"
Liam gestured around the Airstream. "All this. You travel around the country , no roots, no ties, having all sorts of adventures and meeting new people. It must be nice not to constantly have folks tugging at you, expecting you to solve all their problems for them, knowing everything about you down to whether you wear boxers or briefs."
Baba raised an eyebrow, and he flushed a little.
"Briefs. But that's not my point. — Deborah Blake

Speaking of metaphor, the dative construction works with a number of verbs of communication, as in Ask me no questions, I'll tell you no lies and Sing me no song, read me no rhyme. It's as if we think of ideas as things, knowing as having, communicating as sending, and language as the package. This is sometimes called the conduit metaphor, and it can be seen in dozens of expressions for thinking, saying, and teaching. We gather our ideas to put them into words, and if our verbiage is not empty or hollow, we might get these ideas across to a listener, who can unpack our words to extract their content. — Steven Pinker

The great constitutional corrective in the hands of the people against usurpation of power, or corruption by their agents is the right of suffrage; and this when used with calmness and deliberation will prove strong enough. — Andrew Jackson

There are places which exist in this world beyond the reach of imagination. — Daniel J. Rice

Yes, Isaac Taylor, who has just published 'The World of Mind,' is the Isaac Taylor, author of the 'Natural History of Enthusiasm.' I dare say by this time there is a want of fatty particles in his brain. — George Eliot

When you do a slasher film, you find yourself repeating the same kind of scene, then it becomes not very challenging and not very interesting. — Alexandre Aja

It was time to face those fears head-on and quit flirting with thoughts of failure. — Debbie Macomber

To this day it is as if I can still hear the back of her head hit the carpet. — Fyodor Dostoyevsky

I'm getting the jobs that are a gift, and also the jobs that I do because I just love them. That's ideal, for anybody. I get to enjoy the day that I go to work. I actually enjoy every minute of the day. — Kristin Bauer Van Straten

The soul journey inward is when we are invited to cast aside beliefs and behaviors that no longer serve us and release all tendencies toward victimhood, stagnation, passivity, and self-destruction that keep us disempowered or cause frustration and suffering to ourselves and others. This is no easy task, and one in which we can use all the divine support possible to help us on our way. It is a time to pray. — Sonia Choquette

Take me on a trip upon your magic swirling ship. — Bob Dylan