Inquests Quotes & Sayings

The 'inquests' which resulted in the compilation of the Domesday Book made a vivid and unfavorable impression on the country. A similar effect was produced by the inquests of 1166 and 1170, before alluded to. Even to this day, the word 'inquisitorial' bears the burden of historical unpopularity. — Edward Jenks

He paused, I thought, like a man who is watching the effect of the terrors he excites, not from malignity but vanity, merely to magnify his own courage in encountering them. — Charles Robert Maturin

A single dream is more powerful than a thousand realities. — J.R.R. Tolkien

I'm beginning to feel as though we're in some kind of cocoon, I'm just afraid as to what we are going to emerge as. Will I fly away or will he destroy me. — Nicole T. Smith

When you work at home, fellow alums, discipline is the supreme virtue. Suicidal self-loathing lurks behind every coffee break. Activities must be expertly scheduled, from shopping to showers to panic attacks. — Sam Lipsyte

Coroners' inquests by learned societies can't make Shakespeare a dead man. — Ellen Terry

Great habits sharpen our thoughts and make us great. — Debasish Mridha

I can't spend the rest of my life being pretty in a bonnet. — Romola Garai

If it's about the lives of my soldiers at stake, I'd go through hell with a gasoline can. — Allen West

341 days seems like an eternity when you can't see people you love. — Julia Ross

The defining issue is that the government in Taiwan was considered to be the government of all of China, and the authorities in Beijing were not recognized as a government of China. So Taiwan was the residuary for all of China. — Henry A. Kissinger

I was a bit of a wild boy - always swimming and exploring the mountains. — Nobu Matsuhisa

What is exciting is taking back the excitement of being able to debut something to an audience in exactly the way you want to. — Trent Reznor