Ishmaelites History Quotes & Sayings

It was to have been a quiet evening at home. Home is the Busted Flush, 52-foot barge-type houseboat, Slip F-18, Bahia Mar, Lauderdale. — John D. MacDonald

Is Understatement 101 a course in medical school?"
"Of course. It's the prereq for Lying Through One's Teeth. — Jodi Picoult

I had met death before, in different forms
I knew quite well the pattern of my grieving. First came shock, and then tears, and then a bitter anger, followed by a softer grief that time would wear away. — Susanna Kearsley

It's always seemed odd to me that after a group of terrorists commits a vile and odious deed they rush messages to the public to claim credit for it. — Russell Baker

I don't think women can have it all. I just don't think so ... My husband and I have been married for 34 years, and we have two daughters. And every day you have to make a decision about whether you are going to be a wife or a mother. In fact, many times during the day you have to make those decisions ... We co-opted our families to help us. We plan our lives meticulously so we can be decent parents. But if you ask our daughters, I'm not sure they will say that I've been a good mom. — Indra Nooyi

I grew up as a sports fan, and I know that a hall of fame is very different than an award for being the best of the year. It's a nod to the longevity of our accomplishment. — Chuck D

My friends ask me why I still live with my family, but I feel comfortable there. We've all been through so much together. — Shaun White

Temperament, like liberty, is important despite how many crimes are committed in its name. — Louis Kronenberger

People don't usually compliment your character. — Taylor Swift

Masters and parents used to remind us irritatingly that they too had once been young, and so could speak with authority. It's just a phase, they would insist. You'll grow out of it; life will teach you reality and realism. But back then we declined to acknowledge that they had ever been anything like us, and we knew that we grasped life
and truth, and morality, and art
far more clearly than our compromised elders. — Julian Barnes

the nurse who'd prostituted her profession to act as jailer, — M.R. Hall