Jeffersonian Newspaper Quotes & Sayings

I used to think that life was only about progress, getting to a destination, the final outcome. But this isn't quite right. Life is more of a process, and as much as goals are important, the in-the-moment experiences along the way are really where authentic living takes place. Running has taught me this. In fact, running has been my greatest teacher of life. — Jacqueline Simon Gunn

Quite soon, as we move from genes to the proteins that they code for, and then on to the interactions between these proteins, the problems become seriously complicated. — Denis Noble

For years I had my hair parted down the middle in a ponytail, tucked down around the sides ... Well, I went and cut the bangs, and I've been wearing them ever since. They say it's my trademark. — Bettie Page

I guess you're not gonna be happy til' it's for real. Four year old kids, doing drive-bys on Big Wheels. — Big Daddy Kane

I dub thee Toadsticker," I said. "Slayer of miscreants, opener of packages, occasional carver of baked turkeys. Let all men hear, and know mild caution." I swear the steel flickered. — Frank Tuttle

The one pair of eyes into which you can never gaze is your own. — John Ortberg

It's easier to identify with loss than love, because we have had so much more experience of it. — Roger Ebert

I'm not a fan of 'Gone With the Wind.' I didn't like the movie. I didn't like the book. — Octavia Spencer

If you decide that you're going to do only the things you know are going to work, you're going to leave a lot of opportunity on the table. — Jeff Bezos

Blake pushed open the door by the altar. His rented tuxedo was crisp, the bow tie perfectly straight. Livia stopped and let the sight of him evaporate her common sense.
When his eyes found hers, he placed a hand over his heart, as if it might stop again. "You are so lovely," he said.
Livia wrinkled her nose and blew him a kiss. — Debra Anastasia