Karolien Vermeulen Quotes & Sayings

Figuratively, they escaped from Cout Olaf and their miserable existence. They did not literally escape, because they were still in his house and vulnerable to Olaf's evil in loco parentis ways. — Lemony Snicket

If you lived through the shooting of Jaws, you can live through anything. — Sam Mendes

Many a man works himself to death by burying himself in his work. — Evan Esar

Only one spirit, either good or bad, can operate at a time. — Lailah Gifty Akita

And also with sufficient good judgment to appreciate that while he might enjoy the contemplation of his superiority to the masses, there was little likelihood of the masses being equally entranced by the same cause. — Edgar Rice Burroughs

If the girl had been one of her sisters, she'd just knock her into the wall until she let go and then lecture her for the next hour about being a cry-baby girl. — Bethany K. Lovell

When I got out of prison, I was basically no longer human,' Miriam says. — Anna Funder

I hope we can all agree that, instead of continuing to subsidize yesterday's energy sources. We need to invest in tomorrow's. — Barack Obama

Monastic vows rest on the false assumption that there is a special calling, a vocation, to which superior Christians are invited to observe the counsels of perfection while ordinary Christians fulfill only the commands; but there simply is no special religious vocation since the call of God comes to each at the common tasks. — Martin Luther

I grew up pretty much entertaining myself. So I know what its like to be in a room by myself and having fun with something. — Cheri Oteri

There is that potential of the expats coming back to the Philippines. But sadly they are no opportunities, no incentive for them to come back home. Successive governments have, in fact, been training them to export them rather than working on the economy to welcome them home. — Miguel Syjuco

What is assertive in a man can appear abrasive in a woman, and female leaders risk appearing too feminine or not feminine enough. — Barbara Kellerman

It is not hard to feel like an outsider. I think we have all felt like that at one time or another. — Alan Cumming

I still buy CDs and DVDs, but generally for more obscure material. — Julian Ovenden