Kendrew Lascelles Quotes & Sayings

What happened at Hiroshima was not only that a scientific breakthrough had occurred and that a great part of the population of a city had been burned to death, but that the problem of the relation of the triumphs of modern science to the human purposes of man had been explicitly defined. — Archibald MacLeish

Independent thought is hard and liberating, thoughtless acceptance is easy and enslaving. — Ronin

Researchers in England say tall men are more likely to have more children than short men. Here in America we call that the NBA theory. — Jay Leno

If the Earth were a single state, Istanbul would be its capital. — Napoleon Bonaparte

In cases of major discrepancy its always reality thats got it wrong ... reality is frequently inaccurate. — Douglas Adams

It was part of the reason I almost didn't go public with my diagnosis - I was embarrassed. I felt, 'Oh, I've always talked about exercising. And I got cancer.' And then I realized it's a great example of showing that cancer can hit anyone at any time. — Robin Roberts

Let us have an education, that shall practically develop our thinking faculties and manhood; and then, and only then, shall we be able to vie with our oppressors, go where we may ... — Martin Delany

The club shows are really intense and powerful, but for a shorter time, and the audiences are in close proximity than when I'm performing at The Palace Theatre. — Deborah Cox

She's so weird. I shrugged. Maybe she was weird, or maybe the rest of us were weird. — John Green

There are no excuses this time. Now it's up to women to step up and lead ourselves and our sisters through the threshold. — Gloria Feldt

No one knows what he can do until he tries. — Publilius Syrus

I'm always doing something new. I took a fencing class - that was awesome. And I do a lot of my own athletic work or stunts. — Debby Ryan

And it seems people should not build houses anymore
it seems people should stop working and sit in small rooms on second floors
under electric lights
without shades;
it seems there is a lot to forget
and a lot not to do
and in drugstores, markets, bars,
the people are tired, they do not want to move, and I stand there at night
and look through this house and the house does not want to be built — Charles Bukowski

No really," I whispered, letting the sweet, peaceful feeling steal over me. "It only matters if there's someone to care if you don't wake up. It's okay if I don't wake up because there's no one to care. — Kristen Ashley

Sometimes all we need to do to forgive our parents is to understand their own childhoods. — Karen White