Kindersley Mainline Quotes & Sayings

Nobody ever thinks clearly at the airport. — Nicolas Cage

Happiness is essentially perfect; so that the happy man requires in addition the goods of the body, external goods and the gifts of fortune, in order that his activity may not be impeded through lack of them. — Aristotle.

Love sees ten million fathoms down, till dazzled by the floor of pearls. The eye is Love's own magic glass, where all things that are not of earth, glide in supernatural light. There are not so many fishes in the sea, as there are sweet images in lovers' eyes. In those miraculous translucencies swim the strange eye-fish with wings, that sometimes leap out, instinct with joy; moist fish-wings wet the lover's cheek. Love's eyes are holy things; therein the mysteries of life are lodged; looking in each other's eyes, lovers see the ultimate secret of the worlds; and with thrills eternally untranslatable, feel that Love is god of all. Man or woman who has never loved, nor once looked deep down into their own lover's eyes, they know not the sweetest and the loftiest religion of this earth. Love is both Creator's and Saviour's gospel to mankind; a volume bound in rose-leaves, clasped with violets, and by the beaks of humming-birds printed with peach-juice on the leaves of lilies. — Herman Melville

If a few nations step forward and begin changing the narrative of 'us and them' to 'everyone,' we will see a new dawn. If a few nations begin actually making operational a verification system we can all depend upon and push to bring all into such a system, we will all benefit. — Jonathan Granoff

There are some people who never learn; indeed, few people learn by experience, so far as I have ever seen. — Margaret Oliphant

I don't think it is strange at all,' Arsinoe says. 'Don't you see? It has to be one of us. It has to be her. My whole life I have heard that it has to be her. That I have to die, so that she can lead. That I do not matter, because she's here. — Kendare Blake

It annoys the hell out of me when people say, This is the kitchen, and this is the bathroom. What am I, Helen Keller? I mean, it's pretty obvious when you're in a kitchen and when you're not. — A.M. Homes

The only problem with my dreams is the practical side, otherwise it is perfect. — M.F. Moonzajer

One of the greatest things parents can do for their children is to believe in them(their uniqueness) and help them realize their own God-given dreams — Bernard Kelvin Clive

All power appears only in transition. Permanent power is stuff. — Novalis

The minister goes stiffly in As if the house were his, — Emily Dickinson

Violence against women is the single greatest human rights violation of our generation, — Patrick Stewart

I live with my family. I moved to L.A. eight years ago, and it's the same room. But I'm looking now. I might get a condo. — Taylor Lautner

Love wasn't put in your heart to stay. Love isn't love until you give it away. — Michael W. Smith

I'd assumed that a deal was a deal when Princeton admitted me, but I was wrong. The price of getting in - to the university itself, and to the great world it promised to open up - was an endless dunning for nebulous services that weren't included in the initial quote. — Walter Kirn