Knockings Quotes & Sayings

Remember, the center of a woman is her uterus. Her crazy, crazy uterus. — Therese Oneill

The ultimate moment where I most felt like a rebel was in St. Petersburg, Russia [in 2012 during the MDNA Tour] when I was told they were going to arrest anyone who was openly or obviously gay and they came to my shows and I spoke out against the government. — Madonna Ciccone

I find it valuable to watch what I do. I like to know when I'm making a choice if it actually works or not. — Jeffrey Pierce

I swear that each of us keeps, battened down inside himself, a sort of lunatic giant - impossible socially, but full-scale - and that it's the knockings and baterrings we sometimes hear in each other that keeps our intercourse from utter banaility. — Elizabeth Bowen

Concord is just as idiotic as ever in relation to the spirits and their knockings. Most people here believe in a spiritual world ... in spirits which the very bullfrogs in our meadows would blackball. Their evil genius is seeing how low it can degrade them. The hooting of owls, the croaking of frogs, is celestial wisdom in comparison. — Henry David Thoreau

The first step to becoming is to will it — Mother Teresa

Every girl is beautiful if they have the ability to believe in themselves. — Paris Hilton

Cynically but accurately put, Americans oppose public intervention or regulation if it helps others, but favor it if it helps them - take social security, disaster relief, public works projects, for example. — Jon Meacham

Each of us keeps, battened down inside himself, a sort of lunatic giant; impossible socially, but full scale; and it's the knockings and battering we sometimes hear in each other that keep our banter from utter banality. — Elizabeth Bowen

You didn't like it? Well, my next one will be even better! — Ed Wood

The kid at 9 or 10 who knows who Billie Holiday is ... that's the coolest thing ever. — Robbie Robertson

I have done film, television and theatre - all at a pretty substantial level - I don't think it's possible for American actors to do that. — Helen Mirren