Konigsbergs Quotes & Sayings

Do they see the lethal insanity of a race to the brink of oblivion, and then over the edge? Apparently not. If they did, surely they wouldn't be racing to begin with. Or is it a simple failure of imagination? One doesn't like to think such a rudimentary failing could bring about the end, yet ... — Stephen King

In her excitement at the idea of just walking out the door she had walked out the door without stopping to practice and without even her sheet music, and now she had nothing to play from and nothing prepared.
Some people might have been daunted by this setback. The Konigsbergs faced musical catastrophe on a daily basis, & their motto was: Never say die. — Helen DeWitt

How long did it take to become a gracious person? One who could accept help and give thanks without being resentful of it? — Tracy Guzeman

Do I not damage my enemies after i make them my close friends? — Abraham Lincoln

Reality lies far beyond space and time, and I need to know why. — Richard Bach

Slave to no sect, who takes no private road, But looks through Nature up to Nature's God. — Alexander Pope

In a brave new world, a post-September 11 world, anyone is going to make certain mistakes. The mistakes that have been made on homeland security, on protecting our Nation from another terrorist attack, are mistakes of omission. We are simply not doing enough. — Chuck Schumer

I feel there's something about becoming a character that helps people understand themselves. — Amy Carlson

No, for God's sake, I'm not bloody suicidal. And I'm not proposing, either. Forget I said anything. — Michael Grant

Almost everything I learned about being an actor came from those early years at the Actor's Studio. — Paul Newman

My first rule of consumerism is never to buy anything you can't make your children carry. — Bill Bryson

Hors d'oeuvres have always a pathetic interest for me; they remind me of one's childhood that one goes through wondering what the next course is going to be like - and during the rest of the menu one wishes one had eaten more of the hors d'oeuvres. — Hector Hugh Munro

You drive me out of my mind. You make me so fucking crazy I can't think straight. Did you even notice? Every male out there, along with several of the women, were undressing you with their eyes - and they didn't have far to go. You can't go out in public like this. I mean, Niniane. What. The. Hell. — Thea Harrison

My mother used to take me to flea markets in my stroller, and I would just rummage through the piles. You've got to dig through the overstuffed racks that everyone else just walks by. It's the only way to find the cool stuff. — Lily Collins