Kulturenvanteri Quotes & Sayings

Civilization means conforming to a standard of behavior that may not seem natural to us. — Andy Rooney

President Bush got a little upset with a reporter for calling him 'sir' instead of 'Mr. President.' Man, how upset is he going to be after the election when they start calling him George again? — Jay Leno

This philosophy of hate, of religious and racial intolerance, with its passionate urge toward war, is loose in the world. It is the enemy of democracy; it is the enemy of all the fruitful and spiritual sides of life. It is our responsibility, as individuals and organizations, to resist this. — Mary Heaton Vorse

I definitely need to date someone who is calm. — Freida Pinto

Naked you are blue like the night in Cuba,
you have vines and stars in your hair, — Pablo Neruda

He may not have loved me perfectly, but he loved me as well as he could. — Sherman Alexie

I've heard this attributed to Calvin Coolidge. "Behold the turtle. He never gets anywhere unless he sticks his neck out. — Mike Coyle

His voice shifted into a sexual purr. "I love you. And I've waited a lifetime to be your lover. But you were too young, Lady."

She raised her head, her body stiff with dignity. "I wasn't too young here, in the abyss."

Slowly, he continued moving around the altar. "Your body had been violated. Your mind had shattered. But even if that hadn't been the case, you were still too young - even here in the abyss. — Anne Bishop

Rembrandt is so deeply mysterious that he says things for which there are no words in any language. — Vincent Van Gogh

The government competes in the private sector the way an alligator competes with a duck. — Mike Pence

I want to be involved in soccer some way. — Brian McBride

A quotation in a speech, article or book is like a rifle in the hands of an infantryman. It speaks with authority. — Brendan Behan

In England, there's no acknowledgement the invention of slavery came from Britain. — Chiwetel Ejiofor

The night crackled ... Everything had turned to static electricity in the heat. I combed my hair to watch the sparks fly from the ends. — Janet Fitch