Lankford Oklahoma Quotes & Sayings

Only to be sent tealess to bed seemed infinite mercy to him. Officially tealess, that is; for, as was usual after such escapades, a sympathetic housemaid, coming delicately by backstairs, stayed him with chunks of cold pudding and condolence, till his small skin was tight as any drum. — Kenneth Grahame

I didn't ask him "why did you bite?" since "why" was a word that shouldn't be used with foster kids. "Why" brought up a bucket-load of garbage from the past that most of them didn't want to share and the rest of us didn't want to hear. Simple commands were best. "Don't bite," I stressed again, my voice kinder this time. — Kate Kae Myers

Far as I'm concerned, friendship between black and white don't mean that much 'cause it usually ain't on a equal basis ... Maybe one day whites and blacks can be real friends, but right now the country ain't built that way. — Mildred D. Taylor

I fell a bit in love with Celtic, because the atmosphere was amazing and the crowd was magnificent, the way they behaved with the Porto fans. — Jose Mourinho

I think girls and boys should be able to be any way they want to be without getting picked on. — Leslie Feinberg

The Health Care Compact simply gives a state like Oklahoma the option to create a customized system that better meets the needs of Oklahoma families. — James Lankford

They collected balls — J.K. Rowling

When I was growing up, all the art that touched me was lens-generated, like Gerhard Richter, or Polke, Rauschenberg, Warhol. — Wolfgang Tillmans

Jesus announced a great reversal of values in His Sermon on the Mount, elevating not the rich or attractive, but rather the poor, the persecuted, and those who mourn. — Philip Yancey

When you play, never mind who listens to you. — Robert Schumann

I was going to tape some records onto a cassette, but I got the wires backwards. I erased the all of the records. When I returned them to my friend, he said, "Hey, these records are all blank." — Steven Wright

Love can be simply the absence of tension. — Will Advise

Curiosity was a mild irritant, but nothing in the face of fear like this. By doing nothing, I determined that nothing would change, and it didn't. People moan about being in limbo, but actually, I found limbo the safest place to be. — Anna Maxted

I believe that conservative solutions can help families of every race, every economic background, and every town in Oklahoma. — James Lankford

The native must realize that colonialism never gives anything away for nothing. — Frantz Fanon

I understand the significance of being one of 18 senators in Oklahoma history. — James Lankford

When we understand string theory, we will know how the universe began. It won't have much effect on how we live, but it is important to understand where we come from and what we can expect to find as we explore. — Stephen Hawking