Leadenhall Quotes & Sayings

President Richard E. Neff stood behind a podium that had the seal of the president of the United States displayed boldly in front. Why — D.J. MacHale

Why doesn't Arnie ever come over anymore, Mom?" Ellie asked. "Did he and Dennis have a fight?" "No, honey," my mother answered. "I don't think so. But when friends get older .. sometimes they grow apart." "That's never going to happen to me," Ellie said, with all the awesome conviction of the just-turned-fifteen. I — Stephen King

I had gone to Paris to immerse myself in painting and I came back wholly involved in words and rhythms. — Patti Smith

Every novel is like this, desperation, a frustrated attempt to save something of the past. Except that it still has not been established whether it is the novel that prevents man from forgetting himself or the impossibility of forgetfulness that makes him write novels. — Jose Saramago

And I remind myself that wherever one finds oneself, home and love is lent to each of us only for a while. We must care for it while it's ours, and cherish its memory once it's gone. — Barbara Mutch

The first English settlements in North America were established in the early seventeenth century by joint-stock companies such as the London Company, the Plymouth Company, the Dorchester Company and the Massachusetts Company. The Indian subcontinent too was conquered not by the British state, but by the mercenary army of the British East India Company. This company outperformed even the VOC. From its headquarters in Leadenhall Street, London, it ruled a mighty Indian empire for about a century, maintaining a huge military force of up to 350,000 soldiers, considerably outnumbering the armed forces of the British monarchy. Only in 1858 did the British crown nationalise India along with the company's private army. Napoleon made fun of the British, calling them a nation of shopkeepers. Yet these shopkeepers defeated Napoleon himself, and their empire was the largest the world has ever seen. — Yuval Noah Harari

In the crooks of your body, I find my religon. — Sappho

When you are in the light, don't step back into the darkness. When you are in the darkness, know that the light will come. — Kathryn E. Livingston

Forgiveness heals any brokenness in the heart. — Lailah Gifty Akita