Lena Duchannnes Quotes & Sayings

A debate is not what a debate used to be; the House is not what the House used to be; even a Cabinet is not what it formerly was. He perceives with astonishment that supposing the present government to be overthrown, the limited choice of the Crown, in the formation of a new ministry, would lie between Lord Coodle and Sir Thomas Doodle - supposing it to be impossible for the Duke of Foodle to act with Goodle, which may be assumed to be the case in consequence of the breach arising out of that affair with Hoodle. Then, — Charles Dickens

I've been invited to speak at about 20 colleges. There's always this moment when I'm having dinner with the college president: 'Ernie, where'd you go to school?' — Ernest Cline

She refers to her past as the time before she was blown away. — Sam Shepard

Jungle post arrives. Two biscuits for me. A poem and a pressed flower from Comrade Narmada. A lovely letter from Maase. (Who is she? Will I ever know?) Comrade — Arundhati Roy

The only bipartisan place in D.C. is Brooks Brothers. — Tony Hale

It's not really your land," Merripen had told him, "until you've put some of your own blood and sweat into it." "Is that all?" Leo asked sarcastically. "Only blood and sweat? I'm certain I can find one or two other bodily fluids to donate if it's that important."
- Merripen & Leo — Lisa Kleypas

Real love, even in moments, is worth more than any of us can say. — Andrea Cremer

Why does doing the right thing feel so bad? — James Patterson

Every day, people settle for less than they desearve. They are only parially living or at best living a partial life. Every human being has the potential for greatness. — Bo Bennett

Stories are "how we organize the chaos of experience into the order we require just a carry-on." Joan Gideon — Rick Perlstein

Write this: Since my boy is the coach, I'm going to try out for the Dolphins next year. Tight end. — Shaquille O'Neal

Doing TV is great, but TV is for starring on, not for watching. — Natasha Leggero

Another bad cure is the sentence awkwardly stretched out by a "that" or "which" clause. For example, "Leaping from the couch he seized the revolver from the bookshelf that stood behind the armchair," or, "She turned, shrieking, throwing up her arms in terror at the sight of the gorilla that had arrive that morning from Africa, which had formerly been its home." What happens in such sentences, obviously, is that they tend to trail off, lose energy. — John Gardner

Quite like religious fundamentalism, educational fundamentalism is based upon bookish creeds created by the self-proclaimed authority figures of the system. And this very fundamentalism is the cause of all the growing conflicts between the student-body of the education society and the teachers running that society. These conflicts further become tools of exploitation in the hands of a handful of war-mongering, authoritarian, blood-sucking politicians. — Abhijit Naskar

You can overcome all obstacles and life
with faith in GOD, Trust in GOD, and
Believe in GOD — Irene McCullum-Hines

Who can judge the judge? — Kami Garcia