Levellers Press Quotes & Sayings

The face, not the woman is the attraction. — Juvenal

He felt all of the tension rush out of him. Without it, he could hardly stand up. — Rainbow Rowell

I was looking for something to make me happy, and once I realised what I actually had, then I found success. — Rebecca Ferguson

People are fascinating, aren't they, the closer you get to knowing what makes them tick? — Kate Morton

Not even the King himself has the right to subordinate the interests of his country to his own feelings of love or hatred towards strangers; he is, however, responsible towards God and not to me if he does so, and therefore on this point I am silent. — Otto Von Bismarck

Mortmain is an old French word that should be tattooed on the inside of any historical novelist's skull. This wonderful and terrible word means "dead hand." Its definition is: "The influence of the past regarded as controlling the present." (It is also used as a legal term with the same basic meaning. — James Alexander Thom

When Spring is old, and dewy windsBlow from the south, with odors sweet,I see my love, in shadowy groves,Speed down dark aisles on shining feet. — Maurice Thompson

If you held a pistol at my head, I couldn't tell you who they're going to vote for Best Actor. — Michael Caine

191 Conquer yourself each day from the very first moment, getting up on the dot, at a set time, without granting a single minute to laziness. If, with the help of God, you conquer yourself in that moment, you'll have accomplished a great deal for the rest of the day. It's so discouraging to find yourself beaten in the first skirmish! — Josemaria Escriva

After you run, there's a sense of accomplishment; you feel like your life is meaningful. It's a moment of clarity. — Sakyong Mipham