Longmans Learners Dictionary Quotes & Sayings

Truth is something that happens to an idea. — William James

Homes should mean something to us humans. They are a basic instinct. A home, with a life that centers only on food and sleep, is not really a home, it's a house. Beauty and graciousness, joy of living, being used in every part, these are the things that make a house a home. (chapter header quote from Popular Home Decorations, 1940) — Ellen Baker

I walk around the house in my pajamas all day if I want to. — Sondra Radvanovsky

The Yankee dollar and Confederate dumbness combined to heal the wounds of four years of fratricidal strife ... — Robert Penn Warren

I live in L.A. and love L.A., and you couldn't drag me out of there kicking and screaming. — Kevin Connolly

In order to be creative, you have to know how to prepare to be creative. — Twyla Tharp

Almost don't matter. You got to deal with the situation at hand. — Gayle Forman

We believe that from both a German and a Polish perspective, it is desirable for Great Britain to remain in the European Union. — Angela Merkel

I haven't let the gold medal out of my sight; it sleeps next to me in bed. — Magdalena Neuner

Why do my legs hurt from driving?" I said out loud. "I don't know. Mine are sore too." "That's from running around my mind all day." "Good one."

-Camden & Lacey — B.B. Hamel

Whatever worldly thing we may covet - zealously striving to obtain and then retain - never seems to bring an end to our desires. Covetousness, envy, jealousy, and greed always escalate into a vicious spiral, as we seek greater and greater gratification but find less and less contentment ... Striving to acquire the things of the world not only does not bring lasting happiness and peace, but it drives us to seek more. When "all we've ever wanted" is grounded in the temporal trappings of this world, it is never enough! — Brent Top