Lovebooks Quotes & Sayings

For the Christian man to reason that God does not want him involved in politics because there are too many evil men in government is as insensitive as for a Christian doctor to turn his back on an epidemic because there are too many germs there. — Mark Hatfield

People got such a charge from seeing their names in print. Proof of existence. I could picture a squabble of ghosts ripping through piles of newspapers. Pointing at a name on the page. See, there I am. I told you I lived. I told you I was. — Gillian Flynn

When you produce an album, you're dealing with it theatrically. It has to have a structure, and the inner response to that is that the ear loves it. — Quincy Jones

I tend to prefer the band thing. I think playing solo is good for about 45 minutes. I remember when I was on my solo tour that I got a chance to play with Martin Stephenson of the Daintees. He's now refashioned himself as almost a delta blues guitar player and he's got all the technique, all the persona and the charisma on stage. I think I do too, but I'm more of a first position strummer guy with a little bit of filigree work. I could listen to him for hours; I could listen to myself playing solo for about half an hour! — Bill Mallonee

Why do you hate me so much?
To be honest, I don't know why,
but I really hate to feel this way. — Toba Beta

I feel like I'm a better person when I'm quieter. — Bill Murray

Inspire greatness in others and it will be easier to inspire greatness in yourself. — Matshona Dhliwayo

The scolding voice is her own, so abrasive and quick, yet so powerless to move her. — Carol Shields

Who is open without levity; generous without waste; secret without craft; humble without meanness; bold without insolence; cautious without anxiety; regular, yet not formal; mild, yet not timid; firm, yet not tyrannical
is made to pass the ordeal of honor, friendship, virtue. — Johann Kaspar Lavater

By the age of twenty the distinctly Branwellian qualities would be developed from which he would never again shake himself free. — Winifred Gerin

She'd said jump, he'd said how high, and he'd never once thought of saying no to her. Trust seemed such a simple word for the strength of the bond they had shared. — Kate Lattey

The more morally truthful your life's vision becomes, the more secure your life will become. — John Marino