Lumpa Quotes & Sayings

[..] the great modern commandment - the eleventh commandment which has wiped out all the others: 'Thou shalt not lose thy job. — George Orwell

In a whisper he began begging for - and, as the sun set, received - the concession people always beg for: a little more time. — Zadie Smith

Just as a whole world of beauty can be discovered in one flower, so the great grace of God can be tasted in one small moment Just as no great travels are necessary to see the beauty of creation, so no great ecstasies are needed to discover the love of God. — Henri J.M. Nouwen

... the unimaginable age of the mountains and the fine mesh of living things that lay across them would remind him that he was part of this order and insignificant within it, and he would be set free. — Ian McEwan

Grace is the offer of God's ceaseless presence and irrational love that cannot be stopped. — John Ortberg

Of course, I'm referring to the original. With Gene Wilder. Not the lame re-make with Depp. I like Depp. Don't get me wrong. However, that rendition was totally spoiled by the single Umpa-Lumpa multiplied by however many in computer graphics. Awful. — Phillip Tomasso III

Funny you mention my dinner parties when I have just suggested that inviting close friends over to share a meal with candlelight and wine at your table could be a form of religious experience for some people. To me it's a form of sacrament. — Sally Quinn

Once I decided to write, to be published, I knew it would happen. — Augusten Burroughs