Maccoby Literary Quotes & Sayings

When you give, therefore, take to yourself no credit for generosity, unless you deny yourself something in order that you may give. — Henry Taylor

It is certainly true that you can't judge a book by its cover, nor can you judge a book by its first chapter - even if that chapter is twenty years long. — Gregory Boyle

I didn't want to do an electro-class album or complex rap album. I wanted to do something that was kind of like a political statement, but also club jams. I wanted it to be dancy, but intelligent at the same time. — Le1f

Professionalism' is my only Religion and I am 'Workofanatic — Himmilicious

And this is Nymphadora-"
"Don't call me Nymphadora, Remus," said the young witch with a shudder. "It's Tonks."
"-Nymphadora Tonks, who prefers to be known by her surname only," finished Lupin.
"So would you if your fool of a mother had called you 'Nymphadora,' " muttered Tonks. — J.K. Rowling

But I shall follow the endless, winding way, - the flowing river in the cave of man; careless whither I be led, reckless where I land. — Herman Melville

Yesterday is a memory and tomorrow is a dream. Today is the day to make your mark - to make a difference. — Shawn Phillips

Wherever they went and wherever they slept, the east wind whistled in the reeds, and the geese went over high in the starlight, honking at the stars. — T.H. White

I would like people to come into my Dreamworld and then choose to stay. — Helen Dunmore

Avoid working directly under somebody you don't admire and don't want to be like. — Charlie Munger

You never know when a helping hand will change another person's entire life. — Zig Ziglar

I am very much concerned that American Negroes achieve their freedom here in the United States. But I am also concerned for their dignity, for the health of their souls, and must oppose any attempt that Negroes may make to do to others what has been done to them. — James Baldwin

I went out on a date with Simile. I don't know what I metaphor. — Tim Vine

I know Camberwell very well: I used to go to Camberwell New Baths a lot and the cinema, which used to be the Odeon. My old school is around there too, though you've got to understand that I went to a lot of schools. — Paul Simonon

Nina Simone was a gifted and prolific singer, songwriter and pianist who became a powerful presence in the civil rights movement and paid a professional price for it. Behind the scenes, she struggled in a fractious, sometimes violent relationship with her husband and manager and with mental health issues that strained other relationships, including with her only daughter. — Michel Martin