Magnificia Quotes & Sayings

Mum said no one has ever called me by my first name so I've always assumed that even as a baby they could tell I wasn't an Arabella, a name with loops and flourishes in black-inked calligraphy; a name that contains within it girls called Bella or Bells or Belle - so many beautiful possibilities. No, from the start I was clearly a Beatrice, sensible and unembellished in Times New Roman, with no one hiding inside. — Rosamund Lupton

A handful of works in history have had a direct impact on social policy: one or two works of Dickens, some of Zola, 'Uncle Tom's Cabin' and, in modern drama, Larry Kramer's 'The Normal Heart.' — Tony Kushner

You are not a passive observer in the cosmos. The entire universe is expressing itself through you at this very moment. — Jean Houston

See The Meaning Not The Problem — Sascha Bosio

More people have a fear of speaking than a fear of death. So at a funeral, most people would want to be the person in the coffin rather than the person delivering the eulogy! — Geoffrey Rush

Through most of the ride, none of us really said anything.It was hard to hear over the sound of the vehicle, and there wasn't much to say.
Are you scared that the Omte will literally crush you?
Oh, me too! — Amanda Hocking

There is time to play ... and then there are times to work hard and get my fans an album. — Justin Bieber

Real generosity towards the future lies in giving all to the present. — Albert Camus

I want to be something special. I want to be known as a great female basketballer. — Lauren Jackson

Reading fiction as you commute to a job you don't like will make you feel somewhat more fulfilled; being in the right job will make you feel incredible. — Laura Vanderkam

Of course, the wedding preparations are very stressful," my mother says.
My father grunts. "You're not the one writing the checks. — Lauren Oliver

I do not seek to derive my happiness from the injury or the favor of others, but earn it by my own achievement. Just — Ayn Rand