Makaula Quotes & Sayings

You must be respectful and assenting, but without being servile and abject. You must be frank, but without indiscretion, and close, without being costive. You must keep up dignity of character, without the least pride of birth, or rank. You must be gay, within all the bounds of decency and respect; and grave, without the affectation of wisdom, which does not become the age of twenty. You must be essentially secret, without being dark and mysterious. You must be firm, and even bold, but with great seeming modesty. — Lord Chesterfield

There's an elderly woman fussing with the top of the cream pitcher, trying to get it open. Her purse sits on the counter, but as I approach, she picks up the handbag and anchors it to her side, crossing her arm over the strap.
"Oh, that pitcher can be tricky," I say. "Can I help?"
She thanks me and smiles when I hand her back the cream.
I'm sure she doesn't even realize she moved her purse when I got closer.
But I did. — Jodi Picoult

The Enlightenment has always aimed at liberating men from fear and establishing their sovereignty. Yet the fully enlightened earth radiates disaster triumphant. — Theodor Adorno

People always tell me I'm nothing like my character. Well, hopefully not! He's a character who's very defined. He was purposefully written by Jo Rowling as very one-dimensional in the first few books, because you're supposed to hate him. — Tom Felton

Japan's experience suggests the importance of assessing the sustainability of price stability over a fairly long period, which many central banks have emphasized in recent years. — Toshihiko Fukui

You have to be more prepared than anyone else in the room, even if you aren't planning on speaking up. (Read two articles on a subject every morning and you'll shine - trust me. It's how I make my living.) — Greg Gutfeld

Our rate moves will have an impact on the economy in 2013. Whether we raise or lower rates depends on how the economic situation develops. — Marek Belka

The older you get, the farther from the camera you need to be. — Heather Locklear

I was always the kid who could draw. I had this talent, and it was the one thing that gave me some kind of dignity in the midst of my personal environment. — Thomas Kincade

No veteran should have to wait for claims. If there's anybody impatient here, I am that individual. — Eric Shinseki

I told myself, Malala, you have already faced death. This is your second life. Don't be afraid - if you are afraid, you can't move forward. — Malala Yousafzai

Sorrow is tranquility remembered in emotion. — Dorothy Parker

An overwhelming majority of symbols in dreams are sexual symbols. — Sigmund Freud

I just need some space, — Preeti Shenoy

You cannot fool an audience. — Marian Anderson