Mignonette Anziane Italiane Quotes & Sayings

The good-to-great leaders never wanted to become larger-than-life heroes. They never aspired to be put on a pedestal or become unreachable icons. They were seemingly ordinary people quietly producing extraordinary results. — James C. Collins

At difficult times of my life, books have been an incredible comfort. When I was 12, I changed schools and my parents split up. It was then that I became addicted to reading. A great writer can attach themselves to your mind and heart, and you feel you understand the world better. As long as you have the capacity to read, you needn't be alone any more. I remember thinking as a child, "If I could give one person the comfort I keep getting from books, then I want to write." — Elliot Perlman

It takes a woman twenty years to make a man of her son, and another woman twenty minutes to make a fool of him. — Helen Rowland

He always wants to expand every one's rights: illegal aliens, terrorists, Russian spies, except American citizens. — Rush Limbaugh

She recognized Steven's voice when he said, "Throw that guy out on his big furry - " Sarah turned off the radio. Frank smiled. "Man, it feels good to be loved. Must be that article I wrote about those guys mistaking an elk for a Sasquatch. You know, I bet they could still get their story published. The supermarket tabloids would jump on a juicy tidbit like that. — Chrissy Peebles

In this area, people watched reality shows and awful quiz shows, gorging themselves on junk food and moving further and further away from the opportunities that a good education or realistic ambitions could provide. — Jussi Adler-Olsen

And the rose like a nymph to the bath addrest,
Which unveiled the depth of her glowing breast,
Till, fold after fold, to the fainting air,
The soul of her beauty and love lay bare. — Percy Bysshe Shelley

Just washed, How chill The white leeks! — Matsuo Basho

We cannot all be masters. — William Shakespeare

Most liberals I know were for invading Afghanistan right after 9/11. — Michael Moore

A man sitting still is alone, often, with the memory of all he doesn't have. And what he does have can look very much like nothing. — Pico Iyer

Opportunities come infrequently. When it rains gold, put out the bucket, not the thimble — Warren Buffett

I've never hung around with any models. I've always hung around with my friends from school and kept myself to myself. — Georgia Salpa

The case of Afghanistan vs. the Soviet Union is the clearest case of good against evil that I've seen in my lifetime. I thought it was terrific the way they got their country back. — William T. Vollmann