Miriam Ma Ferguson Quotes & Sayings

Looking impressed. She turned and beckoned to a young man of seventeen or eighteen, who had been lurking in the background. He bore such a marked resemblance to his small, wiry, dark-haired father that his identity could scarcely be in doubt. "Manfred," his mother announced proudly. "Mein laddie." Jamie inclined his head in grave acknowledgment. "Mr. McGillivray." "Ah ... your s-servant, sir?" The boy sounded rather dubious about it, but put out his hand to be shaken. "A pleasure to make your acquaintance, sir," Jamie assured him, shaking it. The courtesies duly observed, he looked briefly round at the quiet surroundings, raising one eyebrow. "I had heard that you were suffering some inconvenience wi' regard to a thief-taker. Do I — Diana Gabaldon

A word of encouragement from a teacher to a child can change a life. A word of encouragement from a spouse can save a marriage. A word of encouragement from a leader can inspire a person to reach her potential. — John C. Maxwell

Wealth and rank are what people desire, but unless they are obtained in the right way they may not be possessed. — Confucius

"Open Arms" has a lot of unison singing in it. And it works: Grown men will come to our gigs and cry during that one. — Guy Garvey

Alas, poor country, almost afraid to know itself! It cannot be called our mother, but our grave. — William Shakespeare

Great men are allowed to spill the blood of others. — Naoyuki Ochiai

I have an obsession with mortality. I saw a friend die when I was 18, and I can't get over it. — Talulah Riley

A focused Board concentrates on strategy oversight and governance practices, to avoid getting lost in the forest. — Pearl Zhu

Where is Richard, do you know?"
"Chopping onions on the back step. Oh, you mean Master Richard? Upstairs. Eating. Where's anybody? — Hilary Mantel

The pathetic almost always consists in the detail of little events. — Edward Gibbon