Mistralienne Quotes & Sayings

Some people have told me that I'm grumpy; it's not something that I'm aware of. It's not like I walk around poking children in the eye ... not very small ones, anyway. — Dylan Moran

All schools should teach children basic cooking skills. Every school should be able to buy sustainable, good quality food wherever possible from local sources. Every school should include food-growing in the curriculum. For some, that will mean twinning with willing farms. For others, it will mean literally building their own small farms. — Zac Goldsmith

Father, it's Wistala. Wistala."
Father grimaced. "You're a star, Wistala - I saw you twinkling beneath dear Irelia last night. You, Auron, and Jizara all in a row. I'll be up there soon. Wait. — E.E. Knight

I never thought of political endeavors primarily in terms of power and prestige, and I never thought of economic endeavors primarily in terms of wealth and position. — William J. Clinton

It's
my God
like you stretched a tarp across a stadium to turn it into a giant tom-tom and crashed a 747 into it. — Neal Stephenson

Here Ibn Hawqal, about 970, found some 300 mosques, and 300 schoolteachers who were highly regarded by the inhabitants "in spite of the fact," says the geographer, "that schoolteachers are notorious for their mental deficiency and light brains. — Will Durant

You can't learn to swim on a piano bench. — Milton H. Erickson

Only those who'd changed could see
things from a different point of view. — Toba Beta

I'm not in favour of dividing Hindus and Sikhs. I'm not in favour of dividing Hindus and Christians. All the citizens, all the voters, are my countrymen. — Narendra Modi

I want to try making things right because picking up the pieces is way better than leaving them the way they are. — Simone Elkeles

That was awesome! Now we know how to get our noses whacked. — Erin Hunter