Mouthfuls Pet Quotes & Sayings

I wish my father or my mother, or indeed both of them, as they were in duty both equally bound to it, had minded what they were about when they begot me; — Laurence Sterne

The painstakingly extracted purple dye was a luxury item of such prestige that the color purple became a way of showing wealth and power. — Mark Kurlansky

Istanbul these days has as much dynamism as New York. — Genco Gulan

I still enjoy acting. I love the moment in front of the camera, but it's all the other moments that I don't enjoy. The 'business' aspect of it, the gossip. — Jennie Garth

When I have a problem of deciding right from wrong, I always give it three tests.
First, I give it the common-sense test, and ask if it is reasonable. Then, I give it the prayer test. I ask God if it is good and edifying. Then, I give it the Scripture test. I see if the Bible has anything to say for or against it. — Billy Graham

Everything known and referred to as "impossible" is often what has not been attempted before. It will always have a change of name once it's attempted! — Israelmore Ayivor

I have learned one lesson in all this and I will share it knowing it will do no one any good. The lesson is this: "There are none more complicit in one's undoing than one's own heart". — James Pratt

Sometimes willpower alone cannot make things happen. — Nick Bantock

Happiness! It is useless to seek it elsewhere than in this warmth of human relations. Our sordid interests imprison us within their walls. Only a comrade can grasp us by the hand and haul us free. — Antoine De Saint-Exupery