Olav Quotes & Sayings

Why, she wouldn't even harm a fly... — Robert Bloch

Saint Olav turned her eyes toward Christ on the cross - see, Kristin: God's love. — Sigrid Undset

Why?" I say, so quietly that it comes out sounding like a tiny, tired sigh.
"Nobody wants to be mediocre." Her shadow on the ceiling is monstrous, a witch in profile. — Brenna Yovanoff

Man is bound to lie about himself — Fyodor Dostoyevsky

I, too, have stars/ and blue depths. — Olav H. Hauge

ONE WORD
One word
- one stone
in a cold river.
One more stone
I'll need many stones
if I'm going to get over. — Olav H. Hauge

Did you seriously just stamp your foot? I thought girls only did that on TV. — Stephenie Meyer

Don't bring the ocean if I feel thirsty, nor heaven if I ask for a light; but bring a hint, some dew, a particle, as birds carry only drops away from water, and the wind a grain of salt. — Olav H. Hauge

My favorite thing about being a father is just seeing my kids grow and do some of the same things that I did when I was a kid, man. — LeBron James

We didn't Make this World we're just the Poor Fools who are living in it. — Michael Grant

You can't feed a cat with cream and food in the kitchen and expect him to go catch mice. — Olav Thon

You have to conquer the mountain if you are going any futher — Olav H. Hauge

Nationalism in Norway was very strong in 1905, that we must be free of Sweden. But I must say, I'm not 100 percent sure that was a wise decision. We had the war; we were occupied by Germans from 1940 to '45. And if there had been one Scandinavian country, then it would not have been so very easy probably to go ahead with the occupation. — Olav Thon

From early morning to late at night, it's such an interesting life, and I'm healthy and free, and that's not so easy with a family. — Olav Thon

It is that dream we carry that something miraculous will happen that it must happen - that time will open that the heart will open that doors will open and that the rock face will open that springs will gush forth - that the dream will open and that one morning we'll glide in to a harbour we didn't know was there. — Olav H. Hauge

It is an easy matter, Olav, to be a good Christian so long as God asks no more of you than to hear sweet singing in church, and to yield Him obedience while He caresses you with the hand of a father. But a man's faith is put to the test on the day God's will is not his. — Sigrid Undset

Maybe I'll even become a nun and swear off boys forever."
Scarlet turned to study me. "No. Your face wouldn't be good in a habit. — Gabrielle Zevin

She wasn't getting it. They never teased her. They never followed her around with their phones, trying to catch her in a compromising position. They never called her a ho-bag or a troll or said she danced like an elephant on crank. They never, not once, dribbled pee in her ballet bag or stuck shaved pubes in her ChapStick. They never told her she wouldn't ever be good enough to make the New York City Ballet, and that they'd wave to her from the stage, maybe, one day, if they remembered who she was when they were famous. — Nova Ren Suma

When we look at a painting, listen to a piece of music, read a novel, or watch a movie we are taking in the artist's composition. The composition is the totality of the work. — Mike Svob

It's been more than a decade since I put that self-published novel, 'Lip Service', up on a website. Since then, many hundreds of authors have gone from self-published to traditionally published. — M.J. Rose

I don't know how many companies I've bought in my life, and most of them I've bought from children whose father has passed away, and they say, 'Now we're free, would you like to buy it?' — Olav Thon

I come across famous people all the time. It's the respect factor I appreciate. They respect me, they respect what I've achieved and the manner I've done it. It's street credibility. They know where I'm coming from, they know my reputation. — Lennox Lewis

Even now, ten states away and half done with her, this Neal still thought she was better that he deserved. More than he'd ever expected life would give him. — Rainbow Rowell

I missed the Olympic team in 1996 - missed making the team. I tried to make a comeback in my sport, and soon after the Olympic trials, Johann Olav Koss, who is a Norwegian speed-skater, called me up and asked me to be a part of Olympic Aid. Now Olympic Aid is Right to Play. It's a wonderful, narrow focus. — Summer Sanders

2387. Isn't making a smoking section in a restaurant like making a peeing section in a swimming pool? (My sentiments exactly!) — Olav Laudy

Hang in there. It is astonishing how short a time it can take for very wonderful things to happen. — Frances Hodgson Burnett

I'm not really on a mission to tell anybody anything. I'd rather be figured out. — Diana Krall

Politicians shouldn't spend most of their time in office trying to get reelected. — Gary Johnson