Olios Quotes & Sayings

Although I may not be my brother's keeper, I am my brother's brother, and 'because I have been given much, I too must give.' — Jeffrey R. Holland

We rely only on God in the wilderness. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Her father dropped her off in front of the place where she was to live and left the engine running. Lila Mae removed the two suitcases from the back of the pickup truck. The suitcases were new, with a formidable casing of green plastic. Scratchproof, supposedly. Her father had only been able to afford them because they were, manufacturer's oats aside, scratched - gouged actually, as if an animal had taken them in its fangs to teach them about hubris. — Colson Whitehead

Now that our troops are mired in a dangerous effort to defeat the insurgency and are also trying to help rebuild the country, Americans of all political persuasions simply want the United States to succeed and our troops to be as safe as possible. — Harry Reid

I think rage is so ugly. — Jennifer Aniston

The Prime Minister, shortly after she came into office, received a sobriquet as the 'Iron Lady'. It arose in the context of remarks which she made about defence against the Soviet Union and its allies; but there was no reason to suppose that the Right Honourable Lady did not welcome and, indeed, take pride in that description. In the next week or two this House, the nation and the Right Honourable Lady herself, will learn of what metal she is made. — Enoch Powell

I am utterly against those confused Olios, into which men put almost all kinds of meats and Roots. — John Evelyn

I think the only directing I'd be any good at is theatre directing. It's the only thing I can see myself doing. — Martin Freeman

This is what I know about loss. It doesn't get better. You just get (somewhat) used to it. — Jennifer Niven

If we were to live here always, with no other care than how to feed, clothe, and house ourselves, life would be a very sorry business. It is immeasurably heightened by the solemnity of death. — Alexander Smith

He huffed. I twisted to the left, leaned over him, and reached around his body.
"What are you doing?" he asked, alarmed.
"I'm hugging you goodbye," I said.
"What do you think I'm doing? I'm putting your seatbelt
on."
I pulled the belt across his chest and wrestled it into the buckle. Then I sat back and fastened
mine.
"Seat belts save lives," I said, annoyed. — Wynne Channing

I shall tell you a great secret, my friend. Do not wait for the last judgement, it takes place every day. — Albert Camus

There is something inherently manly about climbing a mountain. Though, taken literally, that would make a deep sea dive the most feminine activity on the planet. — Sloane Crosley