Olympe De Gouge Quotes & Sayings

People who do affirmations will have the sensation that
they are causing the environment to conform to their will.
This is an immensely enjoyable feeling because the illusion
of control is one of the best illusions you can have. — Scott Adams

She sighed. "What I wouldn't give for a civilized bathroom."
Howie remained silent out of habit and also because he didn't know what a civilized bathroom was. — Debra Holland

Knowledge is a beautiful thing that can fill us with happiness. Let's just think about our students who answered brilliantly to questions on various exams. — Eraldo Banovac

In the first day of the Soviet Army's arrival, I and the other comrades were isolated and then found ourselves here, not knowing anything ... I can only conjecture what could have happened. — Alexander Dubcek

Broadway has some very tight expectations as to what a show is. — Twyla Tharp

The fact is, when people choose to be brave instead of smart, their courage is generally so threatening to those who are smart rather than brave that they end up being maligned, not congratulated. This is what the Bible says we can expect. — Gary Haugen

I played a lot of squash for a lot of years. — Jack Layton

Mrs. Ballinger is one of the ladies who pursue Culture in bands, as though it were dangerous to meet it alone. — Edith Wharton

I love my family and I love my kids, but when the moments come, it's not as though you can just substitute your own life with what you're doing on film. You have to go to some other place where it's bigger than your own life. — Tom Hanks

He had to ask these questions and then remain absolutely silent. Listening in silence was essential to making a comprehensive scan of a person's soul. — Nina George

The American people want their government to act, and not merely to talk, whenever and wherever there is a threat to world peace. — Franklin D. Roosevelt

I'm a sucker for a packet of biscuits. I can eat a whole pack in 10 minutes. — April Bloomfield

It's rather nice to think of oneself as a sailor bending over the map of one's mind and deciding where to go and how to go. The great thing to remember is we can do whatever we wish to do provided our wish is strong enough. — Katherine Mansfield