Operatively Connected Quotes & Sayings

At last she sighed.
But the most wretched thing - is it not? - is to drag out, as I do, a useless existence. If our pains were only of some use to someone, we should find consolation in the thought of the sacrifice. — Gustave Flaubert

The job of the leader is to speak to the possibility. — Benjamin Zander

Loving smart means believing in you, your worth and your value. — Phil McGraw

I don't know, man." He reached into his inside pocket and pulled out a pack of cigarettes.
"Ew!" I recoiled. "You smoke?"
"Only when I drink," he said, reaching for a lighter, "or when I'm seriously depressed."
I snatched the pack away. "These will kill you, and you don't want that."
"Yeah?" he said sarcastically. "How should I get myself killed then?"
"You could hang out with me some more," I suggested. "I attract homicidal maniacs like mosquitoes, baby. — Kyra Davis

As often as you fail, get up and try again. God will never let you down, so long as you don't let Him down, and so long as you make the effort. — Paramahansa Yogananda

It is important for the club to find a balance in a world driven by economic and political needs. This club usually does that [on leaving Liverpool] — Gerard Houllier

I have three boxes on my desk: In, Out, and Too Hard. — Warren Buffett

In wartime people took action because of what they believed in. In peacetime people were driven by their private concerns. — Sara Sheridan

A Very Short Poem for Poor Lovers
You've got nothing,
I've got nothing,
And it's not a good thing. — Arzum Uzun

Crying is for plain women. Pretty women go shopping. — Oscar Wilde

I'm easy to please and hard to satisfy. — Clint Hurdle

You know, I learned a long time ago breathing didn't make a person feel alive. But you knock the air right out of my lungs, and it's never felt more real. — Bethany-Kris

No one who likes a song lacks congeniality ... — Dorothy Salisbury Davis

Humanity can be divided into madmen and cowards. My personal tragedy is in being born into a world where sanity is held to be a character flaw. — Mark Lawrence