Othorongongo Quotes & Sayings

Without sounding pompous, I really do feel that I have a set of standards that I must adhere to, even leaving aside considerations of what the readers expect. — Jonathan Kellerman

Have you ever heard of the expression, ladies first"
"Yes"
"Well, it's truer in bed than it is anywhere else. — Sherrilyn Kenyon

The oldest theory of art belongs to the Greeks, who regarded art as an imitation (mimesis) of reality. The strength of that theory is that it explains the way in which art takes its materials from real life. — Leland Ryken

There are some things we really need to take care of: the children, and grandparents. Children, whether they are young or older, they are the strength that moves us forward. We place our hope in them.Grandparents are the living memory of the family. They passed on the faith, they transmitted the faith, to us. — Pope Francis

As the sun does not wait for prayers and incantations tob e induced to rise, but immediately shines and is saluted by all, so do you also not wait for clappings of hands and shouts of praise tob e induced to do good, but be a doer of good voluntarily and you will be beloved as much as the sun. — Epictetus

In that moment, I wish I could see it through his eyes. I wish he had glasses to give me. — Jennifer Niven

I originally wrote 'The Martian' as a free serial novel, posting one chapter at a time to my website. — Andy Weir

Grace strips away the tin, rips off the masks, helps us to be ourselves so that when we speak of our faith it rings true. — Charles R. Swindoll

Thank you," I said with pride, tucking the money away in my bra.
"You are incredibly sexy right now," Travis said in my ear as we walked to the living room. — Jamie McGuire

Nothing is more practical than a good theory. — Kurt Lewin

Growing up, we used to watch a lot of 'Indiana Jones' and 'Star Wars' and wear hand-me-down jeans and jumpers. I wasn't really one for dresses. — Kimberley Nixon

On the river path in Boston beauty was most expressed as youth and intelligence. That made sense; sixty degree-giving institutions, some three hundred thousand students; that meant at least one hundred fifty thousand more nubile young women than demographics would ordinarily suggest. Maybe that was why young men stayed in Boston when their college years were over, maybe that explained why they were so intellectually hyperactive, so frustrated, so alcoholic, such terrible drivers. — Kim Stanley Robinson

Mom claimed that I could carry a tune at 2 or 3 years of age. Maybe she was a little prejudiced. — Ethel Merman