Ouvrages Collectifs Quotes & Sayings

I sold a bunch of stuff. I sold Omaha Steaks, vacation packages ... the worst, though, was Time Life Books, because no one wants Time Life Books. No one wants an 'Encyclopedia Brittanica' showing up at their house. — Adam DeVine

After my marriage she edited everything I wrote. And what is more, she not only edited my works, she edited me. — Mark Twain

It took thrift and savings, together with tremendous character and vision, to make our nation what it is today. And it will take thrift and savings, together with constant ingenuity and stamina, to conserve our remaining resources to enable us to continue to be a great nation. — John Wesley Snyder

On the way, a great many demanded it, read it, and passed on. Those having the air and appearance of gentlemen, whose dress indicated the possession of wealth, frequently took no notice of me whatever; but a shabby fellow, an unmistakable loafer, never failed to hail me, and to scrutinize and examine me in the most thorough manner. Catching runaways is sometimes a money-making business. — Solomon Northup

There was a time, in living memory, when this nation bestrode the planet like a titan. — David Brin

Once you accept that perfection is just a goal, screwing up isn't so hard to handle. Each misstep is still a step, another lesson learned, another opportunity to get it right the next time. — Nick Vujicic

Surrounded by five hundred years of convenient lies. — Sherman Alexie

Perhaps British TV companies don't want women my age on screen. I don't know. — Trinny Woodall

Practice restraint over the following: appetite, first, as well as sleep, lust, and anger. — Pythagoras

Out in the field I try not to hold expectations. I try to achieve an openness. The senses heighten so that I am totally immersed in what's happening at the moment. I want to be receptive to an image coming together. — Keith Lazelle