Palpitated Def Quotes & Sayings

People who think that they are being exploited should ask themselves whether they would be missed if they left, or whether people would say: Good riddance? — Thomas Sowell

larger your life would be if your self could become smaller in it. — Ann Voskamp

ATTORNEY: Doctor, before you performed the autopsy, did you check for a pulse? WITNESS: No. ATTORNEY: Did you check for blood pressure? WITNESS: No. ATTORNEY: Did you check for breathing? WITNESS: No. ATTORNEY: So, then it is possible that the patient was alive when you began the autopsy? WITNESS: No. ATTORNEY: How can you be so sure, Doctor? WITNESS: Because his brain was sitting on my desk in a jar. ATTORNEY: I see, but could the patient have still been alive, nevertheless? WITNESS: Yes, it is possible that he could have been alive and practicing law. ***** — Krisanta Bella

[She] had felt straight away that she wasn't meeting a new friend, but recognizing an old one. — Charles De Lint

He'd (Reggie Jackson) give you the shirt off his back. Of course he'd call a press conference to announce it. — Catfish Hunter

If we cannot persuade our friends by reasons we must be content "and not bring a mercenary army to our aid" (He meant passions.) — C.S. Lewis

Barron's stuck teaching me. It's supposed to be just for a few months, until I graduate from Wallingford. Let's see if we can stand each other that long. — Holly Black

If the cops didn't see it, I didn't do it! — George Carlin

Part of an actor's job is to actually adopt the world-view of the character she is playing and to tell the story from that vantage point. If an actor represses large aspects of their personality, they will have a severely limited range and castability. Great actors cultivate effortless access to their subpersonalities. Many acting teachers call this 'freeing your instrument.' — Jack Lemmon

The rules of sexism do not free men from the terror of violence; they only keep men from complaining about it. — Warren Farrell