Pattenden Family Quotes & Sayings

Although a man may have no jurisdiction over the fact of his existence, he can hold supreme command over the meaning of existence for him. — Norman Cousins

Oh, alright. You're no fun," he sighed. "My name is Razor."
"What kind of a name is that?"
"It's a nickname."
"What kind of a nickname is that?"
"Spike, Blade, Fang - all the good, deadly objects were already taken. It was the best I could do. — Ada Adams

Good intentions are the best business. — Debasish Mridha

I always believed that women have rights and that there are some women that are intelligent enough to claim those rights. There are some others that are stupid enough not to. — Shakira

Opera is music AND drama. I'm prepared to sacrifice the beautiful note for the meaningful sound any time ... I can make a pretty tone as well as anyone, but there are times when the drama of a scene demands the opposite of a pretty sound. — Beverly Sills

Binding emissions targets for the developing nations are out of the question. — Eileen Claussen

My feet are not a good part of my body. They definitely have suffered for my art. They're, like, all bunions and blisters. — Lindy Booth

I'm convinced, that when you are a footballer you are a symbol. You have to be a superman in some ways, to send messages to people all the time, to the youth all the time. — Emmanuel Petit

Life ain't all beer and skittles. — Thomas Chandler Haliburton

Those who insist on transferring the Iranian nuclear dossier to the UN Security Council have received an additional argument for doing so. — Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

I'm of the glamorous ladies At whose beckoning history shook. But you are a man, and see only my pan, So I stay at home with a book. — Dorothy Parker

Experience, however, shows that neither a state nor a bank ever have [sic] had the unrestricted power of issuing paper money without abusing that power; in all states, therefore, the issue of paper money ought to be under some check and control; and none seems so proper for that purpose as that of subjecting the issuers of paper money to the obligation of paying their notes either in gold coin or bullion. — David Ricardo

Are you all right? No broken bones, no hidden concussions? No fish swimming around in your lungs?"
I smiled at him tiredly. "There might be a minnow or two, but I'm sure I'll cough them up before tomorrow," I said, and he chuckled. — Julie Kagawa

You know, nobody eats in England. Three or four pints of English beer a night fills you. I can't say I'm very impressed with the food in America. it's all sort of bland. Like turkey sandwiches. — Anne Dudley