Peculiars Tale Quotes & Sayings

My dad was in the restaurant business, but I didn't really think about following him. Had I done better at school, I don't know if I would have been a chef. — David Chang

The ancient Jewish people gave the world the vision of eternal peace, of universal disarmament, of abolishing the teaching and learning of war. — Menachem Begin

With a lot of comedians, one of their major attributes is that they look comedic, with a certain hangdog or manic expression. I look like the neighborhood bully. That doesn't elicit laughter. — Sylvester Stallone

Because a woman brought death a bright Maiden overcame it, and so the highest blessing in all of creation lies in the form of a woman, since God has become man in a sweet and blessed Virgin. — Hildegard Of Bingen

The principle of avoiding conflict and never opposing an aggressor's strength head-on is the essence of aikido. We apply the same principle to problems that arise in life. The skilled aikidoist is as elusive as the truth of Zen; he makes himself into a koan - a puzzle which slips away the more one tries to solve it. He is like water in that he falls through the fingers of those who try to clutch him. Water does not hesitate before it yields, for the moment the fingers begin to close it moves away, not of its own strength, but by using the pressure applied to it. It is for this reason, perhaps, that one of the symbols for aikido is water. — Joe Hyams

If only I had used my powers for good instead of for trivia! — Hermester Barrington

The moon is my fear.
The sun is my heart afire.
The stars, my love songs. — Richelle E. Goodrich

Preach with authority. The authority for us is the Word of God. Preach with simplicity ... Preach with urgency ... heaven and hell are at stake. Preach for a decision. — Billy Graham

Going to the cinema is like returning to the womb; you sit there still and meditative in the darkness, waiting for life to appear on the screen. One should go to the cinema with the innocence of a fetus — Federico Fellini

Some things I never learned to like. I didn't like to kiss babies, though I didn't mind kissing their mothers. — Pierre Trudeau

Beguiling voices in the world cry out for 'alternative lifestyles' for women. They maintain that some women are better suited for careers than for marriage and motherhood. — Ezra Taft Benson

Being the first is kind of dirty, and it's great — Joan Jett

Once upon a midnight dreary, while — Edgar Allan Poe