Persistor Quotes & Sayings

He only who gave life has a power over it. — Samuel Richardson

What do stars do? They shine. — Neil Gaiman

And in a nasty war, where's the best place to be? Apart from on the moon, o' course? No one?"
Slowly, Jade raised a hand.
"Go on, then," said the sergeant.
"In the army, sarge," said the troll. "'cos ... " She began to count on her fingers. "One, you got weapons an' armour an' dat. Two, you are surrounded by other armed men. Er ... Many, youse gettin' paid and gettin' better grub than the people in Civilian Street. Er ... Lots, if'n you gives up, you getting taken pris'ner and dere's rules about that like Not Kicking Pris'ners Inna Head and stuff, 'cos if you kick their pris'ners inna head they'll kick your pris'ners inna head so dat's, like, you're kickin' your own head, but dere's no rule say you can't kick enemy civilians inna head. There's other stuff too, but I ran outa numbers. — Terry Pratchett

Make sure your bathroom is clean. If you're having a girl over the house for the first time, make sure your toilet is clean, not disgusting. Guys' bathrooms are always the most disgusting thing. — Carly Aquilino

I actually buy the paper version of The New York Times maybe once or twice a week. — Nate Silver

Just do something that lights you up, and lights up your customers, and lights up the world and scale to that. — Tim O'Reilly

Many men no longer want to be identified just by their jobs, said Bengt Westerberg, the country's former deputy prime minister. — Emily Matchar

I love to come to L.A. to visit, and then I like to come to rainy old London because it's home. — Daisy Ridley

Seems to me we move the furniture, the French come in later and put the doilies on top of it ... It's a simple fact they've always been reluctant to surrender to the wishes of their friends and are almost anticipatory in their urge to surrender to wishes of their enemies. And if they want to get their hands dirty now they're just gonna have to run 'em through their own hair. — Dennis Miller

I can really fish - I've been fishing since I was a kid. — Deion Sanders

When a blind man says, 'God is good,' this should be an eye-opener to those who can see. — Anthony Liccione

One of the things that turns me on the most is imagining new worlds, just as I did as a kid, when I listened to fairy stories and imagined what they looked like and what those worlds were like. — Nick Willing

If anything, hearing another poet is a sacred experience I enter, but I can honestly say this does not influence my own work. — Grace Cavalieri