Piccinini Dolls Quotes & Sayings

Our admiration of a famous man lessens upon our nearer acquaintance with him; and we seldom hear of a celebrated person without a catalogue of some notorious weaknesses and infirmities. — Joseph Addison

I find anonymous music frees me best. Chinese pop can be perfect. I can't decipher anything on the CD label; there is nothing I can hang on to. — Romesh Gunesekera

I want the standard of living in Iran in ten years' time to be exactly on a level with that in Europe today. In twenty years' time we shall be ahead of the United States. — Mohammed Reza Pahlavi

Fighting to protect the people you cared for was one thing. Trusting someone you loved to fight for themselves took a different kind of strength and bravery. — Martina Boone

The difference between a house and a home is like the difference between a man and a woman
it might be embarrassing to explain, but it would be very unusual to get them confused. — Lemony Snicket

It's really just taking action - whether that's approaching someone you're intimidated by or deciding to finally crack a book on a subject you need to learn. — Ryan Holiday

There are very few works of fiction that take you inside the heads of all characters. I tell my writing students that one of the most important questions to ask yourself when you begin writing a story is this: Whose story is it? You need to make a commitment to one or perhaps a few characters. — Julia Glass

I think we have to be very careful. If we do go back in, we need to understand why and what the probability of success is and exactly what we're going to do and what the limits are. — Richard A. Clarke

There's so much standing around,' Owen said when Henry asked him what he liked about the game. 'And pockets in the uniforms. — Chad Harbach

I was getting dressed and a peeping tom looked in the window, took a look and pulled down the shade. — Joan Rivers

All the rights secured to the citizens under the Constitution are worth nothing, and a mere bubble, except guaranteed to them by an independent and virtuous Judiciary. — Andrew Jackson