Plonker British Slang Quotes & Sayings

He had thought of love as a rapture which seized one so that all the world seemed spring-like, he had looked forward to an ecstatic happiness; but this was not happiness; it was a hunger of the soul, it was a painful yearning, it was a bitter anguish, he had never known before. — W. Somerset Maugham

She spilled rice on my knee, and she smiled. I wanted her to spill a thousand things on me, lava, acid, bricks, anything, and smile each time — Ann Brashares

A lot of times, I think that what I do for a living has no integrity. 'Once Upon A Time' has changed that to a certain extent because the reaction we get from children out in the world is so fulfilling, I cannot even articulate it. There's nothing like being greeted as Snow White by a hyperventilating child versus Ginnifer Goodwin. — Ginnifer Goodwin

Was music once a proof of God's existence? As long as it admits things beyond measure, That supposition stands. — Seamus Heaney

I've always had so much admiration for my mom. She's so inspiring as a woman and as an artist. — Jennifer Jason Leigh

I'm meant to be an animation director. That world, and the culture of stop-motion, is where I want to live. It's more my problem than Hollywood's. I'm not attuned to Hollywood. — Henry Selick

What distant ancestors had given me this stupid conscience? Surely they were free of it when they raped and killed m their palaeolithic world. — Graham Greene

I got bored of not feeling affectionate towards girls. — Rod Stewart

There is a difference between interest and commitment. When you're interested in doing something, you do it only when it's convenient. When you're committed to something, you accept no excuses, only results. KEN BLANCHARD Chief Spiritual Officer of the Ken Blanchard Companies and coauthor of over 30 books, including the classic best seller The One Minute Manager — Jack Canfield

The United Nations has estimated that there are 5,000 honor killings a year, almost all in the Muslim world. But that estimate appears too low, because so many of the executions are disguised as accidents or suicides. — Nicholas D. Kristof

A school superintendent once told me that most educators define "a Christian teacher" as strictly in terms of personal behavior: things like setting a good example and showing concern for the students. Almost none define it in terms of conveying a biblical worldview on the subjects they teach, whether literature, science, social studies, or the arts.
In other words, they are concerned about being a Christian *in* their work, but they don't think in terms of having a biblical framework *on* the work itself. — Nancy Pearcey

God bless you today and always and may all your goals come true. — Auliq Ice

There is no loss, if you cannot remember what you have lost. — Claire North