Poeatry Quotes & Sayings

In most cases, people, even the wicked, are much more naive and simple hearted than we suppose. And we ourselves are, too. — Fyodor Dostoyevsky

We all have romantic nature of one kind or another buried somewhere in our hearts. — Thomas Kinkade

The sight of all the boys in their uniforms immediately provoked an unpleasant emotion in Blue. It was a long-held, multi-headed sensation formed from judgement, experience and envy. — Maggie Stiefvater

Jane,' she said, climbing down from the chair. 'Remember last year when I built that model wind tower for you and you wrote those poems for me?'
And you said you'd never switch homework assignments with me again.'
For good reason. My teacher had a hard time believing I wrote Tra-la the joy of tulips blooming, Ha-ha the thrill of bumblebees zooming. I'm alive and I dance, I'm alive though death is always looming. When I finally convinced her that I had, she asked me if I needed to talk to the school counselor. — Jeanne Birdsall

Madame, I have become a whore through good-will and libertine through virtue. — Marquis De Sade

Getting the big things right that make all the money, that's long cycle, really executing in a way that allows you to do it, that's short cycle. — Steve Ballmer

I find that break-ups are so much easier when you can hate the person. — Lizzy Caplan

I have prevented my kids from watching MTV at home. It's not safe for kids. — Tom Freston

Gratitude is a vaccine, an antitoxin, and an antiseptic. — John Henry Jowett

Makes a diff'rence, havin' a decent family,' he said. 'Me dad was decent. An' your mum an' dad were decent. If they'd lived, life woulda bin diff'rent, eh?'
'Yeah, I s'pose,' said Harry cautiously. Hagrid seemed to be in a very strange mood.
'Family,' said Hagrid gloomily. 'Whatever yeh say, blood's important ... — J.K. Rowling

A man can reach into anything and turn it to his cause. It's not want, or desire, just certainty. Only be assured that whatever you reach into will reach into you in turn. — Mark Lawrence

I don't think I always look in people's faces, like, as - I think especially when I'm doing my more intimate songs that are quite personal, I always feel it's a bit accusing if I stare in someone's face when I singing quite a personal lyric. — Laura Mvula

By year's end, on 31 December, the New York stock exchange has lost more than 31 per cent of its total value since 1 January 2008. — Yanis Varoufakis

The pull of music, literature or painting on us is like the plucking of a string. Literally, in the case of music. Sometimes gently, sometimes vigorously, but it always causes a reaction. Our innate response brings us in synchronized harmony with the elements in nature - from the smallest atomic particle to the largest heavenly body. We're connected through these vibrations to nature and to each other. So, really, everything's connected — Marilyn Brant