Pokud Slovni Quotes & Sayings

east was east and west was west and never the twain shall meet, and — Christine Pope

The abuse of alcohol," Mr. Parrish said in a solemn, preacher-like voice, as he reached for his glass, "is the one thing that puts Man above the animal. — Irwin Shaw

Everyone is wrong about the future. — Milan Kundera

The endorsement game has been very good to me. — Mary Lou Retton

A lot of people, after seeking a bit, have some experience, and sometimes will believe they're enlightened. One has to be careful about that. Especially Americans, who are very external stimulus oriented. When they have some type of deep inner experience, often they think that was the ultimate experience. — Robert Thurman

Small kindnesses, small courtesies, small considerations, habitually practised in our social intercourse, give a greater charm to the character than the display of great talents and accomplishments. — M.A.Kelty

The panic that had filled him was subsiding, perhaps having burned itself out. — Steven Erikson

For me, the Lord has opened the windows of heaven and showered blessings upon my family beyond my ability to express. — Joseph B. Wirthlin

instability of the world long — Blake Crouch

In 1983, the government imposed a ban on the import of gensets. I was out of business overnight. I was in trouble. — Sunil Mittal

We are used to female writers who use their private lives as unmitigated material being somewhat hormonal; this somehow 'excuses' what might be seen as a highly unfeminine ability to turn their personal upsets into money. — Julie Burchill

Folly it may seem. Indeed in nothing is the power of the Dark Lord more clearly shown than in the estrangement that divides all those who still oppose him ... . We live now upon an island amid many perils, and our hands are more often upon the bowstring than upon the harp — J.R.R. Tolkien

Edward knew what it was like to say over and over again the names of those you had left behind. He knew what it was like to miss someone. And so he listened. And in his listening, his heart opened wide and then wider still. (page 103) — Kate DiCamillo

I'd like to be with an interesting man who is understanding about having a busy partner. — Tracy Reese

The surviving human beings there could do nothing but wait for the end to come. They chose different ways to live out their final days. That was the plot.** It was a dark movie offering no hope of salvation. (Though, watching it, Aomame reconfirmed her belief that everyone, deep in their hearts, is waiting for the end of the world to come.)
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On the Beach, the 1959 movie, director: Stanley Kramer, writer: John Paxton, starring: Gregory Peck, Ava Gardner, Fred Astaire & Anthony Perkins. On the Beach, the 1957 novel, writer: Nevil Shute. — Haruki Murakami