Pommie Quotes & Sayings

He's still singing to himself, eyes closed, pretending, I think, that I'm someone else.
I shout in his ear again. 'So you can't just lay down and die?'
He doesn't open his eyes, but he nods. 'You can't just lay down and die — Kirsty Eagar

In order to do something you've never done,
you've got to become someone you've never been. I
think that all of us have great potential within us,
but greatness is a choice; it's not our destiny. And in
the pursuit of our dreams we are introduced to trials,
failures and disappointments , which take us to the
door of discovery and greatness. — Les Brown

From the crown of my head to the soles of my feet I am Bolshevik, and proud of it. — Eugene V. Debs

I absolutely believe that those who come here illegally should not be given favoritism or a special route to becoming permanent residents or citizens that's not given to those people that have stayed in line legally. I just think we have to follow the law. I think that's the right course. — Mitt Romney

You can call me what you like, but I will be taking your cake.
-L (from Death Note) — Tsugumi Ohba

What I'm looking for is not out there, it is in me. — Helen Keller

To give preference to the life of a being simply because that being is a member of our species would put us in the same position as racists who give preference to those who are members of their race. — Peter Singer

History is, as we know, written by the winners. — Rachel Martin

I actually live very, very simply. — Jonathan Rhys Meyers

The Strongman continued his mental review. "And the petty little saints in the town were . . . obscure, don't you see, far from help, far from the mainstream, alone amid the rolling farmlands . . . unknown. It was a perfect place to begin the process." His beastly face grew tight and bitter. "Until they started praying. Until they ceased being so comfortable and started weeping before God! Until they began to reclaim the power of the . . ." The Strongman sealed his lips. "The Cross?" the aide volunteered. — Frank E. Peretti

We all have to acknowledge the life and the path we were born into. And the things that define us, they're often somewhat narrow: our class, our race, our gender, where we grew up, what geography we were exposed to. The curiosity and wonderment of, "What it's like on your path?" - that's when you go into high alert. — Debra Granik

Space and light and order. Those are the things that men need just as much as they need bread or a place to sleep. — Le Corbusier

Chasing an errant swarm of bees is nothing to following a naked lunatic when the fit of escaping is upon him! — Bram Stoker

What two ideas are more inseparable than beer and Britannia? — Sydney Smith

Things we carry from home shows where we hail from ~ courtesy, respect, and gratitude — Rupali Desai