Porringer Bowl Quotes & Sayings

I am so sick of being exhorted, as a writer, to improve the world by representing it in a more hopeful way. — Russell Smith

Gay!' he chirped. 'Gay!' It was the way he said his own name. — Lois Lowry

Former President Bill Clinton, who is widely regarded as a political mastermind, may have sounded like a traditional liberal at the beginning of his term in office. But what ultimately defined his presidency was his amazing pliability on matters of principle. — Thomas Frank

Without challenges we would literally wither and die (which also would be perfect). — Bryan Kest

Excitement must lead to immediate action or you will lose the power of momentum. More dreams die because we fail to seize the moment. Do it now! — Tony Robbins

Most rich countries have reported increases in happiness as they become richer. — Adam Davidson

The studio rented a house for my wife in Los Angeles under a phony name to keep reporters away. Whenever I wanted to visit her and my children, I would have to sneak in the back door after dark. — Max Von Sydow

Time, the greatest enemy of man, is an addict who smokes the cigarette of life and uses God's soil as an ashtray. — Mehmet Murat Ildan

Maybe I'm naively romantic, but I do believe that spice and excitement doesn't stop once a couple gets together. — Stana Katic

What are you doing?"
"What I've wanted to do for a long time."
She couldn't move, couldn't think. She was lost in his dark eyes, and as he slowly lowered his head toward hers, she whispered, "Are you going to throttle me, then?"
He was laughing when he kissed her. — Julie Garwood

As a nation, Kuwait has been, arguably, free of freedom itself. Claimed in turn by Constantinople, Riyadh, and Baghdad, Kuwait has survived by playing Turks off Persians, Arabs off one another, and the English off everyone. — P. J. O'Rourke

I'm a Cancer, you know," I tell her. "So it's hard for me to talk. And I have all these weird dreams, not the ones with the Sony Girls - ha-ha - but mostly where I mow the lawn. Sometimes I just wash the car, like Gupta! But there's this voice in my head, and Lt. Kim thinks that once we get it to go away, I'll stop worrying that the good things in life are destined to fail, like you and me. But I'm up in this satellite dish, and I'm thinking: what if this is the voice that still believes things can be okay, that believes in good and warns me from bad? It wants to protect me, just like the United Nations. — Adam Johnson

The world is created based upon the kind of vision that arises. When the vision of 'this is mine' arises, then one will see 'everything else is not mine' in the world. — Dada Bhagwan

I know people have very little control on an airplane, and that exacerbates the fear of flying. As you probably know, flying is a lot safer than driving. If you think of the thousands of take-offs and landings every day--and the miniscule amount of crashes--that has to put your mind at ease. — Wendy Sue Knecht