Presnted Quotes & Sayings

Few women care to be laughed at and men not at all, except for large sums of money. — Alan Ayckbourn

He who has trusted where he ought not will surely mistrust where he ought not. — Marie Von Ebner-Eschenbach

The weapon of criticism can never replace the criticism of weapons. — Karl Marx

I'm totally changed. I've been emancipated from all this Republican dogma. Whether it's being anti-immigration, being-anti gay, being militaristic and wanting to engage in all these military interventions across the planet. That's all absurd. — Thomas Ravenel

Our society is dependent on some precarious mechanisms, and they are very dicey. They can easily collapse. — Doris Lessing

In the morning a new man was behind the front desk. "And how did you enjoy your stay, Sir?" he asked smoothly.
"It was singularly execrable," I replied.
"Oh, excellent," he purred, taking my card
"In fact, I would go so far as to say that the principal value of a stay in this establishment is that it is bound to make all subsequent service-related experiences seem, in comparison, refreshing."
He made a deeply appreciative expression as if to say, "Praise indeed," and presnted my bill for signature. "Well, we hope you'll come again."
"I would sooner have bowel surgery in the woods with a a stick."
His expression wavered, then held there for a long moment. "Excellent," he said again, but without a great show of conviction. — Bill Bryson

Democracy doesn't work unless the public is informed. — Brad Pitt

We can find ourselves in the wrong place at the wrong time simply because we didn't do what God was telling us to do, or we neglected to ask Him what we were supposed to be doing before we made decisions. Or perhaps we asked Him, but we failed to wait for an answer before we went ahead and did what we wanted to do. So much grief can be avoided by living God's way. — Stormie O'martian

I don't know what this definition of affirmative action is for some. — Chaka Fattah

When hit with a genius idea, people tend to say, "Well, if I sat down in a chair and really thought about it, I could have had that genius idea, too." But they didn't
and even if they'd wanted to, it could never have happened. — Douglas Coupland

...Your love is evident,' she says. 'But, darling, sometimes the ballet does not love us back. — Jennifer Longo

I am invigorated by work, wasted by pleasure. — Mason Cooley

When happiness is happening it feels as if nothing else happened before it, it is a sensation that happens only in the present tense. — Deborah Levy