Prestes Pires Quotes & Sayings

It's still woman's work whether it's done in a great hall or in the kitchen," I said bitterly. "I know it well enough. It's earning no money for yourself and everything for your husband and master. It's obeying him as quickly and as well as if you were a groom of the servery. It's having to tolerate anything he chooses to do, and smile as he does it. I've served Queen Katherine in these last few years. I've seen how life has been for her. I wouldn't be a princess, not even for a princess's dowry. I wouldn't even be a queen. I have seen her shamed and humiliated and insulted, and all she could do was kneel on her prie dieu, pray for a little help, and get to her feet and smile at the woman who was triumphing over her. — Philippa Gregory

The security and happiness of all minority groups in South Africa depend on the Afrikaner. Whether they are English- or German- or Portuguese- or Italian-speaking, or even Jewish-speaking, makes no difference. — P. W. Botha

I may look like I'm not listening but trust me I'm memorising everything . — Tina J. Richardson

My feelings, gratitude, for instance, are denied me simply because of my social position. — Fyodor Dostoevsky

How do you deliver the best possible and affordable health care to maximize health? — Todd Park

Don't chase people. If they want to leave, let them leave. Don't open the door for them. Don't even look at them. Indifference is always the best. — Unknown

Men and women who know the brutal reality of war, who know that war strips people of their very humanity, must unite in a new global partnership for peace. — Daisaku Ikeda

For some it is love undeniably. For others it is making it work, never actually knowing what it is. — Robert Breault

The rest of the day seemed to creep by as slow as a worm in molasses. — George R R Martin

It is my principle never to accept any donations from any government or any foreign funded organisation. — Abdul Sattar Edhi

I keep my distance from politics. Lots of money has been offered to me for campaigning over the years, and I have always refused. I used to be very politically aware and very opinionated, but I don't want to involve myself. — Bipasha Basu

Creativity comes from trust. Trust your instincts. — Rita Mae Brown

Wonder, or wander? — Erin Healy