Quedas Nos Quotes & Sayings

And they had folded his brother's hands across his suited chest, as if he would be preserved in this sanguine pose forever, but only the heavy callouses visible at the sides of his hands seemed real. It was only the callouses that appeared to be familiar and believable. — Kent Haruf

It is an honour and a privilege to play music for a living, and I don't take it for granted, not even for a second. — Jimmy Chamberlin

Sometimes thinking too much can destroy your momentum. — Tom Watson

There is only one meaning of life: the act of living itself. — Erich Fromm

No race has the last word on culture and on civilization. You do not know what the black man is capable of; you do not know what he is thinking and therefore you do not know what the oppressed and suppressed Negro, by virtue of his condition and circumstance, may give to the world as a surprise. — Marcus Garvey

A cut cannot heal, unless you leave it alone. I'll open mine daily, leaving bones exposed — John Steinbeck

Quite simply, quite plainly, just by virtue of his being, Obama is America. The first true American to lead our nation. — John Ridley

Normally, Alexis would have been put off by such a blatant gesture, but his eyes, his bright, soft blue eyes, had her melting. It was any wonder how a wave could withstand such a look from eyes like that and continue to build towards him.
His eyes were her ocean in those brief seconds. She felt herself swimming within them, trying to answer the questions they held while finding answers to her own. — Lindsay Chamberlin

The Hindus are not looking for us to send them men who will build schools and hospitals, although those things are good and useful in themselves
and perhaps very badly needed in India: they want to know if we have any saints to send them. — Thomas Merton

The world is not that black and white, Rachel. There are no moral absolutes. It is complex. — Emily Giffin

The view of life as a struggle for power generates a language in which life has no significance and only power matters. — Marilyn French

Occasionally I've seen children become heavy-handed and insensitive when dealing with their aging parents, and it only caused resentment and hard feelings. — Billy Graham

Courage is doing your duty in the face of fear. — Dennis Rainey

Ah, girls. All warm and soft and fragrant, upset when their skirts tantalized a wind, anxious when no one noticed the smooth lengths of their legs, those pink knees. Ah, girls! Outraged by your indifference, frightened by your passion. — Bobby Flores-Villasis

I have keen eyes. I once caught a leprechaun you know."
I looked at him skeptically. "Aren't those Irish?"
"Sure. He was over in the homeland on an exchange basis. We sent the Irish three turnips and a sheep's bladder in trade."
"Doesn't seem like much of a trade."
"Oh, I think it was a sparking good one, seeing as to leprechauns are imaginary and all. Hello, Prof. How's your kilt?"
"As imaginary as your leprechaun — Brandon Sanderson