Raffica Gun Quotes & Sayings

A man sits in his car at the traffic lights, waiting for them to go green. — Michael Frayn

Well, gentlemen, do you believe in the possibility of aerial locomotion by machines heavier than air? ... You ask yourselves doubtless if this apparatus, so marvellously adapted for aerial locomotion, is susceptible of receiving greater speed. It is not worth while to conquer space if we cannot devour it. I wanted the air to be a solid support to me, and it is. I saw that to struggle against the wind I must be stronger than the wind, and I am. — Jules Verne

Until fairly recently, Amish teachers would reprimand the student who raised his or her hand as being too individualistic. Calling attention to oneself, or being 'prideful,' is one of the cardinal Amish worries. Having your name or photo in the papers, even talking to the press, is almost a sin. — Howard Rheingold

A New Year brings new grace for new accomplishments. — Lailah Gifty Akita

(It is surprising how refreshing this feels. Being judged by what you do, and not what you are.) Lately — N.K. Jemisin

The starting point for creativity is silence ... the creative soil of silence, where can be found the seed-states of all things ... — David Spangler

I would never be happy with just coming to TV tapings, not working house shows, and just getting by, staying in the shadows. I'm proud of the fact that I can turn chickenshit to chicken salad. — CM Punk

Eventually, a governess realized I needed spectacles. When I first put them on my face, I can't even tell you ... it was like a miracle." "Finally seeing properly?""Knowing I wasn't hopeless." A knot formed in her throat. "I'd believed there was something incurably wrong with me, you see. But suddenly, I could see the world clear. And not only the parts in the distance, but the bits within my own reach. I could focus on a page. I could explore the things around me, discover whole worlds beneath my fingertips. I could be good at something, for once. — Tessa Dare

I don't really believe in moral victories. You can have them when you're dealing with public opinion, but in litigation, you want to win the case. I want to win. — David Boies

When I was a kid my Dad never let me sing Patsy Cline songs for one simple reason: they've already been done. — Tanya Tucker

I myself have known some profoundly thoughtful dogs. — James Thurber

Why, dear boy, we don't send wizards to Azkaban just for blowing up their aunts. — J.K. Rowling

It's a measure of the depth of our consumer trance that the death of the planet is not sufficient to break it. — Kalle Lasn

They who trim themselves to suit others will soon whittle themselves away. — Suzanne Woods Fisher