Rebuffed Marble Quotes & Sayings

If my superiors shall permit me to come home, I hope it will be soon; if they mean I should stay abroad, I am not able to say what I shall do, until I know in what capacity. One thing is certain, that I will not live long without my family. — John Adams

Thou shalt not steal the shekels of thine audience with a play which doth not let them know what the hell goeth on. — Jerome Lawrence

I don't shy from writing about incredibly unpleasant, distressing things. And I get a kick out of it I confess. I like doing that. — Peter Straub

To be engrossed by something outside ourselves is a powerful antidote for the rational mind, the mind that so frequently has its head up its own ass. — Anne Lamott

I have long admired Steinway pianos for their qualities of tone, clarity, pitch consistency, touch responsiveness, and superior craftsmanship. — Billy Joel

No state, no government exists. What does in fact exist is a man, or a few men, in power over many men. — Rose Wilder Lane

You're the closest to heaven I'll ever be, Charlotte. — Kristen Proby

After much jousting between the Congress and the president over the appointment of more officers, Madison by the end of the year had issued commissions to over eleven hundred individuals, 15 percent of whom immediately declined them, followed by an additional 8 percent who resigned after several months of service. — Gordon S. Wood

For me, I want my kids to find their way. If they're interested in something, I want them to try it out. — Chris Daughtry

Whatsoever God takes away from His children, He either replaces it with a much greater favor or else gives strength to bear it. — Richard Sibbes

I didn't discover curves; I only uncovered them. — Mae West

Greatness is very boring. — Barbara Kingsolver

Nothing is as horrendous as imagining the times of happiness from an environment which is that of hell. — Lynne Sharon Schwartz

I never cared about money because I never needed money, you know what I mean? When I was 12 to 17 I never saw any of the money, so the money never motivated me. — Ricky Schroder