Ridgepole And Rafters Quotes & Sayings

Every day, soon after lunch, at a time when most people stayed indoors, enjoying a siesta, a dapper little old man stepped out on the balcony on the other side of the street. He had a soldierly bearing, very erect, and affected a military style of dressing; his snow-white hair was always brushed to perfect smoothness. Leaning over the balcony he would call: — Albert Camus

It's possible that we are being watched and judged by a race of super-intelligent aliens, who will think badly of us and destroy the Earth if we allow ourselves to be cowed by frivolous lawsuits and don't turn on the LHC. When possibilities become as remote as what we're speaking about here, it's time to take the risks and get on with our lives. — Sean Carroll

We used to send whole flocks of birds shooting out of our mouths and never managed to grab them by their wings. — Henning Mankell

I eat healthy, and I eat a lot. — Constance Jablonski

There is so much we can do to render service, to make a difference in the world - no matter how large or small our circle of influence. — Stephen Covey

Love is a fog that burns with the first daylight of reality. — Charles Bukowski

A garden is a public service and having one a public duty. It is a man's contribution to the community. — Richardson Wright

Those only obtain love, for the most part, who seek it not. — Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

The point is," Frank said, "that we're here. No use talking about what should have been. — Louis L'Amour

I was driving pretty much the way everyone drives in LA, like elephants dancing on each others' backs at a circus. — Gary Reilly

So long as nuclear weapons continue to exist, so will the temptation to threaten others with overwhelming military force. — Daisaku Ikeda

And in Iraq we tried to implement the same policy that was so successful in Saudi Arabia, but Saddam Hussein didn't buy. When the economic hit men fail in this scenario, the next step is what we call the jackals. — John Perkins

People of my age who went to college, go into college, you know what it cost back then? Nothing or next to nothing. At the most, you had to work at Dairy Queen during the summer and that would pay for your college education. — Michael Moore

My opponent's self-confidence is usually my best asset. — Megan Whalen Turner