Schiffmann Bodo Quotes & Sayings

I beat myself a little bit too much sometimes. When you beat yourself a little bit too much, there's little things that make you miserable. — Camilo Villegas

You are first and foremost a person. A reckless, foolish person, but a person nonetheless. If I ever say you are not permitted to do something, rest assured that the last reason I would ever say so would be because you are a girl. — Renee Ahdieh

Readers are HAPPY people! — Sissy Marlyn

I think writers are observers and watchers. We always have our ears open and eyes open, so I might see something in everyday life that inspires me. And I think that's probably more than anything else. Everyday life is where I get my inspiration. — Kevin Henkes

***A LATE-NIGHT EXCERPT***
I realized much later that I actually visited 33 Himmel Street in that period of time. It must have been one of the few moments when the girl was not there with him, for all I saw was a man in bed. I Knelt. I readied myself to insert my hands through the blankets. Then there was a resurgence - an immense struggle against my weight. I withdrew, and with so much work ahead of me, it was nice to be fought off in that dark little room. I even managed a short, close-eyed pause of serenity before I made my way out. — Markus Zusak

The Bush administration said today there is a lot of support for us to attack Iraq. Exxon, Mobil, Texaco, Chevron, they're all lining up. — Jay Leno

everything tried to get its living done in the brief hour of respite. It — Ray Bradbury

Perhaps the most shockingly transcendent thing about the God we worship is that He is pleased to stoop down to us, to draw near, to know us, love us, walk with us, and call us all by name. — R.C. Sproul Jr.

I wasn't Barbie-obsessed. I think my mother might have been my Barbie. — Michael Kors

Vermonters are not only charmless of manner, on the whole; they are also, as far as I can judge, utterly without pretence, and give the salutary impression that they don't care ten cents whether you are amused, affronted, intrigued, or bored stiff by them. Hardly anybody asked me how I liked Vermont. Not a soul said 'Have a nice day! — Jan Morris

To shut the door at the end of the workday, which does not spill over into evening. To throw away books after reading them so theydon't have to be dusted. To go through boxes on New Year's Eve and throw out half of what is inside. Sometimes for extravagance to pick a bunch of flowers for the one table. Other women besides me must have this daydream about a carefree life. — Maxine Hong Kingston

I really and definitely think that France has the capability to come forward. The EU should maintain their own position, without influence. — Ali Larijani

You've got flies in your eyes. That's why you can't see them. — Joseph Heller

If increasing income equality is the goal, it might be wiser to put money into infrastructure than to subsidize manufacturing. Construction also pays good wages, but with lower educational requirements. And America's infrastructure needs are enormous. — Christina Romer

When it came to you, I noticed everything. I fell halfway in love with you before we ever spoke a word. — Mia Sheridan