Schminke Selber Quotes & Sayings

Mary was convinced that because of some sin she had unwittingly committed in her life, she was mated with the devil himself. She really believed this because her husband told her so. "I am the devil himself," he told her frequently. — Betty Smith

The ship was masted according to the proportion of the navy; but on my application the masts were shortened, as I thought them too much for her, considering the nature of the voyage. — William Bligh

People think I'm as shallow and superficial as I look, and it's a surprise when they find out, sure enough, I am. — Dolly Parton

Once you discover that the world rewards reckless faith, no lesser world is worth contemplating. — G. Willow Wilson

My flesh and my heart fail; But God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever. 27 For — Thomas Nelson Publishers

A lover goes toward his beloved as enthusiastically as a schoolboy leaving his books, but when he leaves his girlfriend, he feels as miserable as the schoolboy on his way to school. (Act 2, scene 2) — William Shakespeare

Trellis wants his salutary book to be read by all. He realizes that purely a moralizing tract would not reach the public. Therefore he is putting plenty of smut into his book. — Flann O'Brien

Betrayal was the greatest of all crimes, for it took all that was human within a person and made it a thing of pain. In the face of that, murder itself was surcease: it was quick, and it ended the anguish and despair of a life without hope. — Steven Erikson

There was no twinkle in his eyes.
"Maybe I just love some of you. Maybe not enough."
Tiger Lily blinked at him, and she didn't understand how anyone could only love a part. Her greedy heart didn't work that way. — Jodi Lynn Anderson

The curse of the great is ennui. — Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton

I tended to favour the piano over the guitar because it stays in one place, which is what I like to do. — Hugh Jackman

Our enemies are fully aware that they can use oil as a weapon against America. And if we don't take this threat as seriously as the bombs they build or the guns they buy, we will be fighting the War on Terror with one hand tied behind our back. — Barack Obama

Our information lives will be better served when we are free to get to our information from wherever we are, with any device available. — Donald Norman

Napoleon Bonaparte made a distinction between two kinds of courage - regular courage and two-o'clock-in-the-morning courage. "The rarest attribute among Generals," said the Little Corporal, "is two o'clock-in-the-morning courage."2 Chasing a lion into a pit on a snowy day takes two-o'clock-in-the-morning courage. But that one act of courage completely changed the trajectory of Benaiah's life. The same is true of you. You are one idea, one risk, one decision away from a totally different life. Of course, it'll probably be the toughest decision you ever make, the scariest risk you ever take. But if your dream doesn't scare you, it's too small. — Mark Batterson

I'm telling you, writing the book is easy. The after part will break your back. Not to mention your heart. — Suzy Soro