Schwank Patio Quotes & Sayings

If the civil authorities refuse to protect me, I must look to God, and if I die, I have determined to make my grave in Alton. — Elijah Parish Lovejoy

Sejal had not thought of her home, or of India as a whole, as cool. She was dimly aware, however, of a white Westerner habit of wearing other cultures like T-shirts - the sticker bindis on club kids, sindoor in the hair of an unmarried pop star, Hindi characters inked carelessly on tight tank tops and pale flesh. She knew Americans liked to flash a little Indian or Japanese or African. They were always looking for a little pepper to put in their dish. — Adam Rex

Let me tell you that I love the United States. — Vicente Fox

Lovers should also have their days off. — Natalie Clifford Barney

Anticipation of happiness can sometimes be as gratifying as its consummation. — Gaynor Arnold

Observe that it is a great error to believe that all mediums of art are not closely tied to their time. — Camille Pissarro

Before the beginning is the void and the void belongs in neither time nor space and is therefore beyond our imagination.
Nothing will come of nothing unless it's the beginning of the world. This is how it begins, with the word and the word is life. The void is transformed by a gigantic firecracker allowing time to dawn and imagination to begin. — Kate Atkinson

There is no absolute right or wrong, good or evil, but there are good manners and common decency. — K.J. Parker

Attachments to older forms of worship may be comfortable, but they may contain elements of falsehood that make them unacceptable to God. — Max Anders

Mitt Romney, who is on record saying that he would not waste money going after bin Laden, and on record saying he would not violate Pakistan's border to get bin Laden, this week said, 'Of course I would have gotten bin Laden.' Even his Etch-A-Sketch went, seriously? — Bill Maher

I've had many enemies over the years. If there's one thing I've learned, it's never engage in a fight you're sure to lose. On the other hand, never let anyone who has insulted you get away with it. Bide your time and strike back when you're in a position of strength - even if you no longer need to strike back. — Stieg Larsson