Scintillating Pronunciation Quotes & Sayings

It happened in tiny increments as I remember. Mr Miller sat on the edge of the desk, which shifted slightly; the sudden exertion of the correction he had to make to regain his balance resulted in a double blow-off; two little rasping braps, accompanied by an expression of amused shame on his face, before the table suddenly lurched, cracked and then collapsed on to the floor with Mr Miller on top of it. There must have been a nanosecond of disbelief and amazement at the confluence of this combination of farcical ingredients before the class exploded into frenzied, screeching giggles, which Mr Miller simply had to allow, since his embarrassment and indignation would have only made it worse. — Simon Pegg

Not to pursue our joy in ministry is not to pursue the profit of our people ... Begrudging service does not qualify as genuine love. — John Piper

I have the ability, occasionally, of being able to step out and see who you think I could end up being. And I like to play with that. — Carrie Fisher

Nothing could be a more serious violation of public trust than to consciously make a war based on false claims. — Wesley Clark

A bad conscience is easier to cope with than a bad reputation. — Friedrich Nietzsche

There was only a language of families, a tongue woven from a lifetime of shared experiences. Its vocabulary consisted of gestures and curt sentences, incomprehensible to all outsiders. Inside, it wasn't difficult to translate at all. — Courtney Milan

But I'm in favor of every religion with the possible exception of snake-chunking. Anybody that so presumes on how he stands with Providence that he will let a snake bite him, I say he deserves what he's got coming to him. — Earl Long

Of course she had some pathetic illusions about herself or she would not be able to go on living. — Jean Rhys

When you take other people's opinions, you end up flailing and you have no center. — Gary Allan

As the Athenians to the Pnyx, the antique Romans to the Campus Martius, or our Nordic ancestors to the All-Thing, so the folk of Tilling flocked to the High Street for extempore parliament. — Tom Holt

Thank you Father for another day, for another week, for another month and for another year. Your grace is sufficient for me. — Euginia Herlihy

When I feel like I'm doing my best work, there is a bit of a freedom, a bit of flight that you're not so much losing yourself but you're sort of in the zone. — Chris Cooper