Scottish Noises Quotes & Sayings

Maybe there is no way for love to fail, because the eventual result of all love is New Life. — Glennon Doyle Melton

daughter's death had loosed something in Sara, a savage kind of grief that burned onto the canvas. — Dominic Smith

The Roman government appeared every day less formidable to its enemies, more odious and oppressive to its subjects. — Edward Gibbon

I wonder what Tommy Morris would have had to say to all this number 6-iron, number 12-iron, number 28-iron stuff. He probably wouldn't have said anything, just made one of those strange Scottish noises at the back of his throat like someone gargling. — P.G. Wodehouse

Virtually all families in the middle of the earnings distribution aspire to send their children to a school of at least average quality. (We'd think ill of any parent whose aspirations were lower.) The rub is that the best schools tend to be located in more expensive neighborhoods. — Bob Frank

My goal is to teach readers how to treat and respect themselves and each other in an entertaining way. I do that in all of my books. — Lisi Harrison

The life of human beings is suspended between the poles of heaven and earth. Let us retain within us the width of heaven, but let us not forget the earth that bears us. Earth and heaven are the symbols of the finite and the infinite, in which we share equally. It is not our task to choose between these two poles of our existence or to give up the one for the sake of the other, but to recognize their mutual interdependence and to integrate them into our very being. — Richard Power

Our house was always filled with dogs ... They helped make our house a kennel, it is true, but the constant patter of their filthy paws and the dreadful results of their brainless activities have warmed me throughout the years. — Helen Hayes

I remember the moment that I realized that I was going to get the opportunity to be in my dream role, and I said, 'I just don't think life gets any better!' You have to take that moment and expand it for as long as possible because it's such a cool feeling. — Britt Robertson

This is not an end. It is a beginning. You will need the courage of a lion to face this journey. — Erin Hunter

I like comedy that's not political but social, dealing with issues of people talking to each other. No matter what your politics, we still have to live with each other. Politics is taking a side. I'm not running for office, you know? — Michael Che

Jem made the little Scottish noise again, and Brianna looked sideways at him.
"Are you doing that on purpose?"
He looked up at her, surprised. "Doing what?"
"Never mind. When you are fifteen, I'm locking you in the cellar."
"What? Why?" he demanded indignantly.
"Because that's when your father and grandfather started getting into real trouble, and evidently you're going to be just like them. — Diana Gabaldon

I hate flossing, I wish I just had one long curvy tooth. They didn't have to make separations for me. — Mitch Hedberg

San Antonio is an ideal market for Major League Soccer. It's time that we put our best foot forward. — Julian Castro

By very definition this wilderness is a need. The idea of wilderness as an area without man's influence is man's own concept. Its values are human values. Its preservation is a purpose that arises out of man's own sense of his fundamental needs — Howard Zahniser