Shamieh Quotes & Sayings

The Government cannot afford to have a country made up entirely of rich people, because rich people pay so little tax that the Government would quickly go bankrupt. This is why Government men always tell us that labor is man's noblest calling. Government needs labor to pay its upkeep. — Russell Baker

Researchers have found that peer pressure exerted within a clique has caused every one of its members to experiment with drugs, to engage in murderous gang fights, to steal autos, and to violate the seventh commandment. — Billy Graham

No' when no one answered, Derek looked from face to face, then settled his glower in me. 'absolutely not.'
'um, I was the one keeping my mouth shut' I said. — Kelley Armstrong

Change or stagnate. Keep moving or die. — Mercedes Lackey

Barry Goldwater once said, 'I'd rather be right than president.' I can't tell you how much I disagree with that Barry Goldwater. — Howard Dean

While I'm gone, dream me the world. — Maggie Stiefvater

At critical junctures, outer trouble and the inner need to grow conspire to set each of us on a path of awakening and initiation. — Michael Meade

Those who boast about honor shouldn't lack in it. — Drake R. Todd

The complete man, then, is the "lover" added to the scientist; the rhetorician to the dialectician. — Richard M. Weaver

When you wake up, your face will be dry. But that doesn't mean you didn't cry. — Beth Revis

I cannot understate the ability to handle classical texts such as Shakespeare. — Louise Jameson

I do not think you should read about writing while you are writing. — Maxwell Perkins

CHAPTER L 'IN THESE DAYS ONE CAN'T MAKE A MAN MARRY — Anthony Trollope

Even very great things, he meant, can't last forever. Or beautiful things, I suppose. Those too. Things that don't really need replacing except because they fall apart. — Emma Richler

I'm a black woman who is from Central Falls, Rhode Island. I'm dark skinned. I'm quirky. I'm shy. I'm strong. I'm guarded. I'm weak at times. I'm sensual. I'm not overtly sexual. I am so many things in so many ways and I will never see myself on screen. And the reason I will never see myself up on screen is because that does not translate with being black. — Viola Davis