Sixandnineteen Quotes & Sayings

You know, I've never shot a gun in a movie. — Devon Sawa

In the back of my mind, I often wonder if people are given a set number of obstacles they have to overcome before they die. — Kimberly Lauren

An intellectual can work at the university, or, better, go to work for an American university, where the literature departments are just as bad as in Mexico, but that doesn't mean they won't get a late-night call from someone speaking in the name of the state, someone who offers them a better job, better pay, something the intellectual thinks he deserves, and intellectuals always think they deserve better. — Roberto Bolano

-'tis an old observation, and a very true one; but what's to be done, as I said before? how will you prevent people from talking? ... — Richard Brinsley Sheridan

I don't want to die. Please don't let me die. — Hugo Chavez

I've spent most of my life trying to wear a persona that didn't quite fit and when I started writing books, it was like finally becoming the right person. — Meg Rosoff

The propensity to make strong emotional bonds to particular individuals [is] a basic component of human nature — John Bowlby

Once you see a child's self-image begin to improve, you will see significant gains in achievement areas, but even more important, you will see a child who is beginning to enjoy life more. — Wayne Dyer

Consistent teaching and guidance set proper bounds upon the children's behavior. — Lucile Tate

Then here 's to the oak, the brave old oak, Who stands in his pride alone! And still flourish he a hale green tree When a hundred years are gone! — Henry Chorley

Life's best adventures are as close as your nearest bookshelf. Tour Europe with the Count of Monte Cristo. Dance a ball with Mr Darcy. Hunt down bad guys with Stephanie Plum. Amazing things can happen when you read. — Ally Carter

If you don't like me, life goes on, you know what I mean? But I hope you do like me. Because I think that in addition to being pushy, I'm nice. — Christine Quinn

(Everyone, I guess, sees their position as the neutral one and everyone else's position as biassed. I wonder why 177 minutes of the Today programme is completely secular; you feel horribly excluded by 3 minutes of Thought for Today. I see a sinister anti-religious bias when David Attenborough goes through a whole series without ever once aying "On the other hand maybe God made it all"; you feel that 30 minutes of hymn singing on Sunday evening amounts to theocratic oppression.) — Andrew Rilstone