Sketchley School Quotes & Sayings

But neither Europe nor Africa can show any such desolation as America. The proudest, stubbornest, bitterest peasant of deserted Spain, the most primitive and superstitious Arab of the remotest oases, are a little more than kin and never less than kind at their worst; whereas in the United States one is almost always conscious of an instinctive lack of sympathy and understanding with even the most charming and cultured people. — Aleister Crowley

At the beginning of a decade when everything was beginning to seem possible, nothing seemed impossible. — Margot Lee Shetterly

You may not believe this. No one believes this, but it is true. — Ernest Hemingway,

Anything is better than the silence when she answered to hands gesturing and was indifferent to the movement of lips. When she saw every little thing and colors leaped smoldering into view. She will forgo the most violent of sunsets, stars as fat as dinner plates and all the blood of autumn and settle for the palest yellow if it comes from her Beloved. — Toni Morrison

It must never be forgotten ... that the liberties of the people are not so safe under the gracious manner of government as by the limitation of power. — Richard Henry Lee

You have to fight against being an antique. — Burt Lancaster

Not that which is inspires the creation, but that which may be; not the actual, but the possible. — Rudolf Steiner

So by all means, have your beliefs - but hold them lightly. Keep in mind that all beliefs are stories, whether or not they're true. — Russ Harris

The problem is knowing when what you are about to do will make a difference. I'm not only speaking of the small actions that, cumulatively, over time, or in great numbers, alter the course of events in ways too chaotic or subtle to trace ... if everyone were to consider all the possible consequences of all one's possible choices, no one would move a millimetre, or even dare to breathe for fear of the ultimate results. — Ann Leckie

I want to be honest with you: The players I played with and the coaches I had ... they were directly responsible for my being here. I want you all to remember that. I always will. — Johnny Unitas

People-trafficking is modern day slavery. There are more slaves today than there were at the height of the slave trade. — Ross Kemp

I have always loved young women for their sensitive spiritual nature, gentleness, and special beauty. — Margaret D. Nadauld