Smithies Cove Quotes & Sayings

Some rules are nothing but old habits that people are afraid to change. — Therese Anne Fowler

Sometimes I think we know too much about our idols and that spoils the dream. — Elizabeth Taylor

There was never a great man who had not a great mother. — Olive Schreiner

I averted my eyes, looked around, and stumbled through all the faces in the room till they finally rested on his. He was standing like a scared bird, waving one wing and using the other to hide his scar. Aya Rabah- Scars — Refaat Alareer

In Chicago [during the Great Depression], a crowd of some fifty hungry men fought over barrel of garbage set outside the back door of restaurant — William E. Leuchtenburg

Jesse Jackson's wife was arrested in Puerto Rico while protesting the naval bombings there. Jesse said he was holding a meeting with four of his secretaries to decide what to do and that these meetings could run well into the night. — Jay Leno

When I am not writing, I'm dying. — Neil Diamond

One kind of good book should leave you asking: how did the author know that about me? — Alain De Botton

Trying to force things only disturbs your goals. Forcing will not help. Everything happens in its right time. — Judith Orloff

The New Deal began on March 25th, 1911. The day that the Triangle factory burned. — Frances Perkins

I had a lot of time on my hands and so I fell into the world of books. I read and read and read some more. I read every single thing that I could lay my hands on - even if authors were not well known or famous. I began seeing the world through their eyes. — Preeti Shenoy

Managing your problems can only make you good, whereas building your opportunities is the only way to become great. — James C. Collins

There is a crowd outside the main door, talking softly about the death as if they don't want the dead man to know that he is gone. — Manu Joseph