Smithy And Gavin Quotes & Sayings

We all spin stories. That's what we do. We want people to see certain things about us and not others. What matters is whether you let others in to the truest story, the one that's the hardest to tell. — Maya Lang

Will you tell me how to prevent riches from producing luxury? Will you tell me how to prevent luxury from producing effeminacy, intoxication, extravagance, vice and folly? — John Adams

I wear my sort of clothes to save me the trouble of deciding which clothes to wear. — Katharine Hepburn

There is, however, a skill to it, a developed body of professional expertise. One may not be able to fix such problems, but one can manage them. And until I visited my hospital's geriatrics clinic and saw the work that the clinicians there do, I did not fully grasp the nature of the expertise involved, or how important it could be for all of us. — Atul Gawande

I find writing really difficult - definitely the most difficult of all the things I do. — Grant Heslov

Never let your heart take precedence over reason, otherwise you will have problems. — Whitney Houston

A man who is certain he is right is almost sure to be wrong. — Michael Faraday

'Mira Grant' is actually my pseudonym. And 'Seanan' is pronounced 'SHAWN-in.' — Seanan McGuire

Basically I'm pretty sure my mom thinks a well-thought-out list has the power to make time her personal bitch. — Susan Ranelle Amari

The impious soul, however, punishes itself by seeking a human body to enter into, for no other body can receive a human soul; it cannot enter the body of an animal devoid of reason. Divine law preserves the human soul from such infamy ... The soul passeth from form to form; and the mansions of her pilgrimage are manifold. Thou puttest off thy bodies as raiment; and as vesture dost thou fold them up. Thou art from old, O Soul of Man; yea, thou art from everlasting. — Georg Hermes

My mother was someone that walked into a room and lit it up. She made friends easily and she communicated her enthusiasms with great joy. I always wanted to be more like my mother than I am. I loved and admired her very deeply. — Meryl Streep

Oh yes. I was telling you about my research into the old Norse sagas- the mythology of ancient Scandinavia. Have you read them?"
"Uh no."
"You'd like them, Cassie." He waved the hand with the chalk in it. "All sex and violence."
I frowned. "Why would you think that I'd- — Karen Chance