Smoothness Of Expression Quotes & Sayings

For "as great a blessing as government is," the Rev. Peter Whitney explained, "like other blessings, it may become a scourge, a curse, and severe punishment to a people." What made it so, what turned power into a malignent force, was not its own nature so much as the nature of man - his susceptibility to corruption and his lust for self-aggrandizement. — Bernard Bailyn

You have to be willing to put yourself in position for good things to happen — Robin Roberts

The life expectancy in Hong Kong is among the highest in the world ... you can come to only one conclusion: we have the most environmentally friendly place for people, for executives, for Hong Kong people to live — Donald Tsang

Anytime somebody tells me they saw 'Safety Not Guaranteed' in the theater, my answer is, 'That was you?' — Colin Trevorrow

I never stopped studying Buddhism. In the past few years, in between movies, I do a retreat. — Jet Li

Beside me, Richie chimed in. "What the ... Max. there's a girl on your face."
Sara pulled back and her eyes widened in realization. "Oh, crap."
"Calm down," I told her quietly. "No one here gives a fuck who we are. They hardly remember my name every week."
"Patently untrue," Richie said. "Your name is Twat."
I tilted my head to him, smiling at Sara. "Like I said. — Christina Lauren

I have a genuine love affair with my audience. When I'm on stage they're not privileged to see me. It's a privilege for me to see them. — Ozzy Osbourne

He keeps her name on his hands, her body in his throat. — Gwen Calvo

Avram was shocked. "Well, how is the sand feeling?" he asked after a moment.
"Crowded. — Jill Hammer

The cheapest kind of pride, on the other hand, is national pride. For it betrays in those affected by it the lack of individual qualities of which they could be proud, since they would otherwise not grasp at something that they share with so many millions. Rather those who possess significant personal qualities will recognize most clearly the faults of their own nation, since they constantly have them in front of them. — Arthur Schopenhauer