Snopes Old Quotes & Sayings

Almost every country in Africa has now instituted multi-party democracy. — Mo Ibrahim

Well, bless my soul, what stupid creatures one has to mix with in this world! — Knut Hamsun

Cartoons for girls don't have to be a puddle of smooshy, cutesy-wootsy, goody-two-shoeness. Girls like stories with real conflict; girls are smart enough to understand complex plots; girls aren't as easily frightened as everyone seems to think. — Lauren Faust

When you win, you often lose, that's just a fact. There's no currency to straighten a warped spirit, or open a closed heart, a selfish heart ... — Abraham Verghese

As sheer casual reading matter, I still find the English dictionary the most interesting book in our language. — Albert J. Nock

What we need to envision the future, ... stop thinking about the present and saying, 'Let's put a Band-Aid here. — Bill Vaughan

Life is not perfect. But it is how you face it that's worth living for. From there you will find out how beautiful it is to live. — Kcat Yarza

When I feel like I'm doing my best work, there is a bit of a freedom, a bit of flight that you're not so much losing yourself but you're sort of in the zone. — Chris Cooper

Knowing and knowing what to do about it were two different things. — Richard Russo