Spined Oak Quotes & Sayings

I have been aware since my youth that I am a Hebrew through my mother, and that is something that has played a subtle but important role in my development. — Amar'e Stoudemire

The women who don't seek attention are usually the women you need to be giving your attention to. — Will Smith

I think it would be really awesome to be a rock star. — Alexander Ludwig

Do all those words mean the same thing?" gasped Milo. "Of course." "Certainly." "Precisely." "Exactly." "Yes," they replied in order. "Well, then," said Milo, not understanding why each one said the same thing in a slightly different way, "wouldn't it be simpler to use just one? It would certainly make more sense." "Nonsense." "Ridiculous." "Fantastic." "Absurd." "Bosh," they chorused again, and continued. "We're not interested in making sense; it's not our job," scolded the first. "Besides," explained the second, "one word is as good as another - so why not use them all? — Norton Juster

The sound of the orchestra is one of the most magnificent musical sounds that has ever existed. — Chick Corea

Playing USA Softball has been more to me than I ever imagined possible. — Jennie Finch

We do not fear the flame, though it burns us,
We do not fear the fire, though it consumes us,
And we do not fear its light,
Though it reveals the darkness of our souls,
For therein lies our power.
-- Blood Oath of the Iron Elves — Chris Evans

To give vent now and then to his feelings, whether of pleasure or discontent, is a great ease to a man's heart. — Francesco Guicciardini

"A Tale of Three Cities" is a tribute to our parents' generation, who escaped from city to city in search of their loved ones and in search of a place to build a better home. The story is set during the turbulent war years in China in the '40s and '50s. — Mabel Cheung

Ser Tomaso," she said. "It is very likely we will all die."
"Or worse," said Brown, the first words he'd said in days. Ser Tomaso made a brave face.
"Perhaps," he said. "But we will eat well. — Miles Cameron

The things you should value most in this life are NOT things. — Tanya Masse

It's really very simple. If you tell a beautiful woman that she is beautiful, what have you given her? It's no more than a fact and it has cost you nothing. But if you tell an ugly woman she is beautiful, you offer her great homage of corrupting the concept of beauty. To love a woman for her virtues is meaningless. She's earned it, it's a payment, not a gift. But to love her for her vices is a real gift, unearned and undeserved. To love her for her vices is to defile all virtue for her sake - and that is a real tribute of love, because you sacrifice your conscience, your reason, your integrity and your invaluable self-esteem ... What's love, darling, if it's not self-sacrifice? — Ayn Rand

If you keep working you'll last longer. I'd hate to spend the rest of my life trying to outwit an 18-inch fish. — Harold Geneen

What hurts the victim most is not the cruelty of the oppressor, but the silence of the bystander. — Elie Wiesel

When I was a single, working mom with a newborn, I learned just how vital it is to have comprehensive, affordable health care. — Claire McCaskill