Sprichwort English Quotes & Sayings

We must have a permanent force, not a force that is constantly fluctuating and sliding from under us as a pedestal of ice would do from a statue on a summer's day, involving us in expense that baffles all calculation - an expense which no funds are equal to.
-George Washington — Editors Of Boston Publishing

He knew what would happen. He has laid wagers with himself, I imagine, for days: how many hours, how many miles towards safety before he has to drop out. — Dorothy Dunnett

Loving someone is taking a constant risk with your emotions. When you find the right person,the one you know you want to be with, that person becomes worth the risk. — Monica Murphy

The actual God of many Americans ... is simply the current of American life. — Charles Horton Cooley

I do not believe that the men who served in uniform in Vietnam have been given the credit they deserve. It was a difficult war against an unorthodox enemy. — William Westmoreland

For me, the person I was becoming when we left was erased, and another one was created. — Esmeralda Santiago

I love Canada, always. — Melanie Fiona

I wanted to design a chair which looked like a shrub pruned to look
like a chair. — Richard Schultz

He smiled at her as a man might smile at a memory. — John Steinbeck

Ballroom dancing is like being on Mars compared to what I've done throughout my life. — Joey McIntyre

A lot of people live much more simply than in the old days. That doesn't bother me. Keeping busy is the problem. Television guest shot fees are going down. You can do a dozen guest shots a year, but you're not making that much money. — Harry Morgan

A tale from which pieces have been raked out is like a fire that has been poked. One does not know the operation has been performed, but everyone feels the effect. — Rudyard Kipling