Steptoe And Son Quotes & Sayings

It struck me, sharp and hard, that I had been given so many chances to save my soul that my entire life had been constructed around these chances! That was my nature - going from temptation to temptation, not to sin, but to be redeemed. — Anne Rice

Usually, autobiography is such an indulgence of the ego. — Tom Robbins

I find if you're targeting Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X right from the start, your code will probably work anywhere else that you might try it later ... Writing code that is cross-platform from the start requires more discipline, but I find it is worth the effort. — Ryan C. Gordon

I managed to find a spot where we had the wind from astern, a steep head sea on our starboard quarter and the tide race through the narrows at the same time. A few hours of that and our fierce horse soldiers were like little lambs - sick little lambs. — John Flanagan

Not acting to rid the world of weapons of mass destruction is neither politically nor morally acceptable — Jose Maria Aznar

He leaned down, far enough that the dark ends of his hair brushed feather-light against her face, caught in her lashes, She had just enough time to take in a breath, to blink, to part her lips before he took them with his own.
Time froze. Her heart ceased to beat. Her eyes fluttered shut.
The cool slip of the small metal loop pressed into her skin as he kissed her.
Urgent.
Gentle.
So slow.
Sweet, soft demolition.
He tasted of cloves and coffee. And of something else. A farawat essence, familiar and yet somehow foreign, too. Something sere and arid.
A little like some.
A little like decay
Ash. — Kelly Creagh

Punishment closely follows guilt as its companion. — Horace

I never imagined being able to make money from acting - and now I can. — Anna Faris

I believe in a benevolent God not because He created the Grand Canyon or Michelangelo, but because He gave us snacks. — Paul Rudnick

When I was young they used to call me 'The Foreman,' not because I was in charge but because I did the work of four men. — Chael Sonnen

Love, like truth, is the unassailable defense. — Diane Ackerman

Followers need to see how things will get better and what that future might look like. Leaders need to build that foundation of stability, and hope sits on top of that. — Tom Rath

Just as stars shine brightest in the darkest night, your joy blazes brilliantly through life's problems when you count them as joy. — Elizabeth George