Sverre Quotes & Sayings

The joy which we inspire has this charming property, that, far from growing meagre, like all reflections, it returns to us more radiant than ever. At recreation hours, Jean Valjean watched her running and playing in the distance, and he distinguished her laugh from that of the rest. For Cosette laughed now. — Victor Hugo

There are few things less comforting than a tiger who's been up too late. — Bill Watterson

He didn't have words to describe her. She glowed. She'd somehow fallen out of the sky and landed in this unworthy place, with an unworthy man. — Tessa Bailey

There's no point for me in being a writer and having all these blocked places where I feel I can't think freely and imagine freely. There just really is no point. — Binyavanga Wainaina

Is there any stab as deep as wondering where and how much you failed those you loved. — Florida Scott-Maxwell

Restaurants are like kids. You hope you understand their innate gifts, and then you let them realize their aspirations. — Danny Meyer

I was never religious. — Chaz Bono

Eun Gi is lying. It means she doesn't believe me. It means she is angry at me. It means she can't forgive me. — Ma-Roo

As is the garden such is the gardener. A man's nature runs either to herbs or weeds. — Francis Bacon

I never was taught how to go into a meeting and talk about a tour and how to plan a show, but seeing that side of things [about] someone who wants to be a Unicorn but has to now be a boss and navigate this is a really powerful and interesting story. — Lilly Singh

Her magic formula for dealing with children is ignoring all faults and accenting tiny virtues. She says, "Instead of telling Tommy day in and day out that he is the naughtiest boy in the United States of America, which could very well be true, take an aspirin and comment on his neatly tied shoes. Almost anybody would rather be known for expert shoe-tying than for kicking the cat." She always tells whiners how charming they are
bullies how brave
bad sports how good
sneaks how honest! — Betty MacDonald

This man, commenting on the attack at Dennis Kebab, says we need more racists like Sverre Olsen to regain control of Norway. In the interview the word "racist" is used as a term of respect. Does the accused consider himself a "racist"? — Jo Nesbo

Since the president's [Barack Obama] lost all of that[majority in Senate], he now has decided he's just going to write laws on his own. He's going to give us edicts, as if he's a king. And that is a petulant child. He's refusing to listen to the will of the American people, which is they reject his policies. — Chris Christie

No matter how many people are screaming your name or how many Number One hits you have, you can still wake up and feel like a loser. — Lady Gaga

You can hardly open a newspaper without seeing that a woman has been killed by a man for clearly gender-related reasons. — Gloria Steinem