Svetlovody Quotes & Sayings

Though liberal in his praise and always courteous and condescending to the shop-people, he was scarcely ever known to pay a bill and when he died, the amount of money owing to Brandy's was considerable. Mr. Brandy, a short-tempered, pinched-faced, cross little old man, was beside himself with rage about it. He died shortly afterwards, and was presumed by many people to have done so on purpose and to have gone in pursuit of his noble debtor. — Susanna Clarke

This country has achieved its commercial and financial supremacy under a regime of private ownership. It conquered the wilderness, built our railroads, our factories, our public utilities, gave us the telegraph, the telephone, the electric light, the automobile, the airplane, the radio and a higher standard of living for all the people than obtains anywhere else in the world. No great invention ever came from a government-owned industry. — George B. Cortelyou

Storytelling is all about using the imagination, for me at least it is. That's why I'm bored sometimes to see movies. I'm bored to see TV. I never see TV. I see news sometimes. I'm sorry to say, I work in this business and I love working in it, but I haven't seen a movie in so many years. — Peter Stormare

The black ice of that dark fortress received the sunlight like a mortal wound. — Salman Rushdie

My first modeling job in Paris, the photographer said, 'Tue es belle,' which means, 'you are pretty,' and I thought he said, 'Tu es poubelle,' which means, 'you are the trash can.' I burst into tears. He was not happy about that. — Rachel Nichols

Depression is something that makes you lose your sight. — Michael Schenker

Women, it turns out, are built to lead - particularly in the modern world. — Helen Fisher

He leaves without an answer. — Anonymous

Cousin, the days of gods and heroes are over."
"Not to me. Not to them. — Steven Pressfield

If you were mine, I'd make you pierce it, just because, — S.E. Jakes

When you are a young person, you are like a young creek, and you meet many rocks, many obstacles and difficulties on your way. You hurry to get past these obstacles and get to the ocean. But as the creek moves down through the fields, it becomes larges and calmer and it can enjoy the reflection of the sky. It's wonderful. You will arrive at the sea anyway so enjoy the journey. Enjoy the sunshine, the sunset, the moon, the birds, the trees, and the many beauties along the way. Taste every moment of your daily life. — Thich Nhat Hanh

I want the President to look across the country and find the best man woman or minority that he can find — Trent Lott

Cats seem too transdimensional to get hit by traffic, but it happens all the time. — David Mitchell

A community is an alibi for the failure of individual love. — Leonard Cohen

No democracy can exist unless each of its citizens is as capable of outrage at injustice to another as he is of outrage at unjustice to himself. — Aristotle.