System Thesaurus Quotes & Sayings

It stunned him how much he could want her still, baffled him that she could be blind to how helpless he was under the clawing need for her. It infuriated him that she could, simply by existing, be his weakness. 'Hold — J.D. Robb

This is an important point about symbols: they do not refer to historical events; they refer through historical events to spiritual or psychological principles and powers that are of yesterday, today, and tomorrow, and that are everywhere. — Joseph Campbell

In trials of fact, by oral testimony, the proper inquiry is not whether is it possible that the testimony may be false, but whether there is sufficient probability that it is true. — Simon Greenleaf

Looks to me like you need help. Do you know that you're wearing Thursday panties and today's Monday? — Eileen Cook

The fringed curtains of thine eye advance,
And say what thou seest yond. — William Shakespeare

A man who tries to make the workmen believe that their employers are their natural enemies is indeed the worst enemy of workmen. For the employees of yesterday are the employers of today, and the employees of today can and will partly be the employers of tomorrow. — William J.H. Boetcker

During the Volvo China Open in April 2011, a lot of players fell ill. My son also was taken ill. I contracted a strange viral later, which had symptoms of swollen ankles and wrists and has left me weakened. — Jeev Milkha Singh

Television happens very quickly. It was like a shot of adrenaline into me, as a filmmaker, and my career. You can hit town, do the show, and leave with this incredible energy behind you. — Michael J. Bassett

Sometimes King Laugh knocks and you're one of those people who can't keep him
out, Peter said. — Stephen King

Robert Grant, sixth headmaster at Shore, was fond of making one particular remark to the parents of students newly enrolled at the school. He liked to say, "I hope your child will be severely disappointed during his time at this school." The parents were often confused. Why would the headmaster wish for my child to be severely disappointed? Grant would explain that if a student does not experience real disappointment at school, then he will be unprepared for disappointment when it comes in real life. — Leonard Sax

I gladly sacrifice pear-shaped tones in favor of down-to-earth emotion. — Oliver

What you say about the world reflects more about you and your perception of the world than the world itself. — Debasish Mridha

It's the last residue of our closeness with God, I reckon, the ability to see the wonder of things. — Celine Kiernan

What will follow will not be a repeat of any other conflict. It will be of a force and scope and scale that has been beyond what has been seen before. — Donald Rumsfeld