Tekirdag Quotes & Sayings

I have the consolation of having added nothing to my private fortune during my public service, and of retiring with hands clean as they are empty. — Thomas Jefferson

Seven pillars of wisdom propping the roof of the temple. Always remember what there's beyond the pillars. — Lara Biyuts

It is better that great peoples should seek out glory, or even vanity, in their deeds, than that they should remain indifferent . For even if they are not incited to act upon virtuous principles, at least there is the saving grace that they will do things they might not have done had not vanity prompted their actions. — Madeleine De Souvre, Marquise De ...

And in Hollywood, you know, everyone is an expert. Most of them are expert editors. They can't direct, they can't write, they can't act, but, by God, they all think they can edit. — John Frankenheimer

What is missed when people talk about books is the moment of grace when the reader creates the book, lends it the authority of their life and soul. The books I love are me, have become me. — Richard Flanagan

Very few people are original. There's very little original anything out there. Because to be original means you have to stand alone. — Susan Powter

I think the most difficult thing about coming out is just getting to that place where you're comfortable with who you are and you're sayin' hey this is ok and just accepting yourself and not caring what other people think. Because if you don't have that confidence in who you are then, if things don't go the way you wish that they will, you know if people aren't accepting then they can easily tear you down if you're not prepared and comfortable with who you are. — Wanda Sykes

Without her, I couldn't live. — Kenya Wright

I didn't think I was a humorless shrew in 'Knocked Up.' I think the women are just as funny as the men are in that movie. — Leslie Mann

These days, I am the most boring, methodical runner. I always do the same three- to five-mile loop near my home every evening. I hardly ever miss a day. On the weekends, I might go longer or add in weights. — Mika Brzezinski

When I began teaching you hardly could find a university in America or a college where they would teach either Jewish studies or Holocaust studies. — Elie Wiesel

I felt as though I were in the presence of one of God's more complicated pranks. — Charles Baxter

Writing is a solitary existence. Making a movie is controlled chaos - thousands of moving parts and people. Every decision is a compromise. If you're writing and you don't like how your character looks or talks, you just fix it. But in a movie, if there's something you don't like, that's tough. — Dan Brown

You don't like my restaurant, Miss Connor?"
"I couldn't say since the waiting list to get in is six months long."
One side of his mouth curved up. "This is true."
His finger lingered, and I tried to swallow the nervous lump in my throat. "I think you can call me by my first name now, seeing as how you're touching my boob. That puts us a little past formality, don't you think? — Jenny Lyn

A family is no place for privacy! — Elizabeth Berg