Tess Of Durbervilles Quotes & Sayings

How pleasant it is for a father to sit at his child's board. It is like an aged man reclining under the shadow of an oak which he has planted. — Walter Scott

If you can read in the 21st century you own the world. — Stephen King

I used to run and hide from my feelings especially when I felt something that was upsetting, painful, or uncomfortable. — Demi Lovato

For history is a pontoon bridge. Every man walks and works at its building end, and has come as far as he has over the pontoons laid by others he may never have heard of. — Wallace Stegner

I still have to count on my hands! I'll be in a restaurant doing a tip and I'll be like, 'What's 20% of this?' — Katharine McPhee

Fear itself is the vanguard of wisdom — Pema Chodron

I think it is impossible to explain faith. It is like trying to explain air, which one cannot do by dividing it into its component parts and labeling them scientifically. It must be breathed to be understood. — Patrick White

Children are the most reasonable about discipline. When they tell you not to do something, it's always because they know why. — Criss Jami

I was just being honest and descriptive." "No, you were being an asshole." "It's not my fault they have to always be the same thing. — Paul Neilan

One merit of poetry few persons will deny: it says more and in fewer words than prose. — Voltaire

But it's surely no coincidence that the English verb "to spend" can only be applied to the using up of two resources. Money and time. And we can choose how to spend both of these, can't we? My concern, if I'm honest, is that we could find ourselves in pursuit of money to spend while finding that time is diminishing at an equal rate. We'll all be working so hard that we won't any longer have time to do anything else. We'll have to spend it all on the acquisition of money. And as we know that money can buy you pretty much anything but time, is that what we want for our nation? — Seni Glaister

My mantra is: 'Good design accelerates the adoption of new ideas.' — Yves Behar

I was never interested in 'Teen Beat' like roles. I just wanted to work. — Jared Leto