Thackray Quotes & Sayings

Smoke and dust hanging over the city like the hand of an angry God — Ron Veness

You have to have a catcher because if you don't you're likely to have a lot of passed balls. — Casey Stengel

They wanted to audition people for the Middle East correspondent on 'The Daily Show.' They wanted to hire somebody ethnic for that slot. Helms had left, Cordry had left, and they felt that they needed an ethnic face. So, I went in and auditioned, and I got the job. — Aasif Mandvi

I always like to keep one hand in the tepee and the other hand in the synagogue. Wouldn't it be great if there was a combination of the two? You could go to synagogue, and it would be really hot in there. — Robbie Robertson

Some studies have reported C. diff in food purchased in a supermarket. Dogs, horses, pigs, and rabbits can also be carriers of C. diff, although spread of disease from pets or domestic animals to humans has yet to be documented. Like most infections, it is usually impossible to pinpoint the source of C. diff. — J. Thomas LaMont

How you spend your energy is ultimately what creates who you are.
(On Beauty: Susan Sarandon, Vogue, January 8, 2016) — Susan Sarandon

Altogether out of control. This can't be the work of just one newborn vampire. What's going on? It's as if they've never heard of the Volturi. Which is possible. No one has explained the rules to them . . . so who is creating them, then. — Stephenie Meyer

I have learned that only the dead have a steady state of mind. — Abeer Allan

Into the sky to win or die. — Christopher Paolini

We must ... submit ourselves in adversity to the will of a merciful God as cheerfully as in prosperity. — Robert E.Lee

My mother's menu consisted of two choices: Take it or leave it. — Buddy Hackett

I found my spirit wanted to choose between only two things - suicide, or the dreams I'd had in my youth. I am an old fool who borrowed the dreams of a young fool. — Kurt Vonnegut

As human beings we have the capacity to enjoy limitless, blissful happiness ... there is nothing wrong with having pleasures and enjoyments. What is wrong is the confused way we grasp onto these pleasures, turning them from a source of happiness into a source of pain and dissatisfaction. It is grasping and attachment that is the problem, not the pleasure themselves ... — Thubten Yeshe

The man of knowledge must be able not only to love his enemies but also to hate his friends. — Friedrich Nietzsche

Writing music obviously comes from being inspired by things, and big changes in your life, and relationships and growing older and being more independent. — Tristan Prettyman

One candle is like a smile. One little light can start a whole fire. Smile at someone today. — Gail Thackray

My wish is that this book has inspired you to listen to your inner voice, to listen to the spirits around you, and to know that you are surrounded by guides and angels who are just waiting for you to ask for their guidance. Don't ignore those little "signs." Yes, you do feel them and you do sense your loved ones. We are all mediums and the veil is becoming thinner and thinner. — Gail Thackray