The Flash Things You Can't Outrun Quotes & Sayings

I was eleventh-grade class president. That was the first elective office I held until I came into Congress. — Donna Edwards

Human beings consider themselves satisfied only compared to some other condition. A man who has owned nothing but a bicycle all of his life feels suddenly wealthy the moment he buys an automobile ... But this happy sensation wears off. After a while the car becomes just another thing that he owns. Moreover, when his neighbor next door buys two cars, in an instant our man feels wretchedly poor and deprived. — Alan Lightman

Day after day, O lord of my life, shall I stand before thee face to face. With folded hands, O lord of all worlds, shall I stand before thee face to face.
Under thy great sky in solitude and silence, with humble heart shall I stand before thee face to face.
In this laborious world of thine, tumultuous with toil and with struggle, among hurrying crowds shall I stand before thee face to face.
And when my work shall be done in this world, O King of kings, alone and speechless shall I stand before thee face to face. — Rabindranath Tagore

I love film and I love sitcoms, and I was one of those kids that would just go to the movies on the weekend and spend my whole weekend watching all of the movies. — Terrence J

Love is the spice of life!" Aunt Lydia picked up her glass and took a long drink before setting it down again. "Did it end in heartache, dear?" "Well, yes ... but it was the good kind of heart ache, Aunt Lydia. The kind where you'll always think fondly of each other, even though you know your love could never be." My aunt squealed with delight. "Ooh, I just love stories that end that way! Those happy, sappy endings in romance novels aren't realistic at all. But if you can gaze up at the stars at night and think fondly of your lost love, then it's worth falling in love and losing him." "You're absolutely right. — Lynn Austin

I have all the world to choose from, but no reason whatever for a choice. — Anthony Trollope

Careerism in Washington "goes to the heart of what's wrong in America right now." — Tom Coburn

I don't have a home. I'm on the road, more or less. — Leon Redbone

I am against slavery simply because I dislike slaves. — H.L. Mencken

Some folks as they grow older grow wise but most folks simply grow stubborner. — Josh Billings

Drugs have taught an entire generation of kids the metric system — P. J. O'Rourke