Theyand Quotes & Sayings

You think you know how this story is going to end, but you don't. — Christopher Moore

He was in that state of highly respectful sulkiness which is peculiar to English servants. — Wilkie Collins

To write an autobiography, you've got to expose other people. I hope to get out of this world as gracefully as possible, without embarrassing anyone. — Cary Grant

The deeds we do, the words we say,Into still air they seem to fleet;We count them ever past;But they shall last -In the dread judgment theyAnd we shall meet. — John Keble

If room isn't found for them, they'll find it for themselves. They've a right to live, same as other folk,' he said loudly. The local inhabitants did not look pleased at the prospect. — J.R.R. Tolkien

I joined Tommy Dorsey at the Paramount Theater in New York as a singer. I replaced Frank Sinatra. — Ken Curtis

There is very little difference between one man and another; but what little there is, is very important. — Jonathan Gottschall

The term bellwether refers to the practice of placing a bell around the neck of a castrated ram (a wether) leading his flock of sheep. While out of sight, the sound of the bell is a directive on the whereabouts of the flock. When earning season begins, the bellwether stock is that of the largest (typically industrial) companies who report their earnings. Analysts look to these reports as an indication of how subsequent reports will come in under or over expectations. — Coreen T. Sol

You must consider that the librarian (if not overworked or neurotic) is happy when he can demonstrate two things: the quality of his memory and erudition and the richness of his library, especially if it is small. The more isolated and disregarded the library, the more the librarian is consumed with sorrow for its underestimation. A person who asks for help makes the librarian happy. — Umberto Eco

An unchecked ego is what the Buddhists call "a hungry ghost" - forever famished, eternally howling with need and greed. — Elizabeth Gilbert

Each one prays to God according to his own light. — Mahatma Gandhi

We have been through this is biennial convulsion four or five different times over the past 10 or 12 years, and now it appears that we are going through this quiet agony all over again. — Everett Dirksen

Work hard, be steady, and have faith in the Lord. Set to work. — Swami Vivekananda

Edith Wharton did have one potentially redeeming disadvantage: she wasn't pretty. — Jonathan Franzen

Though Lexington is not a small town, it sometimes feels like one, with circles of acquaintance overlapping once, then again; the person you meet by chance at the library or the pool may turn out to be the best friend of your down-the-street neighbor. Maybe that's why people are so friendly here, so willing to be unhurried. — Kim Edwards