Throgmorton Family History Quotes & Sayings

A man who would contract the mumps,' declared Cecilia, 'would do anything!' Lady Ombersley saw nothing unreasonable in this pronouncement, nor was she surprised that his lordship's unromantic behaviour had given Cecilia a distaste for him. She — Georgette Heyer

Friendship is mutual blackmail elevated to the level of love. — Robin Morgan

Searching for the scent
of the early plum,
I found it by the eaves
Of a proud storehouse. — Matsuo Basho

I love the fact that we, as black people, carry our faith with us. We share it and embrace it and love it and talk about it because we talk about everything else and why not that and that was the first impression that I had that really touched me. — Boris Kodjoe

God's care precedes his commands. — Bryan Chapell

A wolfe will never make war against another wolfe. — George Herbert

Village life gently swirled around them, with the perpetual ebb and flow of people, scurrying in every direction. The village was a living, organic entity, with blood flowing through its veins, and with a definite pulse and heartbeat. It had its own distinct personality and its own dark caustic humour, and was constantly processing and regurgitating information through its winding, meandering streets. — Leonardo Donofrio

If you hate your lot but wouldn't trade it, it's not your lot you hate. — Mignon McLaughlin

Attending a snooty party meant wearing shoes designed by sadistic trolls and dressing to compete with women born to make fashion statements.' (Abbie) — Sherrilyn Kenyon

Free software' is a matter of liberty, not price. To understand the concept, you should think of 'free' as in 'free speech,' not as in 'free beer'. — Richard Stallman

Poverty is not the stepchild of the Great Recession; poverty has always been a part of American life. — Tavis Smiley

Prayer is and remains always a native and deepest impulse of the soul of man. — Thomas Carlyle

We would much rather blame nature for what we don't like in ourselves than credit it for what we do like. — Frans De Waal

Sometimes it's things that take the joy out of life, like a blowout when you're hitting sixty or a button coming off of a shirt when you're in a hurry, but usually it's people. — Rex Stout

I used to tell myself when I was much younger that I didn't want to wake up one day and be 32 years old and still playing records. It's just not going to happen. Well, the joke is on me, because I'm 56 years old now. — Frankie Knuckles