Thurland Johnston Quotes & Sayings

The bird that flutters least is longest on the wing. — William Cowper

The noble man honours in himself the powerful one, him also who has power over himself, who knows how to speak and how to keep silence, who takes pleasure in subjecting himself to severity and hardness, and has reverence for all that is severe and hard. — Friedrich Nietzsche

Greenspan, who knew so much more than most, knew far less than most supposed ... — Alan Greenspan

I refuse to lie to children. — Maurice Sendak

I see what grief does, how it strips you bare, shows you all the things you don't want to know. That loss doesn't end, that there isn't a moment where you are done, when you can neatly put it away and move on. — Elizabeth Scott

We screamed this primeval scream built on a base of freedom, raised from beauty of a dying breed, and threw our heads back to laugh or cry, I'm not entirely sure which. But the scream shook the golden sunset, bringing it to its knees. — Taylor Rhodes

And it suddenly dawned on the late Windle Poons that there was no such thing as somebody else's problem, and that just when you thought the world had pushed you aside it turned out to be full of strangeness. — Terry Pratchett

I'd fight for you, Julia. I'd get you everything you wanted. I'd give you everything you wanted. — Lauren Blakely

We were very influenced by The Beatles, no question. — Barry Gibb

Home Star is a common sense idea that would create jobs and provide a boost to local economies, while helping families afford their energy bills. By encouraging homeowners to invest in energy efficiency retrofits, Home Star would create 170,000 manufacturing and construction jobs that could not be outsourced to China. — Peter Welch

I've never wanted to be loved. And God Knows no one's done it yet. — Lisa Kleypas

I wanted to be an architect. I used to draw houses and buildings and construct buildings on my own. — Boyd Holbrook

To me success means effectiveness in the world, that I am able to carry my ideas and values into the world - that I am able to change it in positive ways. — Maxine Hong Kingston

I believe in the time when we shall be able to create works of art in the Theatre without the use of the written play, without the use of actors. — Edward Gordon Craig

Cause if you shoot a bullet someone dies. If you drop a bomb many die. You hit a woman, love dies. But if you say the F-word ... nothing actually happens. — Richard Curtis