Tilsammen Eller Quotes & Sayings

My mother as a young girl went out with a young SS officer and she didn't really know what was going on - she just liked the uniform. When he told her about the things that he did, she was disgusted and broke up with him. — Michael Haneke

A pin has a head, but has no hair — Christina Rossetti

President Bush once said that marriage is a sacred institution and should be reserved for the union of one man and one woman. If this is the case - and most Americans would agree with him on this - then I have to ask: Why is the government at all involved in marrying people? — Tony Campolo

Working hard is a great way to impact the world, to learn, to grow, to feel accomplished, and sometimes even to find happiness, but it becomes a problem when you do so at the expense of the people closest to you. — Travis Bradberry

He did not say that the only true nightmare was not being able to do something and that this, at least, was something. — Maggie Stiefvater

Only friends will tell you the truths you need to hear to make your life bearable. — Francine Du Plessix Gray

tocsin of an ideological crusade, has no limits," Lippmann warned. — David McCullough

Six of the young cupbearers were playing some child's game as he entered, sitting in a circle on the floor as they took turns spinning a dagger. When it wobbled to a stop they cut a lock of hair off whichever of them the blade was pointing at. — George R R Martin

Earth is not a private club; it is a universal club. Being born allows you to receive a membership card; you don't have to do anything else for it. And it is the most beautiful club that you will ever find. Once you have realized that you are a member, don't you want to keep it clean and comfortable for fellow members to use? I know I do. — Ilchi Lee

My definition of a "respected" man was one who had succeeded almost completely in hoodwinking people — Osamu Dazai

People really do make the assumption that I had some weirdo Hollywood upbringing, but my parents are incredibly down-to-earth people who worked really hard to raise us in a way that was health. — Zoe Kazan

People's feelings about themselves change when they change the way they handle their money. Once they begin treating their money with respect, their self-respect shoots up as well. — Suze Orman

We've been a country that's been fortunate to be protected by two oceans, to not have serious attacks on our territory for most of our history. And we were unfortunately reminded in a very devastating way of our vulnerability. — Condoleezza Rice