Tipritr Quotes & Sayings

When Ronald Reagan spoke a thing aloud, he believed it forever and for always. By the time he started running for president, in 1976, he had already developed an unwavering and steadfast faith in the correctness of whatever came out of his mouth. — Rachel Maddow

The smell of violets, hidden in the green, Pour'd back into my empty soul and frame The times when I remembered to have been Joyful and free from blame. — Alfred Lord Tennyson

Stories of hiding out and near captures abound, including a humorous account of President Wilford Woodruff escaping capture because he was weeding a garden at the Squire home near downtown St. George wearing an oversized "Old Mother Hubbard" dress and bonnet sewn for him by young Sister Emma Squire. She wrote: "Soon after our marriage the president of the Church, Wilford Woodruff, came to live with us. It was the time of the raid, when the Government took the property away from the Mormon people...and they were hunting all the men that had plural wives and putting them in jail. ... We had some neighbors that knew we had someone staying with us, and they were very anxious to [discover] who it was. ... [So] I made [President Woodruff] a Mother Hubbard dress and sun bonnet and...dress[ed] him up ... and disguise[d] him so he could come [and go]. ... We called him Grandma Allen so the people wouldn't know. — Blaine M. Yorgason

Believe the incredible and you can do the impossible. — Fulton J. Sheen

Repeats are the absolute soul-crushing killers of the comics page. — Stephan Pastis

How we [Americans] move [on climate] will determine the international direction. To lead, we must act. — Eileen Claussen

I never said I hated the Marine Corps! I only said it was no place for a sensitive, civilized, self-respecting human being. — William Styron

Now, Neve, are you about to say no to me?' 'Well, it's just that - ' 'Because the word "no" is not in my vocabulary, along with the words "can't" and "Victoria Beckham". — Sarra Manning

Despite their promises at the last Election, the politicians had not yet changed the climate. — Evelyn Waugh

He did not wear his scarlet coat, For blood and wine are red, And blood and wine were on his hands When they found him with the dead — Oscar Wilde

Someone may offer you a freshly caught whole large fish, like a salmon or striped bass. Don't panic - take it! — Julia Child

Wheresoe'er I am, - below, or else above you - Wheresoe'er you are, my heart shall truly love you. — Joshua Sylvester

As you begin to take action toward the fulfillment of your goals and dreams, you must realize that not every action will be perfect. Not every action will produce the desired result. Not every action will work. Making mistakes, getting it almost right, and experimenting to see what happens are all part of the process of eventually getting it right. — Jack Canfield

Gavin has tried quoting Yeats to the effect that women must labour to be beautiful, but Reynolds
who used to be a passionate Yeats fan
is now of the opinion that Yeats is entitled to his point of view, but that was then and social attitudes were different then, and in actual fact Yeats is dead. — Margaret Atwood