Tonally Closed Quotes & Sayings

Well, now, sir, I put it to yo', being a parson, and having been in th' preaching line, and having had to try and bring folk o'er to what yo' thought was a right way o' thinking - did yo' begin by calling 'em fools and such like, or didn't yo' rayther give 'em some kind words at first, to make 'em ready for to listen and be convinced, if they could; — Elizabeth Gaskell

My dad is from India, my mom is from Russia. Fortunately, we moved a lot. I went to a lot of different schools and completely different cultures, so that's my background. — Annet Mahendru

Non-co-operation intended to pave the way to real honourable and voluntary co-operation based on mutual respect and trust. — Mahatma Gandhi

Don't use your bedroom for work, unless you're a prostitute. — David Letterman

I only want my work to make people happy. — Jackie Chan

To question what I see, then to question what I see after that, because the questions matter as much, perhaps more than, the answers. — Ta-Nehisi Coates

If London was an alien city, Edinburgh was another planet — Jess Walter

Patriotism is an ephemeral motive that scarcely ever outlasts the particular threat to society that aroused it. — Denis Diderot

Life is not meant to be an interstate highway. It's a winding mountain road with hills and dips, stop signs and school zones. Let friends and family be the data for your GPS satellite feed, and never forget that sometimes an unexpected detour leads to a hidden miracle. — Emily March

After a sound drubbing followed by half a day's fasting, I felt more like laughing than like crying; and, in half a while, all was forgotten and my wickedness began afresh and worse than ever. — Stijn Streuvels

No human race is superior; no religious faith is inferior. All collective judgments are wrong. Only racists make them — Elie Wiesel