Torchieres Quotes & Sayings

They have been taught nothing but destruction and learned nothing except that a man's desires can be achieved simply by killing anybody who stands in his way. — Wilbur Smith

You said that you wanted to put us upon a reservation, to build us houses and make us medicine lodges. I was born where there were no enclosures and everything drew a free breath. I want to die there and not within walls. — Ten Bears

A wilderness of gilt, gleaming in the slant from the dust-furred windows: gilded cupids, gilded commodes and torchieres, and
undercutting the old-wood smell
the reek of turpentine, oil paint, and varnish. — Donna Tartt

A leader's role is not to control people or stay on top of things, but rather to guide, energize and excite. — Jack Welch

I think I must be one of those who are born to be in luck, for one does not often meet with people whom one feels he can love from the first sight of their faces — Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Ship, lady. This here's a ship," he said defensively, as if she'd told him, "Your penis: I find it minuscule. — Kresley Cole

God created the earth but the Devil evolved it. — Piers Anthony

I can't think of anything more rewarding than being able to express yourself to others through painting. Exercising the imagination, experimenting with talents, being creative; these things, to me, are truly the windows to your soul. — Bob Ross

We honor revelation too highly to make it the antagonist of reason, or to believe that it calls us to renounce our highest powers. — William Ellery Channing

Corporation, n. An ingenious device for obtaining individual profit without individual responsibility. — Ambrose Bierce

I have met Jackie Chan about 6 times up 'til now ... and even though many people think we are natural enemies, I personally think he is a cool bloke and would honestly love to work with him in a film one time - that would a well brilliant movie! — Jet Li

I think that 'Lost' is a bit of a dinosaur in terms of the type of show it is. The economics just don't support making a show this big and complicated profitable enough for a network. — Carlton Cuse

In politics, stupidity is not a handicap. — Napoleon Bonaparte