Tradukka Frances Quotes & Sayings

It's fun being creative and that's satisfying. — Craig Kilborn

When she set Shane's glass of Coke down in front of him, she did it with probably a little too much emphasis; he glanced up at her with a question-mark expression.[...] 'What?' Shane asked her, and took a drink. 'Did I forget to say thanks? Because, thanks. Best Coke ever. Did you make it yourself? Special recipe? — Rachel Caine

Because of outdated ideas around retirement, we have put the money cart ahead of the "life" horse. — Mitch Anthony

Prose is prose because of what it includes; poetry is poetry because of what it leaves out. — Marvin Bell

We need a race to the top so that we have policies and regulations that protect human rights, the environment and that reduce poverty. — Winnie Byanyima

There are some things people see in toilets that they wish they hadn't. What Trevor Hawkins sees might even cost him his life. — Rob Johnson

Pray to catch the bus, then run as fast as you can. — Julia Cameron

[ ... ]It is as if after surviving so much, there was no longer reason to survive. — Jonathan Safran Foer

You are wrong. The state and its existence are essential before everything else. All this preoccupation with liberty is not serious. — Habib Bourguiba

You can't explain success in retrospect. The moment you leap into the void, that moment is impossible to negate, after success. — Guillermo Del Toro

The Indians were Araucanians from the south of Chile; several hundreds in number, and highly disciplined. They first appeared in two bodies on a neighbouring hill; having there dismounted, and taken off their fur mantles, they advanced naked to the charge. The only weapon of an Indian is a very long bamboo or chuzo, ornamented with ostrich feathers, and pointed by a sharp spear-head. My informer seemed to remember with the greatest horror the quivering of these chuzos as they approached near. When close, the cacique Pincheira hailed the besieged to give up their arms, or he would cut all their throats. As this would probably have been the result of their entrance under any circumstances, the answer was given by a volley of musketry. — Charles Darwin

Whether we like it or not, we are puppets of our emotions. We make complex decisions by consulting our feelings, not our thoughts. Against our best intentions, we substitute the question, "What do I think about this?" with "How do I feel about this?" So, smile! Your future depends on it. — Rolf Dobelli

He had a smug smile on his lips like he knew, even in his sleep, that women all around him were dying from love because he'd taken their hearts and hidden them where they'd never find them. — Sarah Addison Allen

Dangerous is wrath concealed. Hatred proclaimed doth lose its chance of wreaking vengeance. — Seneca The Younger

We would be in each other's lives again. No, he hadn't been the best father, but he was my father, and we loved each other. We needed each other. Though he'd disappointed me countless times through the years, life had already proven too short for me to hold on to that. So I let go of my hurt. I let go years of frustration between us. Most of all, I let go of any desire to change my father and I accepted him for who he was. I took all of my anguish and released it like a fistful of helium balloons to the sky, and I chose to forgive him. — Liz Murray