Tromperie Synonyme Quotes & Sayings

Her nerves gathered together so quickly, Gennie nearly dropped the five pounds of briquettes on the ground. When she'd finished being exasperated with herself, she laughed and poured a neat pile of charcoal into the barbecue pit. So this was the coolly sophisticated Genvieve Grandeau, she thought wryly;established member of the art world and genteel New Orleans society,about to drop five pounds of charcoal on her toes because a rude man was going to have dinner with her. How the mighty have fallen. — Nora Roberts

Being self-critical is good; being self-hating is destructive. There's a very fine line there somewhere, and I walk it carefully. — Daniel Radcliffe

At one time he [Cornelius Vanderbilt] personally controlled some 10 percent of all the money in circulation in the United States. — Bill Bryson

Come, I tell you. You have chattered enough about corruption. Now you shall look on it face to face! — Oscar Wilde

Peace and happiness are what you covet, but these are only to be obtained by labor. — Thomas A Kempis

I like where I live," he said, landing behind the side pocket in his best Peter Pan pose. "You two women are too flaky to put my family in your hands. Just ask anyone here. They'd agree with me!"
Ivy huffed and turned her back on him, muttering under her breath, but I could tell she was relieved her new landlord wasn't her mom. — Kim Harrison

You cannot pray at home, like you can at church, where there is a great multitude; where exclamations are cried out to God as from one great heart, and where there is something more: the unions of minds, the accord of souls, the bond of charity, the prayers of priests. — Saint John Chrysostom

'Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter' is without a doubt the best film we are ever likely to see on the subject - unless there is a sequel, which is unlikely, because at the end, the Lincolns are on their way to the theater. — Roger Ebert

Musicals are good times. I live to do a musical, there's nothing like it, no experience like that in the movie business. You don't get to pull all those triggers at the same time doing anything else. Nothing pulls that from you. Dancing, acting and singing is like "Alright, I gotta fire on all cylinders right now" because that's what it requires. It's fun getting to exercise all those muscles. — Queen Latifah

I know you don't like to believe you ever need to be taken care of, but I can't stand the idea of you being sick and alone. I need to be here for you, babe. — Toni Blake

I will set a target for the reduction of (government) employees ... I will implement the reduction of the total personnel costs of the employees. — Junichiro Koizumi

Texas senator and tea party favorite Ted Cruz announced he's running for president. He pledged to lead America boldly forward into the 1950s. — Conan O'Brien

C'mon, Mary. You've seen enough of the nasty side of human nature to know that it's not always that easy. Some people take shit, some people give it." — Ernie Lindsey

The experience of life that you and I have is pretty much a jigsaw puzzle in the box: Day-to-day experiences of disconnected pieces that don't seem to justify the efforts we make each day. — Robert Adams