Uneffectual Quotes & Sayings

The owl flies, in the moonlight, over a field where the wounded cry out.
Like the owl, I fly in the night over my own misfortune. — Georges Bataille

I truly loathed cell phones. I hated the way they made me feel reachable twenty-four hours a day; — Penny Reid

There was a sudden, shocking sound that echoed through Garion's head like an explosion.
"What was that?" Zakath exclaimed.
"You heard it, too?" Garion was amazed. "You shouldn't have been able to hear it!"
"It shook the earth, Garion. Look there." Zakath pointed off toward the north where a huge pillar of fire was soaring up toward the murky, starless sky. "What is it?"
"Aunt Pol did something. She's never that clumsy ... "
Belgarath and Beldin were both pale and shaken, and even Durnik seemed awed.
"She hasn't done anything that noisy since she was about sixteen," Beldin said,m blinking in astonishment. He looked suspiciously at Durnik. "Have you gone and got her pregnant? — David Eddings

When women get together, they tell stories. This is how it has always been. Telling stories is our way of saying who we are, where we have come from, what we know, and where we might be headed. — Jalaja Bonheim

Largely as a result of the policies and priorities of the Reagan administration, more people are becoming poor and staying poor in this country than at any time since World War II. — Bryant Gumbel

The glowworm shows the matin to be near And gins to pale his uneffectual fire. — William Shakespeare

The future rests in the religious, political, economic and cultural capacity of humans to establish this larger context in which the particular traditions will find both support and fulfillment in a functional global community. — Thomas Berry

In periods where there is no leadership, society stands still. — Harry S. Truman

Fast food chains spend a large amount of marketing to get the attention of children. People form their eating habits as children so they try to nurture clients as youngsters. — Eric Schlosser

The first and simplest emotion which we discover in the human mind, is curiosity. — Edmund Burke

I was always just kind of obsessed with guitar, even before I started playing. — St. Vincent

'Breaking Bad' was such a high plateau. — Aaron Paul

There isn't much I have to say, that I wouldn't rather just shut up and do. — Ani DiFranco

Toffee Crisp was my downfall. I once ate five at a sitting. Do you really need that third helping, Harry? My parents didn't overfeed me, nor did they make an issue of it. That's when things go wrong. It doesn't have to be a problem for children to be fat, but it does affect you: you aren't as happy in that skin. — Harry Melling