Unlearning Famous Quotes & Sayings

People wonder whether I got my presenting job as a result of my own abilities or because of Gordon, which is a little unfair. — Tana Ramsay

Arelene's middle name was tolerance, mostly because she was too easygoing to take a moral stance. — Charlaine Harris

After you died I could not hold a funeral,
And so my life became a funeral. — Han Kang

Crishna, the Hindoo virgin-born Saviour, was born in a cave, [156:1] fostered by an honest herdsman, [156:2] and, it is said, placed in a sheep-fold shortly after his birth. How-Tseih, the Chinese "Son of Heaven," when an infant, was left unprotected by his mother, but the sheep and oxen protected him with loving care. [156:3] Abraham, the Father of Patriarchs, is said to have been born in a cave. [156:4] Bacchus, who was the son of God by the virgin Semele, is said to have been born in a cave, or placed in one shortly after — Thomas William Doane

Men don't want anything they get too easy. But on the other hand, men lose interest quickly. — Tennessee Williams

We are the windows through which our children first see the world. Let us be conscious of the view. — Katrina Kenison

Changing entrenched systems is daunting; the odds against reshaping the nation's police forces are high. But there are few things more important than making sure their profession is the brave, honorable service it should be. We have to do it, or watch our communities and our democracy disintegrate. — Ann Medlock

She managed to finger-comb her hair into some kind of order, though it was a little too punk for her peace of mind. Not that she'd ever minded looking punk; in fact, the cut had been designed for that effect. But right now Reno was punk enough for both of them. — Anne Stuart

What I say is I am somebody who cares about conservative ideas. I want to see them implemented in governance. — David Frum

To not love ourselves can keep what we want from us. — Rhonda Byrne

My experience has been that times always ends. In theory, you are right, the quantum physicists are right, the religious and romantics are right. Time without end. In practice we both wear a watch. — Jeanette Winterson

The question is: will I get used to a menu with kilojoules instead of calories? I mean, I don't think anyone even knows how many kilojoules are in a calorie. I had to break out a whiteboard this morning and do calculus just to figure out how many calories were in a glass of water Down Under. — Elle Lothlorien