Unsmilling Quotes & Sayings

It was great to fight in training, great to fight in the race, but you don't need to fight in a press conference, or an interview, or a personal interaction. — Lance Armstrong

Oh, Mr Norrell! Such a noodle I am upon occasion! — Susanna Clarke

I am not the humblest person in the world. I admit that. — Cristiano Ronaldo

Seek the silence frequently. Power comes from repose. — Charles F. Haanel

I do not choose the right word, I get rid of the wrong one. — A.E. Housman

Why didn't I know about this, Gideon?" Lady Augusta demanded, clearly aggrieved at not being first with the news. "And what Welsh aunt is this?"
"Auntie Angharad," Gideon informed her solemnly.
Lady Augusta thought for a moment and then declared, "You don't have an Auntie Angharad!"
"No," he agreed in a sorrowful voice. "She's dead. — Anne Gracie

If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you? And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to myself, so that where I am, there you may be also. — Anonymous

A woman's greatest and most perduring failure will be her failure to love. It is certainly not without significance that so many women presently pressing for power on the political, sociological or ecclesial scene are unbeautiful in their unsmilling press for dominance. Contorted faces and clenched fists are particularly repellant in woman, who is gifted with unique powers to radiate love and extend healing hands. — Mother Mary Francis P.C.C.

A game, yes. But I like it. In this game, there are no losers. — J. Kenner