Unvarnished Book Quotes & Sayings

We tend to think of prophets as those who foretold the future when in fact, the vast majority of Old Testament prophecy is forth telling, not foretelling. The prophets were covenant enforcers; they reminded the people of what God had said and done in the past, most often referencing what we know today as the book of Deuteronomy, and they were straightforward in their presentation of truth. No white washing, no meandering about the truth; most of the time, their prophecy was simple, unvarnished truth about the people's actions and hearts. — William C. Attaway

Even if there are a lot women in films, there are few who are lesbians, that people know about. — Catherine Deneuve

The Grand Illusion, one of the great war films of all time. — Studs Terkel

It was enough that I knew my soul sang, I didn't have to break into minstrelsy. — Neel Mukherjee

Every person, young or old, risks the possibility of their life not turning out as planned. Especially when it comes to marriage. They might find they aren't suited for marriage after all. Or their spouses might die of an early illness. Taking a risk on another person is what marriage is all about. — Sabrina Jeffries

You must be clever, Tracey to do these forgeries."
"She's not clever. I did them," yelled Frieda.
"You'll get five years."
"She did them."
From Halfpennies and Blue Vinyl — Robyn Quaker

Make a note that one should never run the applications as a root user. This is a huge security flaw in itself as the application crashes, which can harm the OS itself. — Shalabh Aggarwal

As you grow older you realize that art has an enormous effect. It's frightening sometimes to think of the effect that we can have. — Andy Goldsworthy

I suppose I have very undesirable traits. I am very critical, which is very undesirable. But it is good from a business point of view. — John Caudwell

What comes out of your mouth is determined by what goes into your mind. — Zig Ziglar

She'd given it two good years. The problem was, Don had only given it one. — Cindy Gerard

Just once I knew what life was for. — Anne Sexton

Our favorite people and our favorite stories become so not by any inherent virtue, but because they illustrate something deep in the grain, something unadmitted. — Joan Didion

A lot of young people who I employ expect a raise after three months or expect not to have to put in more work than what's in their job description. — Sophia Amoruso

Intruder on level one. All aliens, please proceed to level one. — Anna Lee