Valerie Dearborn Series Quotes & Sayings

All beliefs are bald ideas. — Francis Picabia

The Patrician could read," said Spelter. "Not if you cut off his index finger," said Carding. — Terry Pratchett

On the subject of money and politics and the rest, I have a DARE: Disclose who are these people; Amend the Constitution to overturn Citizens United; Reform: let's have public financing of campaigns; and Empower. — Nancy Pelosi

If she was going to die she wanted to go out with chocolate in one hand and a shopping bag in the other. — Caroline Hanson

People lie for many reasons: to save themselves, to get out of trouble, to avoid hurting someone's feelings. Manipulators lie to get what they want. Narcissists lie to make themselves seem grand to others and themselves. Recovering alcoholics lie to safeguard their tattered reputation. And those who love us most lie to us most of all, because life is a bumpy ride and they want to smooth it out as much as possible. — Ilona Andrews

It is never too late to ask yourself, 'Am I ready to change the life I am living? Am I ready to change within?' Even if a single day in your life is the same as the day before, it surely is a pity. At every moment and with each new breath, one should be renewed and renewed again. There is only one way to be born into a new life: to die before death. — Elif Shafak

That's the sign of a good relationship, when you can pick up a phone and it doesn't matter when the last time you spoke was. — Joe Torre

The human brain takes in information from other people and incorporates it with the information coming from its own senses, neuroscientist Gregory Berns has written. Many times, the group's opinion trumps the individual's before he even becomes aware of it. — Alexandra Robbins

The reason why books endure is because there are enough people who like them. It's the only reason why books last. — Salman Rushdie

The more knowledge you have, the more you're free to rely on your instincts. — Arnold Schwarzenegger

Cloning may be good and it may be bad. Probably it's a bit of both. The question must not be greeted with reflex hysteria but decided quietly, soberly and on its own merits. We need less emotion and more thought. — Richard Dawkins

A heartsong doesn't have to be a song in your heart. It doesn't have to be talking about love and peace. It can just be your message. It can be your feeling. Some people might even call it a conscience, even though that's not really what it is. It's your message, what you feel like you need to do. — Mattie Stepanek

To make it hard, to make it difficult almost impossible for people to cast a vote is not in keeping with the democratic process. — John Lewis

There were so many of these moments that could never be captured accurately, even in the camcorder, only in the heart. — Phyllis Reynolds Naylor