Veikals Sils Quotes & Sayings

To most of us, adulthood means being able to earn a living, possess a home, get married and rear children, and this implies having autonomy or control over one's life. In the 19th century, becoming an adult was celebrated as a liberation from paternal authority. Today we regard it more as a time of regret and stagnation. — Jane Ridley

My first jobs were all civil service. At 14, I worked for the Canadian National Railways. At 16, I worked for the Canadian Penitentiary Service. — Dan Aykroyd

Expecting conceit they found courtesy. Expecting arrogance they found a man concerned with people's thoughts and feelings. — Jackie Collins

From now on, ending a sentence with a preposition is something up with which I will not put. — Winston S. Churchill

Any Human Rights Council reform that allows countries that sponsor terrorism to remain as members, such as Cuba, is not real reform. And in the past, countries such as Libya, Iran and Syria have participated on this council. — Michael McCaul

It's worse in the case of newspapers. Any rich, unprogressive old party with that particularly grasping, acquisitive form of mentality known as financial genius can own a paper that is the intellectual meat and drink of thousands of tired, hurried men, men too involved in the business of modern living to swallow anything but predigested food." p. 201 — F Scott Fitzgerald

The biggest mistake in student films is that they are usually cast so badly, with friends and people the directors know. Actually you can cover a lot of bad direction with good acting. — Brian De Palma

What I often say to people who are quick to say I'm not a feminist is if you think you're not a feminist, give it all back. — Letty Cottin Pogrebin

You are the author for your life and you only get one chance to leave a beautiful mark. — L.M. Fields

At books, or work, or healthy play,
Let all my years be passed;
That I may give for every day
A good account at last. — Isaac Watts

A lot of directors say, 'Do whatever you want, and I'll just change it on set.' But I love being involved in every part of production. It's very exciting. It's like an empire of creation: Everybody is working so hard to respect a vision and an idea, and it's very weird and inspiring at the same time. — Xavier Dolan

Unless we can restore what George Orwell called patriotism as opposed to nationalism, we will see the rise of the far right, as is happening already in Europe. — Jonathan Sacks

I think I am about 5 for 500 when it comes to successful ideas vs flops. — Jeremy Schoemaker

There is never any valid reason for not being in full mental focus. — Barbara Branden