Velinsky Quotes & Sayings

We need to become energy independent or at least aspire to that. — Thomas Friedman

Is it safe?" John asked, hovering by the doorway. "Safe?" Richard asked. "What mean you by that?" John entered the chamber slowly. Richard blinked at the enormous discoloration on John's face. "Saints, man, have you and Jessica been brawling?" "Jessica? Richard, you fool, 'twas you who struck me! And twice, no less!" "Me? Have you gone daft? Why would I do such a thing?" John shrugged. "You were out of your head with fever. Jessica was the fortunate one. You only nicked her. I took the full brunt of your blows. — Lynn Kurland

Superstition was with me at that moment, but it was not yet her hour for complete victory. — Charlotte Bronte

Caroline was always moody and miserable, but I liked it. I liked feeling as if she had chosen me as the only person in the world not to hate, and so we spent all this time together just ragging on everyone, you know? — John Green

Control over consciousness is not simply a cognitive skill. At least as much as intelligence, it requires the commitment of emotions and will. It is not enough to know how to do it; one must do it, consistently, in the same way as athletes or musicians who must keep practicing what they know in theory. — Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

I'll beat him so bad he'll need a shoehorn to put his hat on. — Muhammad Ali

You can't pretend that everybody likes Versace. It would be boring. It's better to create a reaction than to create no reaction. That's dangerous. — Donatella Versace

In religion, the ego manifests as the devil. And of course, no one realizes how smart the ego is because it created the devil so you could blame someone else. — Deepak Chopra

Try as one might to live on the edge, thought Patrick, getting into the other lift, there was no point in competing with people who believed what they saw on television. — Edward St. Aubyn

Ah, but being in love made you mean and crazy. Love made you act like a fool even when you knew you were acting like a fool and couldn't help yourself from acting like a fool. — Sandra Brown

I believe a calm dog is a happy, obedient dog that won't get into trouble. — Cesar Millan

Reputation is what others think about you. What's far more important is character, because that is what you think about yourself. — Billie Jean King