Vincenzina Firetto Quotes & Sayings

you cloak your offence by ignorance, saying that you did not know my determination in this matter. it is a double offence to do ill and color it so. — Julia Fox

When you are happy, when you are laughing, when you are loving, the radiance of your Soul shines through, and all are lifted by it. — Roger Delano Hinkins

Love is the root of all joy and sorrow. — Meister Eckhart

And in winter, under my greatcoat, I wrapped myself in swathes of newspaper, and did not shed them until the earth awoke, for good, in April. The Times Literary Supplement was admirably adapted to this purpose, of a neverfailing toughness and impermeability. Even farts made no impression on it. I can't help it, gas escapes from my fundament on the least pretext, it's hard not to mention it now and then, however great my distaste. One day I counted them. Three hundred and fifteen farts in nineteen hours, or an average of over sixteen farts an hour. After all it's not excessive. Four farts every fifteen minutes. It's nothing. Not even one fart every four minutes. It's unbelievable. Damn it, I hardly fart at all, I should never have mentioned it. — Samuel Beckett

Man was made to lead with his chin; he is worth knowing only with his guard down, his head up and his heart rampant on his sleeve. — Robert Farrar Capon

I'm from a normal household. I haven't always had millions to spend on creams and clothes. I like something that's affordable, but good quality. With Avon, it's really accessible, and everyone loves it. It's a brand that you can rely on. — Abbey Clancy

To teach is to learn twice. About all some parents accomplish in life is to send a child to Harvard. The purpose of a liberal education is to make one's mind a pleasant place to spend one's leisure. — Joseph Joubert

If somebody is young and brilliant and imaginative, he will be listened to, even if he is a little unorthodox. — Reinhard Selten

In my state, on the basis of the separate but equal doctrine, we have made enormous strides over the years in the education of both races. Personally, I think it would have been sounder judgment to allow that progress to continue through the process of natural evolution. However, there is no point crying about spilt milk. — Lyndon B. Johnson

Why I talked about political correctness: the colonial is now such a major taboo that any achievement of the colonial period, or any generosity implied in colonialism, is again fundamentally neglected or fundamentally not recognised. That's crazy, because history is a series of layers, and you cannot say, "This layer I support and this layer I cancel." History is history and you cannot retrospectively manipulate it. — Rem Koolhaas

Make sure your priorities line up with your values. — Michael Barbarulo

My agent is so totally honest, which is just what every writer needs. She won't let me sell a crappy book, even if I want to. — Sarah Dessen