Virgil Tibbs Quotes & Sayings

Some people need a fig-leaf on their mouths. — Martin Luther

Every nation that carries in its bosom great and unredressed injustice has in it the elements of this last convulsion. — Harriet Beecher Stowe

A love of the ages.
That's what he had called it. Rhi had been too wrapped up in the desire and him to fully comprehend everything. It wasn't until he turned his back on her that it hit her. — Donna Grant

I haven't danced since 1973; I'm too old. — Len Goodman

For almost a century, the Universe has been known to be expanding as a consequence of the Big Bang about 14 billion years ago. However, the discovery that this expansion is accelerating is astounding. If the expansion will continue to speed up, the Universe will end in ice. — Saul Perlmutter

You hear a lot of drivers say they'll quit when they're not enjoying it. That's pretty much what happened to me. It was a combination of things, but mostly it was losing that enthusiasm I always felt before. — Rick Mears

Life opened up in one if its amazing bursts of radiance and Amory suddenly and permanently rejected an old epigram that had been playing listlessly in his mind: 'Very few things matter and nothing matters very much.' On the contrary, Amory felt an immense desire to give people a sense of security. — F Scott Fitzgerald

5If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him. * + 6But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like — Anonymous

I believe it is called 'Area 51' because of a project, the very first project that went on out there, in 1951. — Annie Jacobsen

He remained where he was, looking unsure of what to do. His eyes were dark pools of emotion, giving me the impression he was holding back tears. It made my heart ache for him. — Marita A. Hansen

I could be hit by a Sara Lee truck tomorrow. Which is not a bad way of going: 'Richard Simmons Found in a Freeway in Pound Cake and Fudge, With a Smile on His Face.' Let's face it. We don't know anything. — Richard Simmons

We need something fun to remember when we look back at our youth. — Angie Stanton

When at last we have to die it will be time enough to get cold.
While we are on fire let us seethe and boil. — Rabindranath Tagore