Virginales Quotes & Sayings

When I was about 17, I had a row with my mother and left home for six months, renting a flat and working as a waitress for a while. I learnt you could double your earnings if you gave good, cheerful service. It taught me that in any job you can improve your lot. — Anne Robinson

If you are going to do something, do something that matters. — Jason Fried

Why does crime happen? Well, you might say that it's because youths don't have jobs. Or you might say that's because the doors of our buildings are not fortified enough. Given some limited funds to spend, you can either create yet another national employment program or you can equip houses with even better cameras, sensors, and locks. — Evgeny Morozov

That said the conspirators:Tell us your secret and we will have betrayed you for a lifetime. — Kristian Goldmund Aumann

Do I make up some 'god' in my mind, or do I make up my mind to know God? — Craig D. Lounsbrough

The cause of all these evils was the lust for power arising from greed and ambition; and from these passions proceeded the violence of parties once engaged in contention. — Thucydides

One important key to success is self-confidence. An important key to self-confidence is preparation. — Arthur Ashe

This world has few redeeming features, and one is the capacity for people to love one another with great, enduring passion. — David Gemmell

But the nice man had cold eyes. When interacting with his fascinated lady-harem, they had been blue. But when he turned his attention to me - however briefly - I could have sworn that they turned gray, the color of water beneath a sky from which snow will soon fall. — Stephen King

For centuries champagne has been used to launch marriages and ships. Most assume this is because the drink is so intrinsically celebratory; but, in fact, it is used at the onset of these dangerous enterprises because it so capably boosts one's resolve. When the glass was placed on the table, the Count took a swig large enough to tickle his sinuses. — Amor Towles