Vollkommen Quotes & Sayings

Quick dinner with ... Ang [Lee] and his wife Jane who's visiting with the children for a while. We talked about her work as a microbiologist and the behaviour of the epithingalingie under the influence of cholesterol. She's fascinated by cholesterol. Says it's very beautiful: bright yellow. She says Ang is wholly uninterested. He has no idea what she does.
I check this out for myself. 'What does Jane do?' I ask.
'Science,' he says vaguely. — Emma Thompson

When you're young your mother shields you from the world because she thinks you're too young to understand, and when she's old you shield her because she's too old to understand - or to have any more understanding inflicted upon her. The curve of life goes: want to know, know, don't want to know. — Allison Pearson

In most houses, militiamen received no quarter. "All that we found in the houses were put to death," Lieutenant Barker said. Lieutenant McKenzie confirmed this practice. — Thomas Fleming

It is as commendable to think well of oneself when alone, as it is ridiculous to speak well of oneself among others. — Francois De La Rochefoucauld

Facts are stupid things - stubborn things, I should say. — Ronald Reagan

I think the most important is when I was young, I learnt martial arts; that is my special key. — Jet Li

The man who complains about the way the ball bounces is likely the one who dropped it. — Lou Holtz

I'm not going to quit. Why should I quit? This country is worth fighting for. — Hillary Clinton

I hope you're not planning on kicking me," he said,
not even bothering to look up from his book, "as hard
as you did those doors."
"I will," I said, "if the next words out of your mouth
are Pierce, you just need to relax. — Meg Cabot

Dimitri seemed to be trying to find a nice way to respond. He was as amazing to look at as ever, dressed in jeans and a T-shirt, with a long leather duster over it all. — Richelle Mead

Life is worth living but not worth thinking about — Marty Rubin

Hakan ducked his head inside. "You decent?"
Pilar couldn't contain her smile. "Give me a second and I won't be. — Erin Kellison

If you ever go behind the glass and look at the focus groups that are deciding what you're gonna watch, it's scary. This cross-section of people they just happen to bring in to decide the fate of mankind on television is really scary. — Adrian Pasdar

Be silent when you are criticised so that you can hear the critiques well! — Mehmet Murat Ildan

We stitch together our days and edit out our nights. — Julia Leigh