Voorwoord Van Quotes & Sayings

What a mess the world was in, Vimes reflected. Constable Visit had told him the meek would inherit it, and what had the poor devils done to deserve that? — Terry Pratchett

You know that old expression "It's not whether you win or lose; it's how you play the game". That line was definitely not coined by a chef. Because for a chef, it's only about whether or not you pull through. If you fail, nobody cares how hard you tried. — Marcus Samuelsson

Added to the rooster of courses, 'Tiger Woods 10' adds in seven new courses from the pristine Bethpage Black, home of this year's U.S. Open, to the legendary Pinehurst. The Wii Weather Channel will even adjust the forecast to match the fairway because sometimes even the pros have to play in the rain. — Rob Manuel

Co-opted convictions will always betray you. — Charles M. Blow

The curse of fatherhood is distance, and the good fathers spend their lives trying to overcome it. — Steve Farrar

Takan had never truly defeated Zyid. Zyid had given his life to calm Takan's soul. — Isamu Fukui

Luck is only my lover, not my wife," replied Bahktiaan easily. He drew his saber. "If ever I wed, it will be skill and intelligence."
"Tedious bedfellows," said Sergi. — Kate Elliott

Christianity will doubtless still survive in the earth ten centuries hence- stuffed and in a museum. — Mark Twain

The difficult art I was attempting had, indeed a powerful fascination, before which the past faded, the future receded, and the whole of experience narrowed down to this stretch of glancing, glimmering water, and the fly I was trying to cast across it. — Mary Stewart

If I can take on 100,000 protesters, I can do the same across the globe. — Scott Walker

You can change. You can be more than you are. — Zig Ziglar

Morris chopped off the girl's hand with a hatchet then guttered laughter. The poor mulato wailed, her stump pumping.
"What'choo do that for!" Cutton bellowed. He hadn't even gotten his trousers off before Morris had pulled this move. — Edward Lee

Remember that existence comes before the happiness and thus to exist is more important than to be happy! — Mehmet Murat Ildan

Makeup is part of my daily routine. It's the time in my mornings when I can concentrate on me, and me alone. Giving yourself the kind of attention is so important - and is something that is definitely glossed over by to many women — Kat Von D.