Winstock Winsted Quotes & Sayings

The nationalist movement supported Sinhala by suppressing Tamil; there were competing nationalisms. It was a fundamental mistake to make parallel streams in education - or a calculated political gamble. Politicians were playing with it. — Romesh Gunesekera

That was the moment when he grasped that nobody wanted to use their minds. People wanted peace. They wanted to eat and sleep and have other people be nice to them. What they didn't want to do was think. — Daniel Kehlmann

He kissed my forehead gently. "Loving you has put me through hell more than once, Sassenach; I'll risk it again, if need be." "Bah," I said. "And you think loving you has been a bed of roses, do you?" This time he laughed out loud. "No," he said, "but you'll maybe keep doing it?" "Maybe I will, at that." "You're a verra stubborn woman," he said, the smile clear in his voice. — Diana Gabaldon

I know the ways of Pleasure, the sweet strains, The lullings and the relishes of it. — George Herbert

Working on the franchise and getting direction from George Lucas - it's something that I never thought would take place. — Samuel Witwer

When you face adversity ... don't' ask: Why does this have to happen to me? Why do I have to suffer this, now? What have I done to cause this? Rather ask: What am I to do? What am I to learn from this experience? What am I to change? Whom am I to help? How can I remember my many blessings in times of trial? — Richard G. Scott

It's a lot better to hope than not to. — Ben Stein

That's how women are with me " said Paul. "They want me like mad but they don't want to belong to me. — D.H. Lawrence

I'm still tap dancing. I'm still going. — Terence Stamp

The sovereigns of the earth do not always grant audience readily; on the contrary, the King of Heaven, hidden under the eucharistic veils, is ready to receive anyone ... — Alphonsus Liguori