Yanilka Swailes Quotes & Sayings

I believe that religious witness should not mobilize public authority to impose a view where a decision is inherently private in nature or where people are deeply divided about whether it is ... Americans are plainly and persistently divided about abortion and the fiat of government cannot settle the issue as a matter of conscience or of conduct. — Edward Kennedy

A dentist is only half the doctor he claims to be, — Joshua Ferris

When I was a film critic, the reason I kind of found it disenchanting was because the things that I wanted to talk about were the ideas in the movie, the theme of it, and contextual elements that weren't necessarily central to the story. But the only thing people really wanted was a plot description and how many stars I'd give it. It didn't matter how much effort you put into writing a piece, they looked at it solely as a consumer's guide toward going or not going to films. — Chuck Klosterman

rubbing the ointment into the creases of his knuckles, massaging — Diana Gabaldon

Suicide is not something I owe you or yours. — Paolo Bacigalupi

Leadership is the art of accomplishing more than the science of management says is possible. — Colin Powell

I do want to have a family at some point. I also want to adopt. I don't feel pressure to have kids because I know that there are so many out there. — Eva Longoria

Natural thunder heralds the wetness of fresh water high clouds to quench the thirst of fields gone dry and parched, a messenger of blessed rain, but this was as dry as hell must be. My distraught perception refused to believe it, because of the insane suddenness with which it sounded, swelled and hit, and how casually it came to murder my child. — Anna Akhmatova

Quality involves living the message of the possibility of perfection and infinite improvement, living it day in and day out, decade by decade. — Tom Peters

Imagine if you and Logan got married? Tuck and Logan are like brothers to each other. We'd be almost like sisters-in-law."
Emma laughed at Becca's crazy logic. "Uh, we're already sisters, but yeah, it would be cool. — Cat Johnson

I'm very busy with schoolwork, of course."
"How can she be?" said Ron in horror. "We're on vacation! — J.K. Rowling