Yorktese Quotes & Sayings

My mother taught me to read. — Fiona Shaw

I think people fake that they're having fun a lot of the time in photos, because they want people to think they're having fun. Well, that's not life, is it? — Lara Avery

I usually have about four books on the go - a bedside book, a lavatory book, a downstairs book, and the book in my study that I read sneakily while I should be writing. Short stories for the lavatory, obviously. — Mal Peet

Cartooning is preaching. And I think we have a right to do some preaching. I hate shallow humor. I hate shallow religious humor, I hate shallow sports humor, I hate shallowness of any kind. — Charles M. Schulz

Most people are surprised to hear how they really sound, as the American media uses the call of the red-tailed hawk when showing an eagle. They don't think the eagle sounds regal enough. And so we lie to ourselves about the very identity of our national icon ... — Brandon Sanderson

Action arising out of insight into what is required is more effective than action arising out of negativity. — Eckhart Tolle

It'd be great to do some other TV. 'Breaking Bad' is definitely my home, but I'd love to have a nice hiatus gig, like a recurring role. Or to do a good film. I'd like to do a Woody Allen movie. I really didn't have a plan, and that's okay with me. — Betsy Brandt

Revolutionists have a spiritual philosophy of their own, on the strength of which they face gallows and without a wink stare in the eyes of death. — Gopal Godse

The more success a person has in life, the greater the danger of fornication can become. — Sunday Adelaja

Despite its simple and humble design, Zik is certainly today one of our most successful products in terms of intuitive ergonomics. — Philippe Starck

You must know that when you 'hail' Mary, she immediately greets you! Don't think that she is one of those rude women of whom there are so many-on the contrary, she is utterly courteous and pleasant. If you greet her, she will answer you right away and converse with you! — Bernardino Of Siena

In Hollywood you can't even smoke in a bar anymore and yet in the movies they're always showing people smoking. I don't get it. — Gerald McRaney

What do those of us who aren't tall, flawlessly sculpted adolescents do?
Answer: Console ourselves with how relative beauty can be ...
Thank heavens for the arousing qualities of zest, intelligence,
wit, curiosity, sweetness, passion, talent and grace. — Diane Ackerman

When you are aligned with the now internally, when you take responsibility for this moment, then life is helpful and tends to bring you what you need. — Eckhart Tolle

You have to commit to the what, before the how shows up. — Jack Canfield