Yvonne Decarlo Quotes & Sayings

Even the songbirds have levels of mercury in their blood and feathers. — Henri Cole

The sacred page is not meant to be the end, but only the means toward the end, which is knowing God Himself. — Aiden Wilson Tozer

The tricks of today are the truths of tomorrow. — Man Ray

As individuals they were each of them fallible, discordant as notes without harmony. But as a band they were something more, something perfect in its own intangible way — Nicholas Eames

POPPY (on Christine and Jared's second chance): Mom couldn't stand up for what she needed, and he was a force of nature. They've found a balance now, but she needed to grow up before that could happen. — Bijou Hunter

In a democracy, you believe it or not; in a dictatorship, you believe it or else. — Evan Esar

Nimrod continued, "These were the one percent of wealthy pigs who ruled over the ninety-nine percent of people with their greed and their selfishness! But I swear to you by my very head and by the head of my queen Semiramis, that as our subjects you will never go hungry!" The crowd burst out in applause. He milked it, "You will never be without shelter in the great city of Babylon!" More applause resounded. "You will never be without health and welfare!" The applause turned to jubilation. Nimrod reeled them in like a fish on a line. "You will be taken care of from birth to death under the mighty rule of Nimrod, emperor of the earth!" The masses swarmed with worship and screams of orgasmic release. Nimrod had secured their total dependency upon city-state and king. Nimrod had become their lord and savior. — Brian Godawa

There was a period ... when I used to say, with as much ferocity as I could muster, 'I hate Henry James, and I wish he was dead.' Influence is perdition. — Cynthia Ozick

Rorschach: Used to come here often, back when we were partners.
Dreiberg: Oh. Uh, yeah ... yeah, those were great times, Rorschach. Great times. Whatever happened to them?
Rorschach: [exiting] You quit. — Alan Moore

I paid $1.9 billion in taxes in my lifetime. — Thomas Peterffy

You must not say that this cannot be, or that that is contrary to nature. You do not know what Nature is, or what she can do; and nobody knows; not even Sir Roderick Murchison, or Professor Huxley, or Mr. Darwin, or Professor Faraday, or Mr. Grove, or any other of the great men whom good boys are taught to respect. They are very wise men; and you must listen respectfully to all they say: but even if they should say, which I am sure they never would, 'That cannot exist. That is contrary to nature,' you must wait a little, and see; for perhaps even they may be wrong. — Charles Kingsley

Sometimes a simple, almost insignificant gesture on the part of a teacher can have a profound formative effect on the life of a student. — Paulo Freire