Zandonai Concerto Quotes & Sayings

If I was to do anything besides acting, I would be a fireman or a beat cop. I'd do a regular job. — Manny Montana

To whom should we listen? The loudest voices? The most educated? The formerly marginalized? The formerly powerful? Those with the most retweets? Those who have traditionally spoken for God are now looked at askance by many people, and with good reason. Too often they've used their Christian platform for political and military gain. They've forgotten that the story of God, exemplified in Jesus, is an abdication of power. It's a story of self-limitation and humility. It's a story lived in solidarity with those at the margins. To whom should we listen? To Jesus on the cross. — Tony Jones

The desire to avoid short-term hardships leads to major dislocations in [housing] markets. — Richard A. Epstein

I must not look the hawk in the eye. I must not punish the hawk, though it bates, and beats, and my hand is raw with pecks and my face stings from the blows of its bating wings. Hawks cannot be punished. They would die rather than submit. Patience is my only weapon. Patience. Derived from patior. Meaning to suffer. It is an ordeal. I shall triumph. — Helen Macdonald

You wish to believe foolishly that no matter what comes, you can simply overcome through some sense of unlimited potential or magical destiny, but that is folly. Your life hangs in the balance. — Robert J. Crane

My doctor said I had OCD. I couldn't believe it. I had to call him nine times to make sure. — Judy Gold

Tech companies have a finite lifespan: For the successful ones, an IPO or exit is never more than a few years off. But by recruiting locally and developing homegrown talent, companies can build something that remains after they're gone. People, skills and a culture of innovation persist. — Ryan Holmes

A rubbish word. One he hardly ever used. The word had no moral weight. A person didn't need courage for "nice." "Nice" called for no sacrifice, no strength of character. If only all he'd ever had to do was be nice . . . — Susan Elizabeth Phillips

Even if only one person's respect for animals increases, then writing Talon would have been worthwhile. — Christopher Gerard

Deep, unspeakable suffering may well be called a baptism, a regeneration, the initiation into a new state. — Ira Gershwin

I'm phobic about the idea of being constrained. — Joanne Harris

John,be reasonable," Virginia said. "I've known Billy a very long time, and we have had some great adventures together. He's as close as I have to a friend.When he dies, which he will,sooner or later,because he can be so stupid," she added, glaring at the American immortal, "it should be with a degree of dignity,rather than being fed to this ... this thing."
"Thanks," Billy wheezed.
"You're welcome.And you owe me."
"I'll remember."
Virginia turned back to Dee. "I'll make a deal."
"For what?" he demanded.
"For Billy's life," she said evenly.
"Do you forget who you're dealing with?" Dee snarled.
"Do you?" she asked softly. — Michael Scott

The message, never stated but avuncularly implied, is that America's values ought to reflect those of the Walt Disney Company and not the other way around. — Carl Hiaasen

Civilization degrades many in order to exalt the few. — Amos Bronson Alcott

But the lovely Madonna, mother of his precious Jesus, couldn't hold a candle to the madonna before him. They — Amy Harmon