Famous Quotes & Sayings

John Updike

Her sentences march under a harsh sun that bleaches color from them but bestows a peculiar, invigorating, Pascalian clarity.

Atharva Veda

The earth that holds treasures manifold in secret places, wealth, jewels, and gold shall she give to me; she that bestows wealth liberally, the kindly goddess, wealth shall she bestow upon us!

Granth Sahib

The Lord bestows bliss upon His devotees, and gives them a seat in the eternal home. He does not give the sinners any stability or place of rest; He consigns them to the depths of hell.

Granth Sahib

Pure are those who speak, and sanctified are those who hear and sing, forever and ever, the Glorious Praises of the Lord of the Universe. Says Nanak, when the Lord bestows His Mercy, all one's efforts are fulfilled.

Atharva Veda

Even the strong hand the bold player conquers, as the skilled gambler heaps up his winnings at the proper time. Upon him that loves the game (the god), and does not spare his money, (the game, the god) verily bestows the delights of wealth.

Paul Watson

No words can describe the personal liberation that heading seaward bestows upon me. In this aquatic realm, no man or woman is subject to the petty decrees of social bureaucracy.

Granth Sahib

God Himself acts, and causes others to act; everything is in His Hands. He Himself bestows life and death; He is with us, within and beyond. Nanak seeks the Sanctuary of God, the Master of all hearts.

Matthew McConaughey

When someone bestows something on you, no matter how true it is, when someone says, 'Sexiest Man Alive,' I'm honestly going, 'Thank you. Right on.' For me, it's never canceled out anything, it's never made me go, 'Does this make me less talented of an actor?'

L. Lionel Kendrick

The Spirit of the Holy Ghost is the teacher in the temple. He teaches principles of eternal significance. It is during these instructions that we see the relationship between the earthly and the eternal. We must remember that the Spirit teaches only those who are teachable.

Roger Powell

He's a star player, but he's down to earth and he's very receptive to the young guys, ... He talks to us. He encourages us, gives us compliments, gives us positive criticism. He's been great.

Chief Seattle

Whatever befalls the earth befalls the son of the earth. Man did not weave the web of life; he is merely a strand of it. Whatever he does to the web, he does to himself.

Al Aqsa

We swear there will be an earthquake of retaliation,

Rube Goldberg

And, uh, I did that, and there was nothing more ridiculous to me than finding the weight of the earth because I didn't care how much the earth weighed.

Woody Harrelson

Salma is just one of the great goddesses ever put on this Earth.

Robin Ince

Wherever you are on Earth, there is more life present than in the rest of the known universe.

Satish Kumar

If we go on using the Earth uncaringly and without replenishing it, then we are just greedy consumers.

Satish Kumar

Earth is a living entity. And if it's a living organism, then we have to have a reverence for all life. Food should be local, organic rather than grown with chemical fertilizer, pesticides, and herbicides.

Lee Smith

he was a great person..and, uh..he had a heart of gold...he never met an enemy.

Jerry Colangelo

He wants to win a gold medal. He said that very clearly. He said if asked, he would be honored.

Laura Skaer

Gold prices have people snooping around where they haven't snooped for a while. No question, there's an increase and interest in exploration.

Wang Jian

Gold has never been sold at such a high price in Beijing.

John Bliss

Golden Valley is a very tough team and they always play us very tough. We're going to have to step it up.

Thomas Morgenstern

It is a dream. Two gold medals within two days.

Kimmie Meissner

I think that if I skate really well and give the performance of my lifetime ... maybe I could (win gold). I'm not going to rule it out, but I'm just trying to think about what I need to do right now.

Thomas Fuller

It is much better to have your gold in the hand than in the heart.

Anton LaVey

I request reason for your golden rule and ask the why and wherefore of your ten commandments.

Anthony Anderson

Kangaroo Jack is the first movie I've been in where I was the star, or co-star, so this is my baby. This is the one that holds special meaning to me.

Colin Falls

He's just making one move and not thinking about it. I think sometimes he holds onto it and over-analyzes. He catches and makes his move (and) that opens us up on the outside.

Mark Fox

Idaho has been playing better. San Jose State holds the lead at Utah State with a minute to go last Saturday.

Roland Nash

In these negotiations, Russia holds all the cards. They have the energy, and the U.S. needs it.

Amy Louviere

They want to see how the seal holds up to the pressure of an explosion.

Proverb

Every tub smells of the wine it holds

Tony Sammons

It's too late for a referendum. If he holds to that, then he will personally have killed the legislation and the joint water-sewer commission.

Anthony Cordesman

It's 50-50 this thing holds together through the spring of 2006. But that is purely a guess.

Dhani Jones

The one thing that holds people back from working out together is that they don't want to smell around other people. Your olfactory sense is the primary sense in your memory, and you don't want to be part of anyone's memory thinking that you smell bad.

Ronald Reagan

does not look kindly to this cutting-edge-type litigation.

Ron Moody

I've worked with the old dames and knights - Edith Evans, Ralph Richardson - they're the most incredibly humble, kindly people because they are so big that they don't need to be unpleasant.

Joe Bugel

He said: 'Could you kindly sit down for a minute?' ... I said, 'Why, am I sick?' He said, 'You're going to be.'

Tommy Russell

I think Ward is one of the best-kept secrets in West Tennessee.

Tyler Perry

Forgiveness is important in families, especially when there are so many secrets that need to be healed - for the most part, every family's got them.

Truman Capote

Most secrets should never be told, but especially those that are more menacing to the listener than to the teller.

Rhea Perlman

The secret to success is to try to never figure that out.

William Lyon Phelps

One of the secrets of life is to keep our intellectual curiosity acute.

Will Durant

Perhaps it is one secret of their power that, having studied the fluctuations of prices, the [bankers] know that history is inflationary.

Robin Wasserman

I guess that's the secret. It would never have occurred to Lia to want to escape -- but then she gets kicked out. Best thing that ever happened to her? I'm not sure she would say yes, because obliviousness tends to be rather pleasant, but once you realized you've been bolivious, there's no turning back. You can't un-know what you know. You know?

Sara Shepard

The best secrets are the most twisted

Sara Shepard

Even if you're an adult you still have secrets and scandals following you.

Teresa Williams

What do you think, Bob, shall we keep her?

Bulgarian Proverb

If you wish to drown, do not torture yourself with shallow water

Gayle Korczyk

It is was a "GOD MOMENT" that I shall never forget.

Donald Hall

now i have time to do stuff, and do stuff i shall do!

Voltaire

say, "Believe as I do, or I shall assassinate you

Bible Bible

Quicken me after thy lovingkindness; so shall I keep the testimony of thy mouth.

Brian Ballard

There will be some voter-friendly, or shall we say patronizing, legislation. We'll see some trash, but most of it will be pretty good.

Sessue Hayakawa

I shall ask to see whether they want me in dress clothes or in Japanese.

Joyce Banda

I shall always be proud of what I've done, regardless of what you journalists or anybody can say.

Samuel Johnson

Wealth is nothing in itself; it is not useful but when it departs from us.

Roger Ebert

We exist to have our wealth moved up the economic chain out of our reach.

Wilson Mizner

There's nothing so comfortable as a small bankroll. A big one is always in danger.

William Greider

If we have wealth, it will be protected from inflation and possibly even enhanced in value.

Robert G. Allen

Wealth is thoughts, not things.

William E. Gladstone

Commerce is the equalizer of the wealth of nations.

Jacque Fresco

When you live in a false society, that bases its wealth upon money, then that society itself will collapse eventually. Not because I say so, because it's not based on physical reference.

Henry George

The ideal social state is not that in which each gets an equal amount of wealth, but in which each gets in proportion to his contribution to the general stock.

James Cook

Money without wisdom diminishes the pleasure and enjoyment of wealth.