Famous Quotes & Sayings

Morris Gleitzman

I've always been interested in setting my stories against a big event, the importance of which my younger readers are slowly becoming aware of as they move into their teens.

David Bowie

...And these children that you spit on as they try to change their worlds, they are immune to your consultations, they're quite aware of what they're going through...

Rainer Maria Rilke

I have never been aware before how many faces there are. There are quantities of human beings, but there are many more faces, for each person has several.

William Bennett

Our Transportation Department has followed the progress of the union contract negotiations closely so we were aware of the potential for a strike for many months. As a result we had been having informal conversations with Penn transportation personnel for well over two months in preparation for how we would respond.

Octavio Dotel

I was really excited all week, because I knew I was going to throw a bullpen today. When I woke up today, I was really excited. I went through my 30 pitches and each one was perfect. I didn't feel anything to scare me. It was beautiful.

John Milius

I was never conscious of my screenplays having any acts. It's all bullshit.

Surapong Suebwonglee

I know that there is a huge number of silent people in the Thai community who are not satisfied with the protesters.

Bertrand Russell

Religion is something left over from the infancy of our intelligence, it will fade away as we adopt reason and science as our guidelines.

Marilynne Robinson

She knew that was not an honest prayer, and she did not linger over it. The right prayer would have been, Lord . . . I am miserable and bitter at heart, and old fears are rising up in me so that everything I do makes everything worse.

Mary Stewart

There are such people, unfortunates who have to be angry before they can feel alive. I had sometimes wondered if it were some old relic of pagan superstition, the fear of risking the jealousy and anger of the gods, that made such people afraid of even small happinesses. Or perhaps it was only that tragedy is more self-important than laughter.

Patricia Briggs

Fear makes idiots out of us all, at some time or other.

Pat Nixon

You can't underestimate the power of fear.

Pat Paulsen

The only thing we have to fear is fear itself-and possibly teh bogey man.

Paddy Chayefsky

I'm afraid to look in the mirror. I'm afraid I'm going to see an old lady with white hair, just like the old ladies in the park. Alittle bundle in a black shawl just waiting for the coffin.

Pablo Casals

The earth becomes heaven when you release your fear. The main thing in life is not to be afraid of being human.

Philip Larkin

I am awakened each dawn Increasingly to fear....

Stevie Smith

You must have some money if you are going to live simply. It need not be much, but you must have some.

Eminem

I need to keep working on myself for a while.

Chris Murray

Make sure everyone who works with you or for you, feels the need to tell others about the incredible experience.

Gertrude Stein

You attract what you need like a lover

Gerry Adams

There needs to be nationalist and republican confidence in unionism.

Georgette Heyer

Only trust me! You have fallen into a fit of despondency and there is not the least need! In fact, nothing could be more fatal, in any predicament! It encourages one to suppose that there is nothing to be done, when a little resolution is all that is wanted to bring matters to a happy conclusion.

Herb Kelleher

Sometimes you need a little courage too just to buck popular opinion.

Herb Kelleher

If employees aren't satisfied, they won't promote the product we need.

Henry David Thoreau

We need the tonic of wildness and...nature.