Famous Quotes & Sayings

Stephen Young

It ended up to be thus far, and hopefully will continue to be, a bloodless transition,

Jim Gilchrist

This is a bloodless revolution. Nobody's getting hurt, but we're changing the way our country thinks and we're changing its immigration policy.

Robert Louis Balfour Stevenson

Books are good enough in their own way, but they are a mighty bloodless substitute for life.

Tristram Stuart

As the words of my book, 'The Bloodless Revolution,' accumulated, I envisaged a parallel growth: the stack of pages they would have to be printed on, thousands of times over; every page representing a slice of forest, a belch of fumes and a squirt of toxic ink.

Jeff Kinney

Kids and adults have a difference of opinion when it comes to what constitutes legitimate reading. Adults often push books that they loved as children, which, ironically, were often books that their parents weren't particularly keen on.

Stephen Jones

Kid books can get cute and a-d-o-r-a-b-l-e. Garfield says cute rots the intellect. Don't forget the name of the cat! You pick up cats the wrong way and they stop being adorable...they become Scratch.

James Patterson

Kids say the No. 1 reason they don't read more is that they can't find books they like. Freedom of choice is a key to getting them motivated and excited.

Japanese Proverb

Knowledge without wisdom is a load of books on the back an ass

Spike Jonze

Kids are so fiercely opinionated, that if they love the Harry Potter books and they go see the movie, they'll be the first to say, 'That was wrong! They didn't get that right!' They're storytellers themselves. They're critics. They're going to have the critical opinion.

Jan Nash

Just look at the shelves of any bookstore in any airport, and you see how much people love crime and mysteries, how much they love solving puzzles.

Sonia Levitin

You'll notice that my books offer great variety. Some are for adults, some for children and some for teens. There are mysteries, historical novels, picture books, love stories and stories of crisis and courage.

Sophie Hannah

Agatha Christie's writing is incredibly skillful because her books are incredibly intellectually puzzling and challenging.

Stieg Larsson

In real life, people are integrated into society. That's what happens in my books as well. Minor characters don't just walk in and spout lines, they interact and have an effect on the events. It's not an isolated universe.

Ken Hill

Mistakes can be good things, because it is an unexpected thing.

Charles Warren

I was like, 'Wow,' something's going on here, ... Something good is about to happen.

Ramon Hernandez

I was looking for a fastball. I got it on the good part of the bat. It went where no one could get it.

Carl Pohlad

Kirby's too good a guy to have something like this (stroke) happen.

Buck Showalter

Kenny was effective. They've seen Kenny so much. They hit some good pitches for hits. He bent, but he didn't break.

Kevin Towers

Khalil is an exciting, popular player. We think he's going to have a real good year, offensively and defensively.

John Crumbley

(Key West) had a tough week this week, but (starting pitcher Daniel) Foltz pitched a good game. It was good to be in this type of pressure situation.

Michael Young

Kevin will be fine. He's going to have a big year. He's a good hitter. It's just a matter of getting him hot, and sometimes it takes a little longer than you'd like.

Jim Sullivan

Kevin's times this year are just a shade off of what Jesse Bentley used to run, ... I think he'll have a really good year.

Travis DeWalt

If you look at his frame, he doesn't look like Mighty Mouse.

George Taylor

I just don't trust it, ... mighty preliminary.

Bob McDavitt

It will be in quickly and out quickly. This system has been packing a mighty punch.

Robert Green Ingersoll

How poor this world would be without its graves, without the memories of its mighty dead. Only the voiceless speak forever.

Marcus Garvey

Up, up, you mighty race!/ You can accomplish/ what you will.

Alex Solis

If he was only 90 percent, that's mighty exciting.

Billy Mays

Before you throw it away, let Mighty Mendit save the day.

William Wordsworth

Two Voices are there; one is of the sea,One of the mountains; each a mighty Voice.

Richard Rohr

Moralism is always the cheap substitute for mysticism.

Mahatma Gandhi

I regard the constituent assembly as the substitute ofsatyagraha. It is constructive satyagraha.

Martin Luther King, Jr.

We must substitute courage for caution.

Bear Bryant

There is no substitute for guts.

Ray Waddell

There is no substitute for the live experience,

Jim Schmitz

There is no substitute for being on our own field.

Deepak Chopra

Nutritional supplements are not a substitute for a nutritionally balanced diet.

Andrew Carnegie

Instead of the question "What must I do for my employer?" substitute "What can I do"

Dan Brown

There's just no substitute for the truth.