Famous Quotes & Sayings

Henry David Thoreau

For more than five years I maintained myself thus solely by the labour of my hands, and I found, that by working about six weeks in a year, I could meet all the expenses of living.

Gretel Ehrlich

Turbulence, like many forms of trouble, cannot always be seen. We bounce so hard my arms sail helplessly above my head. In evolution, wing bones became arms and hands; perhaps I'm de-evolving.

Guy Finley

Psychologically speaking, what is true requires no protection, and never becomes negative when challenged. On the other hand, what is false almost never stops trying to protect itself, which it does by finding fault with whatever or whoever challenges the false image behind which it always hides.

Gore Vidal

There is something about the state putting the power to bully into the hands of subnormal, sadistic apes that makes my blood boil.

James G. Frazer

If the test of truth lay in a show of hands or a counting of heads, the system of magic might appeal, with far more reason than the Catholic Church, to the proud motto, Quod semper, quod ubique, quod ab omnibus [always, everywhere, and by all], as the sure and certain credential of its own infallibility.

Jessica Mitford

O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory? Where, indeed. Many a badly stung survivor, faced with the aftermath of some relative's funeral, has ruefully concluded that the victory has been won hands down by a funeral establishment - in disastrously unequal battle.

Ice T

When I make records I have full control of everything and I know how it sounds before it comes out, with films it's outta my hands.

Ang Lee

Heath was all worked up and holding her hands and wanted to go to hospital.

He raised his hand because he wants to be a leader on this team, and he never wanted any part of that the last two years. Last year was a learning year for Cameron, and he started to realize that it takes more than just being a talented golfer.

He only swung once and stepped back, ... His hands were at his side.

J. R. R. Tolkien

If this is victory, then our hands are too small to hold it.

Isaac Barrow

Shall we keep our hands in our bosom, or stretch ourselves on our beds of laziness, while all the world about us is hard at work, in pursuing the designs of its creation?

Francis Quarles

Proportion thy charity to the strength of thine estate, lest God proportion thine estate to the weakness of thy charity. Let the lips of the poor be the trumpet of thy gift, lest in seeking applause, thou lose thy reward. Nothing is more pleasing to God than an open hand and a closed mouth.

Hugh Hefner

There were chunks of my life when I was married, and when I was married I never cheated. But I made up for it when I wasn't married. You have to keep your hand in.

J. K. Rowling

I was a fool!" Percy roared, so loudly that Lupin nearly dropped his photograph. "I was an idiot, I was a pompous prat, I was a - a -" "Ministry-loving, family-disowning, power-hungry moron," said Fred. Percy swallowed. "Yes, I was!" "Well, you can't say fairer than that," said Fred, holding out his hand to Percy.

J. K. Rowling

Did you see me disarm Hermione, Harry?" "Only once" said Hermione stung. "I got you loads more then you got me—" "I did not only get you once, I got you at least three times—" "Well if you're counting the one where you tripped over your own feet and knocked the wand out of my hand—

How they handled themselves just told so much about them as people.

Kathleen Blanco

I can not stand by while this vital operation is not being handled appropriately.

Stephen Crane

I don't like my hands tied. I am in misery. What did I say I am?

Willie Randolph

I don't look at just where he's playing, it's how he handled himself. He has a lot of poise for a young player, and I like that.

I don't particularly like it. I don't think there's any level where you have a situation where you have to wait a week later. That's unheard of. But you play the hand you're dealt.

Graeme Smith

Overall I feel I handled the pressure well.

The overall way it is being handled for public relations and for the whole hospital is wrong.

Susan Sontag

Someone who is perennially surprised that depravity exists, who continues to feel disillusioned (even incredulous) when confronted with evidence of what humans are capable of inflicting in the way of gruesome, hands-on cruelties upon other humans, has not reached moral or psychological adulthood.

Ira Glass

I feel like in an interview situation, it's a kind of intimacy that I can understand and handle - versus in real life, when I'm much more of a bumbler and have a hard time.

To Zeal, an honest handshake was worth everything. If Zeal told you something and he shook on it with you, it was a deal.

Alexander Theroux

Why should a blacksmith put his hands in the fire if he has tongs?

Edward Kennedy

We are really interested in knowing whether the nominee has the background, experience, qualifications, temperament and integrity to handle this most sensitive, important and responsible job,

Thierry Henry

I always have a football handy at home, and I'll play with it. Sometimes it'll get on my wife's nerves. But the moment I've got a ball at my feet, I'm happy.

There is more freight than we can possibly handle out there right now.

Terry Goodkind

It's only some rice and beans Captain. It's not like I'm giving you Cara's hand in marriage." - Richard

Diana Quick

There have been setbacks, illnesses and other obstacles, so inevitably I've had disappointments. But once you realise that things can't always go your own way, you're on the right track to being able to handle your own life.

Roelof Botha

At Sequoia, we have opened offices in China and India, and we have made a handful of investments in Latin America/Brazil.