G. M. Trevelyan Quotes
Their demands were limited and practical, and for that reasonthey successfully initiated a movement that led in the end to yet undreamt-of liberties for all.
Quotes to Explore
-
There's the person that's the addict, and then there's the person that's who you are.
-
Because of where I come from, I never thought I'd see in my life a black candidate running for President.
-
Our government just won't enforce civil rights laws. The laws will be ignored.
-
A lot of boys in my poker circle are mathematicians who play on probability. I don't have that kind of brain, so I rely on instinct. But I recently found out that poker and cards in general go way back in my family gene pool.
-
In the 30 years of my career, I have explored all possible mediums, except radio.
-
If I weren't a performer, I would be still be writing and songwriting. Plus, I also really want to get into producing.
-
Hot water is my native element. I was in it as a baby, and I have never seemed to get out of it ever since.
-
I ain't never nervous. Never nervous.
-
You can't believe everything you read. I am only six foot three, by the way.
-
To make our way, we must have firm resolve, persistence, tenacity. We must gear ourselves to work hard all the way. We can never let up.
-
In the past, I used to counter any such notions by asking myself: 'Would you really want President Hattersley?' I now find that possibility rather cheers me up. With his chubby, Dickensian features and his knowledge of T.H. Green and other harmless leftish political classics, Hattersley might not be such a bad thing after all.
-
I speak not for myself but for those without voice... those who have fought for their rights... their right to live in peace, their right to be treated with dignity, their right to equality of opportunity, their right to be educated.
-
Temptation is a woman's weapon and man's excuse.
-
Sexy is about the way you wear something and being confident - the clothes are sexy and flattering. I've said right from the beginning, it's very important clothes are flattering. I want a woman to look and feel like the best version of herself.
-
Being an only child is a disease in itself.
-
To all of you who served in Iraq, we saw your heroism in pushing out a dictator whose brutality must be condemned, never praised. In defeating an insurgency. In giving the Iraqi people a chance. And no matter what has happened since, your valor in the deserts, in fierce urban combat, will be honored in the annals of military history.
-
Habit is Heaven's own redress:it takes the place of happiness.
-
No! The other thing, that God brought us together for a reason.
-
Navigating with a partner makes it half as difficult. We keep each other in check. It's not like she [Angie Marr] was ever a quiet little wifey wife behind the scenes. She's exactly like me. She's very smart. We're very lucky that we've always wanted the same things. She loves guitar music, she loves important records, and our lives are about records and shows and great bands.
-
How many people have a family grave in the backyard? I'm sure I'll end up there, or I'll shrink my head and put it in a glass box in the living room. I'll get more tourists to Graceland that way.
-
But I'm thinking about 12 things at once, a hundred thousand times a day. Most people do, I would imagine.
-
Men don't deceive their wives unless they love them. When they love them most, they deceive them. It's a form of fidelity, their deceit.
-
Their demands were limited and practical, and for that reasonthey successfully initiated a movement that led in the end to yet undreamt-of liberties for all.
