George MacDonald Quotes
I find that doing of the will of God leaves me no time for disputing about His plans.George MacDonald
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I've been accused of having very long ingredient lists, and I guess there's some truth in that.
Yotam Ottolenghi -
The critical principle demanded an examination, for instance, of the contribution of different periods, thus to some extent embarking on historical linguistics.
Ferdinand de Saussure -
Cartooning was a good fit for me. And yet now, years later, I almost never think about it.
Gary Larson -
Ohio has long been an embarrassment to charter-school supporters nationwide, with its trail of scandal and graft and abysmal student performance.
Laura Moser -
You can take the boy out of Bombay; you can't take Bombay out of the boy, you know.
Salman Rushdie -
When I put magic into a book - whether it's a wizard or a crusty old werewolf - I'm asking a reader to swallow a huge leap that is counter to everything he or she knows. An extra big helping of reality makes that leap go down a lot easier.
Patricia Briggs
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I have yet to see a drama that puts forward women who are successful and also have a family... they are nearly always seen as victims.
Francesca Annis -
I don't go cheap on anything, but I'm not a shopper. If I want something, I look at it, decide what it is, but it will usually be the best product. I've got a pair of loafers that I still wear that I got in 1957.
T. Boone Pickens -
To be honest, if it wasn't for my daughter, I don't think I would have gotten out of the situation that I was in before 'Idol' because I am a domestic violence survivor.
La'Porsha Renae -
Teenagers did not have, before rock 'n' roll and rhythm-and-blues - they did not have any type of music they could call their own once they got over 4 or 5 years old until they were well into their 20's and considered adults.
Sam Phillips -
In the landscape of extinction, precision is next to godliness.
Samuel Beckett -
I've done the Rolling Stones eating each other.
Ralph Steadman
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When you are new at sheep-raising and your ewe has a lamb, your impulse is to stay there and help it nurse and see to it and all. After a while, you know that the best thing you can do is walk out of the barn.
Wendell Berry -
China has to go along with world trends. That's democracy, liberty, individual freedom. China sooner or later has to go that way. It cannot go backward.
Dalai Lama -
In real life, I assure you, there is no such thing as algebra.
Fran Lebowitz -
One of the trickiest things about 'Game of Thrones' is just seeding those first couple of episodes with that basic information that people need to know, both about the world and the ground rules of the world, and the relationships between the characters, as far as who means what to whom and why.
D. B. Weiss -
A great calamity is as old as the trilobites an hour after it has happened.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. -
The two things that can hurt you are if you need money or if you need fame. Those are the things that can be your Achilles heel. But if you don't need money and you don't need fame, then you're free.
Dana Carvey
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: I could understand principles of Perl source in 2-3 days [. . .]Gee, it took me about eleven years.
Larry Wall -
The truth does not need to be defended.
Elisabeth Kubler-Ross -
Staying in China provided me with the opportunity to adjust to life outside of North Korea and to gain a sense of perspective, most importantly, by learning that so much of what I had been taught about my country was a lie.
Lee Hyeon-seo -
I like good humor.
John McLaughlin -
As I get older, I'm slowing down and, yes, calming down in my desire to be taken seriously. That I can be entertaining and funny and high nervous energy can work against me as a serious composer, slowly but surely you'll see me be quieter just so that people will listen.
Marvin Hamlisch -
I find that doing of the will of God leaves me no time for disputing about His plans.
George MacDonald