Elizabeth von Arnim Quotes
Surely the colour of London was an exquisite thing. It was like a pearl that late afternoon, something very gentle and pale, with faint blue shadows. And as for its smell, she doubted, indeed, whether heaven itself could smell better, certainly not so interesting. "And anyhow," she said to herself, lifting her head a moment in appreciation, "it can't possibly smell more alive.Elizabeth von Arnim
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If I asked for a cup of coffee, someone would search for the double meaning.
Mae West -
Midi is my hobby.
J. J. Johnson -
I just want to be myself and be real and be funny.
Bebe Rexha -
When I was growing up in Iraq, there was an unbroken belief in progress and a great sense of optimism. It was a moment of nation building.
Zaha Hadid -
My wife attends a Presbyterian church.
Pat Robertson -
Everyone is just nicer to prettier people.
Olivia Munn
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My bedroom is my sanctuary. It's like a refuge, and it's where I do a fair amount of designing - at least conceptually, if not literally.
Vera Wang -
I come from Surajpur, a valley in Himachal Pradesh near Manali that is named after my great grandfather Sarju Singh Ranaut.
Kangana Ranaut -
I had the impression from reading English literature that British women were great beauties, and I only had seen Julie Christie, and she was gorgeous and sexy. I don't know whether it was just my taste, but when I got to London, I went two years without seeing a truly attractive woman. A lot of near misses.
Walter Kirn -
If you think you can slander a woman into loving you, or a man into voting for you, try it till you are satisfied.
Abraham Lincoln -
The United States was an innocent victim after September 11. It had never attacked or occupied Afghanistan. So therefore it had no choice but to go after the aggressors.
Queen Rania of Jordan -
Smaller families mean we have more time and money to lavish on each child. Parents are more anxious because small families give them less experience of parenting and put their genetic eggs in fewer baskets.
Carl Honore
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The thing I miss about Russia the most is what is called 'black bread.' It's rye bread, and everyone eats it. I slice mine up and put sunflower oil and salt on it... the best thing ever. It was like a little treat for me when I was a kid.
Olesya Rulin -
Let this be my last word, that I trust in thy love.
Rabindranath Tagore -
Two men say they’re Jesus, one of them must be wrong.
Mark Knopfler Dire Straits -
Sometimes you work with somebody you've never heard of because you just feel like working.
Benmont Tench Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers -
I don't watch TV. I'd probably be a better person if I did, but it makes me anxious.
Bill Pullman -
Suppose something would happen to the president, who would be in charge? The Vice President. Joe Biden? You have got to be kidding today when you say the Taliban's not our enemy.
Douglas Wilder
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I just want people to take a step back, take a deep breath and actually look at something with a different perspective. But most people will never do that.
Brian McKnight -
She came up with a whole way of doing fluoroscopy, which is kind of like a live version of X-ray, so that she could see the heart as it worked, not frozen in a picture.
Mary Stuart Masterson -
A black belt is what you prove to be, but also what it means in your heart.
Jason David Frank -
Sometimes you get tired of riding in taxicabs the same way you get tired riding in elevators. All of a sudden, you have to walk, no matter how far or how high up.
J. D. Salinger -
There is pressure every day as a footballer.
Jamie Redknapp -
Surely the colour of London was an exquisite thing. It was like a pearl that late afternoon, something very gentle and pale, with faint blue shadows. And as for its smell, she doubted, indeed, whether heaven itself could smell better, certainly not so interesting. "And anyhow," she said to herself, lifting her head a moment in appreciation, "it can't possibly smell more alive.
Elizabeth von Arnim