Annus Horribilis Quotes

#1. As Queen Elizabeth II said after her annus horribilis: "There can be no doubt that criticism is good for people and institutions . . . but scrutiny can be just as effective if it is made with a touch of gentleness, good humor, and understanding.

Tim Clissold

#2. Love is a better way.

John Lewis

#3. Big-picture thinkers broaden their outlook by striving to learn from every experience. They don't rest on their successes, they learn from them.

John C. Maxwell

#4. I'm having trouble managing the mansion. What I need is a wife.

Ella T. Grasso

#5. I don't care whether you're Baptist, Buddhist, Mormon, Methodist, Jewish, Muslim, or no religion at all. Jesus Christ still loves you. You still matter to God.

Rick Warren

#6. If a couple of gay guys want to throw the gayest, most fabulous wedding of all time, the only way it should offend you is if you weren't invited.

Orlando Winters

#7. It has turned out to be an annus horribilis.

Queen Elizabeth II

#8. What a country calls its vital ... interests are not things that help its people live, but things that help it make war.

Simone Weil