Christmasy Quotes

#1. Smith, you don't realize it's a privilege to practice giving presents to others.' The way he did it was charming; there was nothing glittery and Christmasy about it, but almost sad, and sometimes his gifts were old beat-up things but they had the charm of usefulness and sadness of his giving.

Jack Kerouac

#2. I can't explain chemistry. I really can't. I haven't got a clue what it's all about. It just happens. It's like falling in love. You can't explain why you fall in love or explain why it's this particular person.

Elaine Stritch

#3. The cost of redemption cannot be overstated. The wonders of grace cannot be overemphasized. Christ took the hell He didn't deserve so we could have the heaven we don't deserve.

Randy Alcorn

#4. If you intend to insist on justice in order to live a successful and happy life, you will not do so in this lifetime, on this planet.

Maxwell Maltz

#5. The price we paid for the volumes of ourselves that we suffocated in the dark.

Nicole Krauss

#6. If you want to know what a man is really like, take notice of how he acts when he loses money.

Ziad K. Abdelnour

#7. A home is very, very important to me. But I do change things around a lot.

Gloria Vanderbilt

#8. Privacy is a rare commodity on a small island and secrets weigh heavy on their keepers

Christopher Moore

#9. If we people become more helpful to others, there will be much less tragedy in the world!

Mehmet Murat Ildan

#10. She's one of those third year girls who gripe my liver ... You know, American college kids. They come over here to take their third year and lap up a little culture ... They're officious and dull. They're always making profound observations they've overheard.

Gene Kelly

#11. Having toddlers always means that there's a fair amount of chaos at home, but that's part of the fun. And from a work perspective, we have projects under construction all over the world, including many right here in the US.

Ivanka Trump

#12. 'Arrested Development' is great; Mitch Hurwitz is great. Plus, it's the one show I've ever had where, on the small parts, he just let me cast people.

Allison Jones