Common Old Magic Quotes

#1. It sounded wrong rolling off his tongue, but still elegant, somehow. Like a British person cussing.

Jennifer L. Armentrout

#2. We don't do spells," she said. She sounded a little disappointed to admit it. "We'll do recipes sometimes. But no spells or cantrips. Gran doesn't hold with none of that. She says it's common.

Neil Gaiman

#3. My whole day is built around meetings that can be achieved around bike rides. My contract actually offers me a free car from my home to my office and back, but I suppose I am addicted to cycling.

Jon Snow

#4. Don't be ashamed to let your conscience be your guide.

Aaron Neville

#5. I think on 'Third Watch' that I was the comic relief on a lot of that. I mean, I definitely had dark moments, but people tended to think he was funny even if the character himself wasn't having a fun time.

Jason Wiles

#6. Temper us in fire, and we grow stronger. When we suffer, we survive.

Cassandra Clare

#7. - What's with this obsession over fire?
- It draws you into drunken oblivion.

Ophelia Callens

#8. Other than to amuse himself, why should a man pretend to know where he's going or understand what he sees?

William Least Heat-Moon

#9. It(Boston Bombings) was worth it to hear you(survivor speakers) speak.

Joe Biden

#10. Rhetoric is not important. Actions are.

Nelson Mandela

#11. Some people think that as soon as you plant a tree, it must bear fruit. We must allow it to grow a bit.

Tunku Abdul Rahman

#12. Too often, attention is diverted from the needs of populations, insufficient emphasis is placed on work in the fields, and the goods of the earth are not given adequate protection. As a result, economic imbalance is produced, and the inalienable rights and dignity of every human person are ignored.

Pope Benedict XVI