Confusingly Similar Quotes

#1. She sat at the dining table, a steaming mug of tea in front of her, a distant look in her eyes. Holden couldn't tell if she was melancholy or solving a complex engineering problem in her head. Those looks were confusingly similar.

James S.A. Corey

#2. War is terrorism, magnified a hundred times.

Howard Zinn

#3. I'm definitely not pushing to find who can I write with or produce with, but of course I'm open to something if it comes up.

Betty Who

#4. I had the same manager as Frank Sinatra, so I got to meet him and he truly impressed me. He had this magical aura - the whole atmosphere in the room changed when he walked in.

Tony Blackburn

#5. Success advances the man's cause, adversity cleans the man's soul.

Malik

#6. Because I know that my character is developed from my own acts and thoughts, I will guard with care all that goes into its development.

Napoleon Hill

#7. If I write nothing but fiction for some time I begin to get stupid, and to feel rather as if it had been a long meal of sweets; then history is a rest, for research or narration brings a different part of the mind into play.

Charlotte Mary Yonge

#8. Self-discipline is the beginning of wisdom, not its end. When we have discovered the purpose for which self-discipline exists, we will, if we are sane, hardly recall anything about self-discipline because it has enabled us to become free to see and do so much else.

James V. Schall

#9. When he finally stopped calling, the hush felt strange. It felt like the whole world went silent when Marc did, as if I could see peoples mouths moving, but I couldnt hear what they were saying. Like I'd gone deaf.

Rachel Vincent

#10. People who ought to die of shock and exposure don't die of shock and exposure, et cetera, et cetera. The human frame is tougher than one can imagine possible. Moreover, in my experience, a physical shock is more often fatal than a mental shock.

Agatha Christie

#11. What man art thou that, thus bescreened in night,
So stumblest on my counsel?
*Who are you? Why do you hide in the darkness and listen to my private thoughts?*

William Shakespeare

#12. I believe firmly in reconciliation among Vietnamese to avoid unnecessary shedding of the blood of Vietnamese.

Duong Van Minh

#13. Unforgettable experiences are generally worth splurging on; unlike stuff, memories don't wear out (or take up space, get dusty, break, or get stolen). If you really want to go and work at an orangutan orphanage in Borneo, it will be worth the cash.

Rosie Blythe

#14. I am all for contraception. And I am all for preventative measures that are legal and safe, and should be taken.

Sarah Palin

#15. This Federal Reserve Act establishes the most gigantic trust on earth. When the President (Wilson) signs this bill the invisible government of the Monetary Power will be legalized.

Charles August Lindbergh