Historianofthekais Quotes

#1. I met Hamlet at a number 48B bus stop," said Mr. Gedeon. "He'd been there for some time, poor chap. At least eight buses had passed him by, and he hadn't taken any of them. It's to be expected, I suppose. It's in his nature.

John Connolly

#2. The deflation, or flattening out, of values in Modern art does not necessarily indicate an ethical nihilism. Quite the contrary; in opening our eyes to the rejected elements of existence, art may lead us to a more complete and less artificial celebration of the world.

William Barrett

#3. One of the greatest assets you have is your imagination.

Mark Victor Hansen

#4. You can be a French Canadian or an English Canadian, but not a Canadian. We know how to live without an identity, and this is one of our marvellous resources.

Marshall McLuhan

#5. The calls that I have received from President Bush and Vice President Cheney, the fact that there are other people that are suffering every bit as much as I am, and that our whole nation is going through a tragedy together, I think we have to think about those things.

Ted Olson

#6. I think if you get asked to do this, then that's called doing your homework, and I try and do it.

Mark Harmon

#7. And while these pounds were being shed, while the physiological miracles were occurring with the heart and muscle and metabolism, psychological marvels were taking place as well. Just so, the world over, bodies, minds, and souls are constantly being born again, during miles on the road.

George Sheehan

#8. Do not despise or hate your neighbor because he has been a success; take care of your own case.

William Tecumseh Vernon

#9. Evan ran his finger across the faded leather spines. He laughed at how silly some of the names were: Paint Your Roses Red, Edelweiss and Me, World of Mushrooms and Fungi, The Toadstool Diaries, Daffodils Unseen and Exotic Plants Unleashed, to name but a few.

H.B. Bolton

#10. I watched my parents go from having very basic jobs to educating themselves, to buying a house. They set a really good bar for what they wanted their kids to achieve.

Tinie Tempah

#11. When we rise above our temptations and resist them, we exercise self-control. And that's when we experience true freedom and emotional health.

David J. Lieberman

#12. Running, I soon realized, was the best way to stay ahead of fear.

Margot Livesey

#13. I don't go by the rule book

Princess Diana