Irish Granny Sayings

#1. I never knew what Amazon was. I've never seen any of those series, even on cable. I've never seen The Sopranos, or Mad Men. I'm out every night and when I come home, I watch the end of the baseball or basketball game, and there's Charlie Rose and I go to sleep.

Woody Allen

#2. I crossed my fingers. On both hands. Then my toes. I may have even crossed my eyes.

Marshall Thornton

#3. Emerson once said, "The difference between a hero and a regular man is that a hero was braver five minutes longer.

Jenni Pulos

#4. if you let something go and it doesn't come back to you, it was never really yours to begin with.

Penelope Ward

#5. You may never make peace with your father. But you can always make peace with yourself.

Brad Meltzer

#6. No drowning man can know which drop of water his last breath did stop; ...

Nicholas Sparks

#7. I knew that if there

Anja De Jager

#8. Holiness is not just for some select few spiritual giants; it is not just for pious people who sit around all day with nothing to do but "be holy." ... "Everyone who names the name of the Lord" is called to live a holy life!

Nancy Leigh DeMoss

#9. I am not a patient person. My friends and colleagues will confirm this. But, frankly, we should all feel a little more impatient with the state of public education in America today.

Eli Broad

#10. Your truth will increase as you know listen to the truth of others

Martin Luther King Jr.

#11. The possibility that terrorist groups could obtain weapons of mass destruction should not be dismissed as a fiction. This is a horrific threat the international community should take seriously. As long as these weapons exist, so, too, does the risk of their use - by accident or design.

Ban Ki-moon

#12. My grandparents never understood why my mother Noreen chose such exotic names for her children: Damon and me. My granny insisted on calling my brother Dermot - a good Irish name - until she died; I was just known as 'wee one.'

Natascha McElhone

#13. It's really hard for me to remember all of the places that I've been but I can remember all of the delicious meals that I've ever eaten. I love traveling by way or stomach ... and finding quiet time.

Sarah Kay

#14. If a tech journalist needs financial security before doing what their conscience dictates, I'm not sure they should be calling themselves journalists at all.

Michael Arrington