Khossa Quotes

#1. Usually kids who are talented have the brashness to think they can do anything, but they don't often get the chance to see how close they can come.

Twyla Tharp

#2. There was more courage in bearing trouble than in escaping from it; the brave and the energetic cling to hope, even in spite of fortune; the cowardly and the indolent are hurried by their fears,' said Plotius Firmus, Roman Praetorian Guard.

Tacitus

#3. You're not," he said, his quiet voice full of hatred. "Not what?" snapped Riddle. "Not the greatest sorcerer in the world," said Harry, breathing fast. "Sorry to disappoint you and all that, but the greatest wizard in the world is Albus Dumbledore. Everyone says so.

J.K. Rowling

#4. I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thought; and that gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder.

G.K. Chesterton

#5. I'm not stereotypically Canadian. I don't really follow hockey. I don't feel like anything other than myself, basically.

Michael Cera

#6. Despite our scientific and philosophical knowledge, it is still difficult to accept that we are alone in the Universe and that our self will vanish with our death.

Jose M. Musacchio

#7. The influence of the Crown has increased, is increasing, and ought to be diminished.

John Dunning

#8. As many citizens can attest, the U.S. is a great place to get sick, but a terrible place to stay well. This requires a shift in the way both doctors and patients approach health maintenance and disease prevention.

Rob Wittman

#9. The basis of effective government is public confidence, and that confidence is endangered when ethical standards falter or appear to falter.

John F. Kennedy

#10. Let dogs delight to bark and bite, for God hath made them so.

Isaac Watts

#11. How many plays have been written in France?' Candide asked the abbe.
'Five or six thousand.'
'That's a lot,' said Candide. 'How many of them are good?'
'Fifteen or sixteen,' replied the abbe.
'That's a lot,' said Martin.

Voltaire

#12. If we want to write, it makes sense to read - and to read like a writer. If we wanted to grow roses, we would want to visit rose gardens and try to see them the way that a rose gardener would.

Francine Prose

#13. Dreamland Studios then was my bedroom at my parents' house, mostly [starring] people who were in my high school. They look straight at the camera; they're uncomfortable doing it. So, are [early movies] good? No.

John Waters