Life Along The Nile Quotes

#1. Yes, the United States is still the great meritocracy it's always been; but now, if you aren't brilliant or beautiful or both, there isn't much to do, because they can do it cheaper in Shanghai or Mumbai.

Elizabeth Wurtzel

#2. Those who don't remember the past are condemned to repeat the eleventh grade.

James W. Loewen

#3. Of all those books you've read? There's got to be something, somewhere in them, to help us laugh at a situation like this.

Carol Plum-Ucci

#4. Not romantic," she disagreed. "To me it would be romantic if Antony properly fell on his sword and kicked the bucket and Cleopatra escaped and lived a lovely life sailing along the Nile without him and his big ideas ruining her kingdom.

Jack Gantos

#5. You've got a degree in philosophy; so you think you're cleverer than me. But I'm not just some drama queen. Cause it's where you're at, not where you've been.

Amy Winehouse

#6. Escapism and wonder is influence. It makes you feel good, and that allows you to do things. You just keep on moving ahead, and you say, 'God, is this wonderful - do I appreciate it.'

Michael Jackson

#7. Style is something you can use, and you can be like a magpie, just taking what you want.

David Hockney

#8. Growing up, Guess always had these amazing billboards and cool affordable clothing. I wore it then, and I still wear it now! It's come full-circle. When I design the clothes, I have a very good team around me, showing me different pieces and cuts.

Tiesto

#9. The advantage of age is that you swap youth for wisdom. You're so full of insecurities when you're young. 'Who am I? What do I have to do for people to like me?' You get caught up in things. You get very emotional about things.

Cherie Lunghi

#10. I thought suddenly that she wasn't real; she was just a mass of talk out of guidebooks, of drawings out of fashion-plates.

Ford Madox Ford