Longmans English Classics Quotes

#1. A woman has all too much substance in a man's eyes at the best of times. That is why men like women to be slim. Her lack of flesh negates her. The less of her there is, the less notice he need take of her. The more like a male she appears to be, the safer he feels.

Fay Weldon

#2. For a man with an education the world is a wide place and the opportunities are many

Louis L'Amour

#3. I didn't have anybody, really, no foundation in life, so I had to make my own way. Always, from the start. I had to go out in the world and become strong, to discover my mission in life.

Tina Turner

#4. You can't trample infidels when you're a tortoise. I mean, all you could do is give them a meaningful look.

Terry Pratchett

#5. If someone has something you want, they can wrap you - they can make you think that they've got something that you have to get from them. They're the exclusive source. They are the only one who can make you happy.

Frederick Lenz

#6. I am a great scholar, my mind is full of wonders.

Lailah Gifty Akita

#7. It's the song in your heart that wants you to help make yourself a better person, and to help other people do the same. Everybody has one.

Mattie Stepanek

#8. Every day is different when I'm home, but mainly I just surf. There's no nightlife or shopping, so it's pretty mellow but really nice to come back to after a trip or an event. If you're traveling, you're all stressed out, then you get to Kauai, and nothing matters anymore.

Alana Blanchard

#9. It's easier to write about Socrates than about a young woman or a cook.

Anton Chekhov

#10. The turf shall be my fragrant shrine; My temple, Lord! that arch of thine; My censer's breath the mountain airs, And silent thoughts my only prayers. MOORE

James Fenimore Cooper

#11. In healthy churches, the pastors life, not just his words, sets the tone for the church.

James MacDonald