Meriel Mathieu Quotes

#1. Nobody enjoys being on display," said Isabel. But then she thought: Some do, and so she added, "Except actors. And narcissists.

Alexander McCall Smith

#2. Peace - that was the other name for home.

Kathleen Norris

#3. When I'm supposed to be writing I clean my apartment, take my clothes to the laundry, get organized, make lists, do the dishes. I would never do a dish unless I had to write.

Fran Lebowitz

#4. Because I'm quiet, people think I'm really cold, or rude, or snobby. But I'm literally scared to talk to them.

Dee Dee Ramone

#5. The fact is that nothing in gerontology even comes close to fulfilling the promise of dramatically extended lifespan, in spite of bold claims to the contrary that by now should sound familiar.

S. Jay Olshansky

#6. It is as if the mission of modernity was to squeeze every drop of variability and randomness out of life - with the ironic result of making the world a lot more unpredictable, as if the goddesses of chance wanted to have the last word.

Nassim Nicholas Taleb

#7. But I think what happened was that Clinton knew how to fight back. And the way he fought back was on the issues - being tough in staying on the things that mattered to people in their lives.

Paul Begala

#8. The lure of safety drags us into lives we'd prefer to dodge.

Douglas Kennedy

#9. I kissed someone tonight."
"Good for you. Now go back to sleep."
"It was Wesley...Wesley Rush."
Casey shot straight up in bed. "Whoa!" She shook her head and rubbed the sleep from her wide hazel eyes. "Okay, now I'm awake.

Kody Keplinger

#10. It's rather like your voice. You put up with your voice and speak with it because you haven't any choice. But it's what you say that counts. It's what distinguishes all great art from the other kind.

John Fowles

#11. Well, go on then, Abby; run along and let the nice man compromise you.

Anne Gracie

#12. There comes that mysterious meeting in life when someone acknowledges who we are and what we can be, igniting the circuits of our highest potential.

Rusty Berkus

#13. Good cannot come from evil.

Lloyd Alexander

#14. Everyone's unique; no one's ever alike. But my son has the same good cheer as my father. He's capable of making a room happy with a few words.

Jon Voight

#15. I was told by my grandfather who was a minister that we all were put here on earth to be of service to one another, and it is quite gratifying to know that if I am able to be of help to one that is not able to help themselves then I am fulfilling my obligation as a human being.

Dionne Warwick