Philbert Quotes

#1. All of us were mischievous at some time or another, I more so than any of the rest. [My brother] Philbert and I kept a battle going ... Even in our fighting, there was a feeling of brotherly union.

Malcolm X

#2. When I was kidnapped as a child my parents sent a letter to the hijackers me Pay 5,000 dollars or your back

Rodney Dangerfield

#3. There are events which are so great that if a writer has participated in them his obligation is to write truly rather than assume the presumption of altering them with invention.

Ernest Hemingway,

#4. Without the land, the rivers, the oceans, the forests, the sunshine, the minerals and thousands of natural resources we would have no economy whatsoever

Satish Kumar

#5. Deep, unspeakable suffering may well be called a baptism, a regeneration, the initiation into a new state.

Ira Gershwin

#6. That, sir, which serves and seeks for gain,
And follows but for form,
Will pack, when it begins to rain,
And leave thee in a storm.

William Shakespeare

#7. Our job as a writer is to represent the world and to bear witness to it.

Jean-Paul Sartre

#8. What is the single most important quality in a tennis champion? I would have to say desire, staying in there and winning matches when you are not playing that well.

John McEnroe

#9. We have to put in our time every day to try and achieve and learn so that we can develop our talents and each of you, thank goodness, have special talents; each of you are special persons.

Bruce Vento

#10. Always think with your heart. Your mind will be sharper and smart.

Debasish Mridha

#11. My tongue will tell the anger of my heart, or else my heart concealing it will break.

William Shakespeare

#12. I truly believe that a woman can have anything she wants - if she's willing to do the hard work it takes to get it.

Oprah Winfrey

#13. She listened for Terrible's voice in her head and didn't hear it.
Of course, she also couldn't feel her extremities. But life was full of tradeoffs, right?

Stacia Kane

#14. There's lots of things that can't make it in the world that are worth making. There are lots of great artists who never make it, there are lots of great writers who don't get published - is it still worthwhile? Aren't we glad people are still doing it?

Dana Spiotta

#15. Father, I know you're going to do some incredible things in your world today. Please give me the privilege of getting in on some of what you're doing." In other words, church leaders should stop praying, "Lord, bless what I'm doing" and start praying, "Lord, help me to do what you are blessing.

Rick Warren

#16. Oh, Andrew," Ethan said, soft and dangerous. "You have no idea how big a mistake it is to push me.

Jane Davitt