Pre Wwii Quotes

#1. No amount of self-improvement can make up for any lack of self-acceptance.

Robert Holden

#2. This nation's elected leaders owe all Americans the duty of formulating an Iraqi policy based on sound analysis of the actual facts.

Charlie Gonzalez

#3. Alison's mum has had a lot of plastic surgery and she wears fake eyelashes the size of hairbrushes. She looks sort of like a person but not really, like someone explained to aliens what a person is and they did their best to make one of their own.

Tana French

#4. Worrying is just a prayer for the worst possible scenario.

Daphne Oz

#5. (a statement someone makes to Maisie regarding attitudes prior to WWII):
"...the corridors of power are littered with Fascist leanings; anything to save the upper classes through disenfranchisement of the common man while allowing the common man to think you're on his side.

Jacqueline Winspear

#6. Eli: Freedom is what you make it.

Solly: That's what I'm saying. You got to fight to make it mean something.

August Wilson

#7. He stood and nodded at the great whitening sky. We're sure small, wouldn't you say? Takes the onus off, somehow.

Leif Enger

#8. My brothers always like to believe that my father pampered me and I am spoilt. While it is not true, they felt that way. As for my dad, I could not do anything wrong. So, if I did something wrong, I would put the blame on them, and he would shout at them.

Sonakshi Sinha

#9. He was not used to being at a loss. Usually, he was the gentleman with the plan. Every little detail cataloged and put in its place. But now he had no place, and the details were everywhere.

Lish McBride

#10. The real "work" of prayer is to become silent and listen to the voice that says good things about me.
To gently push aside and silence the many voices that question my goodness and to trust that I will hear the voice of blessing
that demands real effort.

Henri J.M. Nouwen

#11. I was with a folk trio back in '63 and '64, and we traveled all across North Africa, Israel, and Europe.

Creed Bratton

#12. In civilized societies, if you are offended by a cartoon, you do not burn flags, take up guns and raid buildings, chant death to your opponents, or threaten suicide bombings. You write a letter to the editor.

Michelle Malkin