Small Detour Quotes

#1. On the drive we talked easily, but we did make a small detour. After pulling into a rest stop, we made out like teenagers.

Nicholas Sparks

#2. We had strict injunctions, however, on no account to pass the falls of Reichenbach, which are about half-way up the hill, without making a small detour to see them.

Arthur Conan Doyle

#3. We all know that girls who compete in sports perform better in school, are physically healthier and have a stronger self-esteem.

Louise Slaughter

#4. We don't yet know, above all, what the world might be like if children were to grow up without being subjected to humiliation, if parents would respect them and take them seriously as people.

Alice Miller

#5. Thank God Roxane Coss had not fallen in love with one of the Russians. She doubted they could make it up the stairs without stopping for a cigarette and telling at least one loud story that no one could understand.

Ann Patchett

#6. There was once a woman who had twelve daughters. The girls ranged in age from six to thirty-six, and of course, they weren't related by blood; that wasn't the way they counted sisters in this family.

Adrianne Harun

#7. The people who I grew up making music with, we've all grown up and become successful in different ways. My manager supported me since I was 16 and believed in me as a musician. He's been there since Day 1, and there's so much to be said about doing something with people that you love.

Skrillex

#8. Love is like a black hole - when you get too close, there's no way back

Silje Akselberg Iversen

#9. A blanket could be used like cloud cover

Jarod Kintz

#10. Something like a quarter of the founders that have gone through Excelerate and Techstars are women. I'm incredibly proud of that.

Sam Yagan

#11. I touch you knowing we weren't born tomorrow,
and somehow, each of us will help the other live,
and somewhere, each of us must help the other die.

Adrienne Rich

#12. What are the objects of an useful American education? classical knowlege, modern languages & chiefly French, Spanish, & Italian; Mathematics; Natural philosophy; Natural History; Civil History; Ethics.

Thomas Jefferson

#13. Take a detour.
Discover small towns
and friendly faces
that don't grow along the highway.

Khang Kijarro Nguyen

#14. What was it with people always trying to kill me in the library? Nickamedes so needed to put up warning signs. Danger: Working here could be hazardous to your health.

Jennifer Estep

#15. This is a very serious matter, because it is our children who are the prize for this community, they are specifically targeting our children.

Michele Bachmann

#16. It would be really great if I discovered a cure for cancer, but it would only be a little bit less great if my neighbor did. So I am pretty happy when my neighbor becomes wealthier, better educated and more innovative. I feel the same about China and India.

Alex Tabarrok

#17. A waist is a terrible thing to mind.

Jane Caminos

#18. Happiness is often hidden in misery; light appears brighter in darkness.

Debasish Mridha