The Club David Williamson Laurie Quotes

#1. In the shipwreck of life - for life is an eternal shipwreck of our hopes

Alexandre Dumas

#2. You will be better advised to watch what we do instead of what we say.

A.A. Milne

#3. What compromises women - babies, domesticity, mediocrity - compromises writing even more.

Rachel Cusk

#4. I have six or seven 'what to name the baby' books, the Oxford dictionary of names, and a fabulous tome that's 26 languages in simultaneous translation - French, German, all the European majors, plus Esperanto, Arabic, Hebrew, Chinese, Japanese, and so on.

Melanie Rawn

#5. By a certain fate, great acts, and great eloquence have most commonly gone hand in hand, equalling and honoring each other in the same ages.

John Milton

#6. Each year I host a leadership summit in my district, and my biggest advice to young people is get experience. Get your foot in the door.

Aaron Schock

#7. I've created tens of thousands of jobs over the years.

Donald Trump

#8. Being a bird ain't all about flying and shitting from high places.

Voltaire

#9. Language is not only the vehicle of thought, it is a great and efficient instrument in thinking.

Humphry Davy

#10. Without a daily supply of proteins, vitamins, and minerals, no matter how much energy we get in the form of calories, our bodies and minds deteriorate because we are not able to fully replace the dying cells in our internal and external organs.

Paul Zane Pilzer

#11. If my son is happy, then I am happy.

Chris Paul

#12. Much of what was said did not matter, and that much of what mattered could not be said.

Katherine Boo

#13. Nothing happens without intention, Willem. Nothing. This theory of yours - life is rules by accidents - isn't that just one huge excuse for passivity?

Gayle Forman

#14. It is in the nature of 9 men out of 10 that what may be theirs for the picking up, they are much inclined to despise, and what seems to be out of reach, they instantly and fervently desire.

Georgette Heyer