William Alexander Smith Quotes

#1. In the 1960s, The National Education Association changed its character. The NEA changed into a union. And from that point on you can see deterioration in the quality of schooling in the United States.

Milton Friedman

#2. The problem with life is, we often do things that will ultimately be self-destructive and make us unhappy, yet in that moment it seems like the best idea in the world. You have to be careful of moments - they're tricksy things.

Sophie Dahl

#3. Maybe not," mused Maggie. "If we eat pies, then we should never, not for one moment, look down on the making of them." "I don't," said William.

Alexander McCall Smith

#4. How many of us dig our own graves, thought William. We dig them with vigour and determination, unaware of the implications, but with all the conviction of those who do not really know what they are doing, who are impervious to the dangers that others can see so clearly.

Alexander McCall Smith

#5. If we were all to be judged by our thoughts, the hills would be swarming with outlaws.

Johann Sigurjonsson

#6. When you love someone, you can't help but pray for them.

Elizabeth George

#7. Genius hath electric power; Which earth can never tame; Bright suns may scorch and dark clouds lower; Its flash is still the same.

Lydia M. Child

#8. THE BEAM, OF COURSE,' Blaine replied. 'ALL THINGS SERVE IT, YOU KNOW.

Stephen King

#9. The car is still the ultimate symbol of German self-belief.

Philip Oltermann

#10. It is well, I think, for us to learn to tell evil from good; but it has its price, as everything does. We leave our evil friend behind.

Gene Wolfe

#11. I thought people would think I only wanted to be an actor because my dad was, rather than because I had an innate calling.

Nina Conti

#12. By lunchtime, the glitter was flaking off my mask. Three pearls dropped off and rolled down the tiled hallway.

Tessa Gratton

#13. He had to choke the knowledge. He had to kill the vision. He had to obey and draw the lines as instructed.

Ayn Rand

#14. I've lived in worlds where there are three or four suns. We had incredible sunsets, beautiful. But they weren't more beautiful than here, if my mind is more beautiful in each life.

Frederick Lenz

#15. A woman needs to know that her man are strong enough to handle her.

Leah Brooke

#16. Be present, from moment to moment, right in the middle of the real stream of time. That gives you spiritual security. That is why in Buddhism we don't try to escape from impermanence; we face time itself in our daily living.

Dainin Katagiri

#17. To all my fans, thank you for your time and your love and your positive energy. It lifts my spirit and it means the world to me that I mean anything to you, so thank you.

Camile Velasco