English En
  • Deutsche De
  • English En
  • Français Fr
  • Русский Ru

We use cookies to personalise content and ads, to provide social media features and to analyse our traffic. We also share information about your use of our site with our marketing and analytics partners who may combine it with other information you've provided to them or which they've separately collected from you. You also may to see our Privacy Policy. By clicking the OK button below, you accept our cookies.

Authors:

David James Elliott Quotes

I grew up playing war. We threw dirt and rocks at each other. We'd lead attacks. We'd break up into squads. It became a neighborhood thing for a while, our neighborhood against the other neighborhood. There was always a war breaking out somewhere.

David James Elliott

About author

Related Authors

Topics

Quotes currently Trending

You’re just a young kid. What are you doin’ here? You oughta be out in a convertible, why… bird-doggin’ chicks and bangin’ beaver. What are ya doin’ here, for Christ’s sake? What’s funny about that? Jesus, I mean, you guys do nothin’ but complain about how you can’t stand it in this place here and then you haven’t got the guts just to walk out! Ken Kesey
Excuse me, Monsieur Poirot. If you'd like to ask any questions, I'm sure the doctor wouldn't mind. Of course not. Of course not. Great admirer of yours, Monsieur Poirot. Little gray cells -- order and method. I know all about it. Doctor Roberts Agatha Christie
Terry Prachett quote: "Omens were all very well, but sometimes it would help if..."
Omens were all very well, but sometimes it would help if people just wrote things down. Terry Prachett
Before, I was so stupid. But, you know, when you have friends who died on the street, you say, okay, let's calm down. It's not the kind of energy I want to have in life. I want to go slower, and longer. Olivier Martinez
Nina Bawden quote: "Children often have a much stronger concept of morality than..."
Children often have a much stronger concept of morality than adults. Nina Bawden
H. G. Wells quote: "The crying sounded even louder out of doors. It was as if all..."
The crying sounded even louder out of doors. It was as if all the painin the world had found a voice H. G. Wells
Laurell K. Hamilton quote: "either you're a whore, or you think I am. The first I'm..."
either you're a whore, or you think I am. The first I'm willing to believe. The second I know isn't true. Laurell K. Hamilton
Joe Sakic quote: "Any free meal is a good meal, you know?"
Any free meal is a good meal, you know? Joe Sakic
Wherever is found what is called a paternal government, there is found state education. It has been discovered that the best way to insure implicit obedience is to commence tyranny in the nursery. Benjamin Disraeli
Phil McGraw quote: "You wouldnt care so much about what people think about you if..."
You wouldnt care so much about what people think about you if you knew how little they did Phil McGraw
Pete Waterman quote: "Everything I touch turns to gold."
Everything I touch turns to gold. Pete Waterman
For the metropolis presents the peculiar conditions which are revealed to us as the opportunities and the stimuli for the development of both these ways of allocating roles to men. Georg Simmel
Jodie Foster quote: "Normal is not something to aspire to, it is something to..."
Normal is not something to aspire to, it is something to escape from. Jodie Foster
Charles Caleb Colton quote: "Friendship, of itself a holy tie, is made more sacred by..."
Friendship, of itself a holy tie, is made more sacred by adversity. Charles Caleb Colton
This was a report from a single source. It was an established and reliable line of reporting. It was quoted from a senior Iraqi military officer in a position to know this information. John Scarlett