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Five Years Quotes (page 5)

Boy," said the old man at last, "in five years, how would you like a job selling shoes in this emporium?"Gosh, thanks, Mr. Sanderson, but I don't know what I'm going to be yet."Anything you want to be son," said the old man, "you'll be. No one will ever stop you. Ray Bradbury
The food crank is by definition a person willing to cut himself off from human society in the hopes of adding five years onto the life of his carcase; that is, a person out of touch with common humanity. George Orwell
Milton Friedman quote: "If you put the federal government in charge of the Sahara..."
If you put the federal government in charge of the Sahara Desert, in five years there'd be a shortage of sand. Milton Friedman
Yes," he said, without looking at anyone; "it's a misfortune to live five years in the country like this, far from the mighty intellects! You turn into a fool directly. You may try not to forget what you've been taught, but -in a snap!- they'll prove all that's rubbish, and tell you that sensible men have nothing more to do with such foolishness, and that you, if you please, are an antiquated old fogey. What's to be done? Young people, of course, are cleverer than we are! Ivan Turgenev
If I fall asleep, it is because I am overloaded. I sleep because one hour with Henry contains five years of my life, and one phrase, one caress answers the expectations of a hundred nights. When I hear him laugh, I say, "I have heard Rabelais.". And I swallow his laughter like bread and wine. Anais Nin
What really shapes and conditions and makes us is somebody only a few of us ever have the courage to face: and that is the child you once were, long before formal education ever got its claws into you - that impatient, all-demanding child who wants love and power and can't get enough of either and who goes on raging and weeping in your spirit till at last your eyes are closed and all the fools say, 'Doesn't he look peaceful?' It is those pent-up, craving children who make all the wars and all... Robertson Davies
Keeping a journal has taught me that there is not so much new in your life as you sometimes think. When you re-read your journal you find out that your latest discovery is something you already found out five years ago. Still, it is true that one penetrates deeper and deeper into the same ideas and the same experiences. Thomas Merton
Sherman Alexie quote: "I think all of us are always five years old in the presence..."
I think all of us are always five years old in the presence and absence of our parents. Sherman Alexie
F. Scott Fitzgerald quote: "I'm thirty," I said. "I'm five years too old to lie to myself..."
I'm thirty," I said. "I'm five years too old to lie to myself and call it honor. F. Scott Fitzgerald
We went back to the Ritz bar and Scriassine ordered two whiskies. I liked the taste; it was something different. And as for Scriassine, he, too, had the advantage of beinh new to me. The whole evening had been been unexpected, and it seemed to emit an ancient frangrance of youth. Long ago there had been nights that were unlike others; you would meet unknown people who would say unexpected thing. And, occasionally, something would happen. So many things had happened in the last five years - to... Simone de Beauvoir
Dumbledore lowered his hands and surveyed Harry through his half-moon glasses. 'It is time,’ he said, ‘for me to tell you what I should have told you five years ago, Harry. Please sit down. I am going to tell you everything. J. K. Rowling
F. Scott Fitzgerald quote: "I’m thirty,” I said. “I’m five years too old to lie to myself..."
I’m thirty,” I said. “I’m five years too old to lie to myself and call it honor F. Scott Fitzgerald
Just what did happen to a corpse under water for four, five years, even three? the tarpaulin or canvas would rot, perhaps more than half of it would disappear; the stones would likely have fallen out, therefore, enabling the corpse to drift more easily, even rise a little, provided any flesh was left. But wasn't rising due to bloating? Tom thought of the word maceration, the flaking off in layers of the outer skin. Then what? The nibbling of fish? Or wouldn't the current have removed pieces... Patricia Highsmith
F. Scott Fitzgerald quote: "I'm thirty,", i said. "I'm five years too old to lie to myself..."
I'm thirty,", i said. "I'm five years too old to lie to myself and call it honour". F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Saab seethed off into the night. Arthur watched it go, as stunned as a man might be who, having believed himself to be totally blind for five years, suddenly discovers that he had merely been wearing too large a hat. Douglas Adams

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