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Sayings Quotes (page 249)

William Shakespeare quote: "Speak what we feel, Not what we ought to say-- "King Lear" by..."
Speak what we feel, Not what we ought to say-- "King Lear" by William Shakespeare William Shakespeare
A novel! Why do you say this won't liberate anyone? Where does any man go to be free, whether he is poor or rich or even in prison? To Dostoyevsky! To Gogol! Barbara Kingsolver
When people say that German or any other language is romantic... all they really mean is that they've enjoyed a past in the language. John Irving
I’d always been afraid of sick people, and so had my mother. It wasn’t that we feared catching their brain aneurysm or accidentally ripping out their IV. I think it was their fortitude that frightened us. Sick people reminded us not of what we had, but of what we lacked. Everything we said sounded petty and insignificant; our complaints paled in the face of theirs, and without our complaints, there was nothing to say. David Sedaris
Who will believe my verse in time to come, If it were fill'd with your most high deserts? Though yet, heaven knows, it is but as a tomb Which hides your life and shows not half your parts. If I could write the beauty of your eyes And in fresh numbers number all your graces, The age to come would say 'This poet lies: Such heavenly touches ne'er touch'd earthly faces.' So should my papers yellow'd with their age Be scorn'd like old men of less truth than tongue, And your true rights be term'd a... William Shakespeare
Often I hear people say they do not have time to read. That's absolute nonsense. If one really wants to learn, one has to decide what is important. Spending an evening on the town? Attending a ball game? Or learning something that can be with you your life long. Louis L'Amour
Jeffrey Eugenides quote: "She was always saying, 'Fuck this school,' or 'I can't wait..."
She was always saying, 'Fuck this school,' or 'I can't wait until I get out of here.' But so did lots of kids. Jeffrey Eugenides
Charlotte Bronte quote: "it is weak and silly to say you cannot bear what it is your..."
...it is weak and silly to say you cannot bear what it is your fate to be required to bear. Charlotte Bronte
You have the right to remain silent,' the big cop said in his robot's voice. 'If you do not choose to remain silent, anything you say may be used against you in a court of law. You have the right to an attorney. I'm going to kill you. If you cannot afford an attorney, one will be provided for you. Do you understand your rights as I have explained them to you? Stephen King
I also think it is important for women to help one another. I have a saying: There is a special place in hell for women who don't. Madeleine Albright
Justin Bieber quote: "There's gonna be times when people tell you that you can't..."
There's gonna be times when people tell you that you can't live your dreams, this is what I tell them, Never Say Never. Justin Bieber
Aldous Huxley quote: "The essay is a literary device for saying almost everything..."
The essay is a literary device for saying almost everything about almost anything. Aldous Huxley
Whenever you find a man who says he doesn't believe in a real Right and Wrong, you will find the same man going back on this a moment later."--The Case for Christianity C. S. Lewis
All happy people are grateful. Ungrateful people cannot be happy. We tend to think that being unhappy leads people to complain, but it’s truer to say that complaining leads to people becoming unhappy. Dennis Prager
I can't run no more with that lawless crowd while the killers in high places say their prayers out loud. But they've summoned, they've summoned up a thundercloud and they're going to hear from me. Ring the bells that still can ring Forget your perfect offering There is a crack in everything That's how the light gets in. Leonard Cohen

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