The 4th of July is like christmas without Santa; it's vacuous and irritating to those of us who actually look for meaning… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Kind 'Guardian' readers have been forwarding me round robin Christmas newsletters for years now: lengthy missives full of perfect children, exotic holidays,… — Simon Hoggart Copy Share Image
I think it's the strength of her music, using art to make a statement. I think it really is. It was not… — Nikki Giovanni Copy Share Image
I knew Stokely [Carmichael] and them, but when you got to that, you saw that Nina Simone started to take up their… — Nikki Giovanni Copy Share Image
I fell in love with it after going there on holiday when I was 16: we went on one of those red… — Gayle Rankin Copy Share Image
The holidays are also a time when people freak out about their finances. If you don't want to spend the money, why… — Christina Applegate Copy Share Image
Halloween has always been fascinating to me from a very young age. I think any actor would be fascinated by Halloween because… — Nicolas Cage Copy Share Image
We [Americans] know Martin Luther King Jr. as a statue. We know him as a holiday. We know him as a speech.… — Ava DuVernay Copy Share Image
I have the ability to sing with emotion and feeling, but if you say I sound like Billie Holiday, that's cool. Let's… — Erykah Badu Copy Share Image
The challenge for any government is how do you do two things at the same time. How do you put money forward… — Jacob Lew Copy Share Image
This year's [2016] White House holiday theme is "The Gift of the Holidays," and our decorations reflect some of our greatest gifts… — Michelle Obama Copy Share Image
My relationship with the mountains actually started when I was 16. Every year, a group used to be taken from Auckland Grammar… — Edmund Hillary Copy Share Image
Do I observe holy days and holidays? Yeah, the ritual is very important to me. It's part of being Ukrainian Catholic. So… — Vera Farmiga Copy Share Image
Yesterday, everybody smoked his last cigar, took his last drink and swore his last oath. Today, we are a pious and exemplary… — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
In the days before I had kids I used to take six books with me for a fortnight's holiday. My suitcase used… — Sara Cox Copy Share Image
Holidays are also an opportunity for kids to unlearn every good habit they've learned during the rest of the year. They don't… — Jim Gaffigan Copy Share Image
The truth is the Super Bowl long ago became more than just a football game. It's part of our culture like turkey… — Bob Schieffer Copy Share Image
Christmas is normally my favorite holiday for all the cozy reasons and this year I will be driving across Africa in a… — Gillian Anderson Copy Share Image
My mum and dad never went abroad for a holiday. My dad was overseas in the war but never thought about going… — Harry Redknapp Copy Share Image
My big influences are Joni Mitchell, and a lot of classical and Indian music, as well as Nina Simone and the personal… — Yael Naim Copy Share Image
My husband and I have enjoyed many summer holidays on the Continent, and many people say that their most memorable trips have… — Margaret Beckett Copy Share Image
Wednesdays were the best thing about Atlantis. The middle of the week was a traditional holiday there. Everyone stopped work and celebrated… — Walter Moers Copy Share Image
One of the best parts of Thanksgiving for me is re-watching some of the classic holiday blunders that have been depicted on… — Marlo Thomas Copy Share Image
I was on holiday recently and I came home to find that one of the papers here had 'bikini'd' me on the… — Amanda Burton Copy Share Image
Whenever I go on holiday, I like to time travel and imagine what it must have been like 500 years ago. I… — Jools Holland Copy Share Image
For some unexplained reason, it's always the other end of the table that's wild and raucous, with screaming laughter and a fella… — Erma Bombeck Copy Share Image
Well, it wasn't a holiday, but I had expected to do some sightseeing when I went to Haiti to film a series… — Anthony Head Copy Share Image
“I had read that more people committed suicide on Christmas Eve and on Christmas Day than at any other time. The holiday… — Charles Bukowski Copy Share Image
As far as informing the headmaster, Harry had no idea where Dumbledore went during the summer holidays. He amused himself for a… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Let the minor genius go his light way and enjoy his life - the great nature cannot so live, he is never… — William Butler Yeats Copy Share Image
I was a 12 year old kid in Northern Idaho listening to Billie Holiday and Lena Horne and Sarah Vaughan and Nat… — Cheyenne Jackson Copy Share Image
I'm really into beaches, but I also enjoy a bit of culture. An ideal holiday would have a nice balance of the… — Miranda Raison Copy Share Image
I started modeling when I was 13 or 14, I think. We were on the Métro in Paris on a family holiday,… — Lara Stone Copy Share Image
In most instances, at all costs, do NOT check a bag. Especially during the holiday season. You have more flexibility to switch… — Beth Mowins Copy Share Image
I think Nina Simone has had an amazing journey. She was spicy and she had attitude and she didn't care, she wanted… — Nia Long Copy Share Image
Many Americans celebrate both Christmas and Xmas. Others celebrate one or the other. And some of us celebrate holidays that, although unconnected… — John Silber Copy Share Image
I walked home, seeing all my doubt from the other side. Have you ever seen that? Like when you go on holiday.… — Markus Zusak Copy Share Image
“And when we pressed our heads to each other's hearts how did we not hear Carmen McRae singing? In Angela's fisted hands,… — Jacqueline Woodson Copy Share Image
“I'm getting fatter by the moment." If you can relate to this expression, and the holidays are looming before you, than this… — Heidi White Copy Share Image
When I was out for the Christmas Holidays in school, I would go skiing up to the mountains and there they had… — William Shatner Copy Share Image
![“I think it's the strength of her music, using art to make a statement. I think it really is. It was not a cheap gift. The gift was an expensive gift for Nina [Simone]. Diamonds are expensive. Her music was expensive. She paid for it, but I think it's her greatest gift.” quote by Nikki Giovanni](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/4ce/nikki-giovanni-1757_art_i-think-it-s-the-strength-of-her-music-u_2650526.png)
![“I knew Stokely [Carmichael] and them, but when you got to that, you saw that Nina Simone started to take up their burden. She started to preach for them. She was taking on the burden of "I want to tell the people."” quote by Nikki Giovanni](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/d59/nikki-giovanni-1757_burden_i-knew-stokely-carmichael-and-them-but-w_1220940.jpg)
![“We [Americans] know Martin Luther King Jr. as a statue. We know him as a holiday. We know him as a speech. We don't know him as a man. Most people don't even know the whole speech, just "I have a dream." They don't know what his speaking voice was like, how he looked at his wife, or that he had…” quote by Ava DuVernay](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/b10/ava-duvernay-4018_communication_we-americans-know-martin-luther-king-jr_2685491.jpg)
![“This year's [2016] White House holiday theme is "The Gift of the Holidays," and our decorations reflect some of our greatest gifts as a nation: from our incredible military families, to the life-changing impact of a great education.” quote by Michelle Obama](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/91c/michelle-obama-518_decoration_this-year-s-2016-white-house-holiday-the_902908.jpg)
![“Many Americans celebrate both Christmas and Xmas. Others celebrate one or the other. And some of us celebrate holidays that, although unconnected with the [winter] solstice, occur near it: Ramadan, Hanukkah and Kwanzaa.” quote by John Silber](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/0fa/john-silber-52432_celebrate_many-americans-celebrate-both-christmas_359070.jpg)
