The nerve that never relaxes, the eye that never blanches…

What man does not know, Or has not thought of, Wanders in the night Through the labyrinth of the mind.

— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

I cannot conceive how any man can have brought himself to that pitch of presumption, to consider his country as nothing but carte blanche,…

— Edmund Burke

He that wrestles with us strengthens our nerves and sharpens our skill. Our antagonist is our helper.

— Edmund Burke

Blanche: No, I have the misfortune of being an English instructor. I attempt to instill a bunch of bobby-soxers and drugstore Romeos with a…

— Tennessee Williams

Love at first sight'some say misnaming Discovery of twinned helplessness Against the huge tug of procreation. But friendship at first sight? This also Catches…

— Robert Graves

If [Ho Chi Minh] had had carte blanche over his movement, would the results of the war have been different? That is difficult to…

— William J. Duiker

The primary factor that enables our government to peddle economic snake oil is the dollar's unique role as the world's reserve currency, and our…

— Peter Schiff

She remembered that once, when she was a little girl, she had seen a pretty young woman with golden hair down to her knees…

— Regina Doman

And when children begin to use their reason, fathers and mothers should take great pains to fill their hearts with the fear of God.…

— Saint Francis de Sales

We cannot allow our Republican party to be based on what Olympia Snowe and Ben Nelson or Blanche Lincoln may or may not do.…

— Rush Limbaugh

The point of departure for my creation was not primarily the destiny of the sixteen Carmelites of Compiègne but the figure of the young…

— Gertrud von Le Fort

A miracle worker who can do more with less, pacify rival groups, endure chronic second guessing, tolerate low levels of support, process large volumes…

— Michael Fullan

Comedians have a huge carte blanche and the ability to get away with saying a lot of things.

— Marilyn Manson

Evil isn't beautiful on its own. You know?' 'Well, good people are sometimes ugly-' Blanche said at last. 'I don't know about that. Not…

— Regina Doman

Gracie: "Don't give up, Blanche. Women don't do that. Look at Betsy Ross, Martha Washington-they didn't give up. Look at Nina Jones." Blanche Morton:…

— Gracie Allen