But her grandmother had never suggested she could think the same of Scarlet. You'll be fine, she always said, after a skinned… — Marissa Meyer Copy Share Image
I think a singer is an athlete. I've always tried to stay fit. Until my knee said, "Uh-uh," I was jogging. Then… — Al Jarreau Copy Share Image
If your opponent is at a distance, kick him in the groin. If he gets close, poke him in the eyes, bring… — Bruce Lee Copy Share Image
Time is fluid, so the moments where everything feels perfect pass in a wink, and those where you're on your knees in… — Ann Aguirre Copy Share Image
Both of us played basketball, and I played tennis and my knees are done. Now if you ask us head-to-head who wins… — Michael Wilbon Copy Share Image
Just because the only way you can maintain control over your bodily passions is to sit straight in your chair, knees together,… — Orson Scott Card Copy Share Image
A conversation does not have to be scintillating in order to be memorable. I once met a president of the United States,… — Dick Cavett Copy Share Image
Stories,' the green-eyed Sigrid said, unperturbed, 'are like prayers. It does not matter when you begin, or when you end, only that… — Catherynne M. Valente Copy Share Image
A man who from the beginning has long been soaked in the languid atmosphere of a woman, the scent of her hands,… — Charles Baudelaire Copy Share Image
Our women are not incredible because they have managed to avoid the difficulties of life—quite the opposite. They are incredible because of… — Quentin L. Cook Copy Share Image
It was like that. Sometimes I'd go for a period—days or weeks—without feeling the full sweep of my loss, and then as… — Bette Greene Copy Share Image
I have always dressed a little bit differently, even when I was in school. I would wear skirts over pants because I… — Stacie Orrico Copy Share Image
I thought I would love you forever—and, a little, I may, in the way I still move toward a crate, knees bent,… — Jane Hirshfield Copy Share Image
Death and disaster are at our shoulders every second of our lives, trying to get at us. Missing, a lot of the… — Hugh Laurie Copy Share Image
Into each of our lives come golden moments of adversity. This painful friend breaks our hearts, drops us to our knees, and… — Glenn L. Pace Copy Share Image
You'll come to my grave? To tell me your problems?" My problems? "Yes.' And you'll give me answers? "I'll give you what… — Mitch Albom Copy Share Image
Live loath'd and long, Most smiling, smooth, detested parasites, Courteous destroyers, affable wolves, meek bears, You fools of fortune, trencher friends, time… — William Shakespeare Copy Share Image
A normal adolescent is so restless and twitchy and awkward that he can mange to injure his knee--not playing soccer, not playing… — Judith Viorst Copy Share Image
If I stayed a football player, my career would have been over 20 years ago. As it is, my knees are shot.… — William Petersen Copy Share Image
She wanted more, more slang, more figures of speech, the bee's knees, the cats pajamas, horse of a different color, dog-tired, she… — Jonathan Safran Foer Copy Share Image
A lot of coaches want guys to be loose for games. I never wanted them to be loose. I wanted their hands… — Jerry Tarkanian Copy Share Image
Fear to fear. Be afraid to be afraid. Your worst enemy is within your own bosom. Get to your knees and cry… — Charles Spurgeon Copy Share Image
I took the right leg of that woman's body, from the knee to the hip took the fat off and ate it… — Arthur Shawcross Copy Share Image
There's no room for anything else. You forget that you're tired or cold or hungry. You forget that banged-up knee and your… — John Marsden Copy Share Image
When a batter swings and I see his knees move, I can tell just what his weaknesses are then I just put… — Satchel Paige Copy Share Image
Stories first heard standing at a mother's knee, are never wholly forgotten, — a little spring that never quite dries up in… — Giovanni Ruffini Copy Share Image
Having a lean and hungry look was frowned upon in my Italian neighborhood where a girl was considered too skinny if she… — Gina Barreca Copy Share Image
Well in case you failed to notice, In case you failed to see, This is my heart bleeding before you, This is… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I have been driven many times upon my knees by the overwhelming conviction that I had no where else to go. My… — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
Everyone has their weak spot. The one thing that, despite your best efforts, will always bring you to your knees, regardless of… — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
Commitment. Someone who'll go the distance. I need somebody with staying power who'll make me go weak in the knees. Commitment. And… — LeAnn Rimes Copy Share Image
He made a story for all of them, a story to give them strength. The words of the story poured out of… — Leslie Marmon Silko Copy Share Image
This last month I have felt the burden of a city. Its great sorrow has pressed in on my soul. Its vice… — Oswald J. Smith Copy Share Image
I'm 5 feet 7 but my legs weren't long enough to be a big-time model. From the knees up, everything is long… — Grace Slick Copy Share Image
The Rolling Stones set the bar to where I look to as a band. But I don't envision myself touring in the… — Jon Bon Jovi Copy Share Image
I do a lot of research on the placebo effect, not just in depression but in irritable bowel syndrome, pain, arthritis of… — Irving Kirsch Copy Share Image
Yes, hard is good. When I was in high school, I spent a lot of time on my knees playing with balls.… — Mike Piazza Copy Share Image
They say that every snowflake is different. If that were true, how could the world go on? How could we ever get… — Jeanette Winterson Copy Share Image
Christmas in Bethlehem. The earliest dream: a cold, clear night made bright by a magnificent star, the smell of anger, marshals and… — Lucinda Franks Copy Share Image
The reason I quit fashion was that I had had enough of spending time always being on my knees, making other people… — Thierry Mugler Copy Share Image
