Childhood doesn't have to be perfect, and children don't have to be beautiful. From a bit of grit may grow a pearl,… — Laurie Graham Copy Share Image
The fact that the talk may be boring or turgid or uninspiring should not cause us to forget the fact that it… — Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr Copy Share Image
In Britain, the major public holiday used to be Guy Fawkes Day... that was celebrated on November 5th with things like bonfires… — Lisa Morton Copy Share Image
I don't really differentiate between different genres: if there's a good part going, I'll go after it, and it's preferable to me… — Aidan Gillen Copy Share Image
“I pull out the blue spool of thread and the sharp needle I always keep in the left pocket of my dress--because… — Shea Ernshaw Copy Share Image
Upon the principles of reason, the good of many is preferable to the good of a few or of one; a lasting… — Mary Astell Copy Share Image
“He would never abandon me as Orga is so often abandoning Wendell. Dogs are proper companions, not the physical manifestation of caprice.” — Heather Fawcett Copy Share Image
“Your condition does not determine your life history. It’s your decision in that condition that tells more about your destiny. Decide not… — Israelmore Ayivor Copy Share Image
A young man who is here speaks the Panis language, and in many other respects, is preferable. — Zebulon Pike Copy Share Image
Agreeing to share prosperity, rather than let it divide us, is infinitely preferable to the alternative. — Najib Razak Copy Share Image
“To a hungry person, every bitter food is sweet. When the preferable is not available, the available becomes preferable!” — Israelmore Ayivor Copy Share Image
I've been a model for 15 years, and I've been on 'Top Chef' for eight seasons, and before that I had other… — Padma Lakshmi Copy Share Image
Blend is great for designers because it implements a lot of sophisticated behaviours, but for what I like to do, hand coding… — Charles Petzold Copy Share Image
“Don’t accept the available as the preferable. Go extra mile with extra speed.” — Israelmore Ayivor Copy Share Image
There is always this quarrel about what is preferable: the straight, naturalistic, epic storytelling or the modernistic, disjointed, slightly hermetic one. To… — Per Petterson Copy Share Image
It's never been a point of reference to look to a man. It's not always a good thing, I suppose, but I… — Catherine Tate Copy Share Image
“And why the name Bruno?" "My papa picked it. He said it meant 'brown,' like his coat. But also 'protector.' We didn't… — Elizabeth Lim Copy Share Image
Somewhere in the back of their minds, hosts and guests alike know that the dinner party is a source of untold irritation,… — Craig Brown Copy Share Image
“Private libraries were extraordinary, Lady Elspeth de Moray mused. To have an entire room filled with books--- in one's own house ---… — Elizabeth Hoyt Copy Share Image
