Foreign Quotes

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Great writers, I discovered, were not to be bowed down before and worshipped, but embraced and befriended. Their names resounded through history not because they… — Stephen Fry
Will: 'Singing the praises of our fair city? We treat you well here, don't we, James? I doubt I'd have that kind of luck in… — Cassandra Clare
One time Allie and I skipped school and went to see this foreign film called Los Diablos, where these villagers found a glowing blue ball… — Michael Thomas Ford
His scowl returned. "Why, if they're supposed to be Greek, are all of them speaking with an English accent?" She laughed. "Didn't you know that… — Sherrilyn Kenyon
what he sought was always something lying ahead, and even if it was a matter of the past it was a past that changed gradually… — Italo Calvino
The triumph of the written word is often attained when the writer achieves union and trust with the reader, who then becomes ready to be… — Chinua Achebe
Do you like foreign films?â€ â€œWith subtitles?â€ â€œYes.â€ â€œI hate those types of films.â€ â€œMe too,â€ Cliff says. â€œMostly because - â€œ â€œNo happy endings. — Matthew Quick
We wish to learn all the curious, outlandish ways of all the different countries, so that we can "show off" and astonish people when we… — Mark Twain
She wanted to hold foreign syllables like mints on her tongue until they dissolved into fluency. — Anthony Marra
My version of an Irish exit has an air of deception to it, because it includes my asking loudly, â€œWhereâ€™s the bathroom?â€ and making theatrical… — Mindy Kaling
trying to read his face. It was like a book written in a foreign language she'd studied all too briefly. — Cassandra Clare
We live on the flat, on the level, and yet - and so - we aspire. Groundlings, we can sometimes reach as far as the… — Julian Barnes
I would leave at once, but it would be cruel to abandon a lady in a foreign land with a maniac. — Cassandra Clare
When she was pregnant with Teddy, she feared that sheâ€™d give birth to a child who disliked reading. It would be like giving birth to… — J. Courtney Sullivan
Once Henry had heard a crying noise at sea, and had seen a mermaid floating on the ocean's surface. The mermaid had been injured by… — Elizabeth Gilbert
Meditation is nothing but an effort to drop all the foreign elements so that you can see yourself as you were before you were born,… — Rajneesh
The progress of freedom depends more upon the maintenance of peace, the spread of commerce, and the diffusion of education, than upon the labours of… — Richard Cobden
America was founded by men who understood that the threat of domestic tyranny is as great as any threat from abroad. If we want to… — Ron Paul
What generates war is the economic philosophy of nationalism: embargoes, trade and foreign exchange controls, monetary devaluation, etc. The philosophy of protectionism is a philosophy… — Ludwig von Mises
People often of masterful intelligence, trained usually in law or economics or perhaps in political science, who have led their governments into disastrous decisions and… — Michael Howard

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