Famous Quotes & Sayings

Kofi Annan

Mr. Volcker has said that 'the findings do not make for pleasant reading,' and I agree.

Ann Taylor

One ugly trick has often spoiledThe sweetest and the best;Matilda, though a pleasant child,One ugly trick possessed.

Ann Taylor

One ugly trick has often spoiled The sweetest and the best; Matilda, though a pleasant child, One ugly trick possessed.

Charles Spurgeon

We must all learn to hear what we do not like. The question is not, 'Is it pleasant?' but, 'Is it true?'

Tyler Walker

(Friday) has been a pleasant day all around.

David Graham

On paper,we should be fifth, sixth or seventh. The reality is, they have the potential to be a pleasant surprise.

Karl Pilkington

I think it's a problem when something's a dream because it'll never live up to your expectations. It's better to go somewhere thinking it'll be horrible, and then be pleasantly surprised.

Caryl Chessman

I am not generally regarded as a pleasant or socially minded fellow.

Charles Bukowski

There's nothing else as pleasant as being unpleasant when there's nothing else to do, and there's usually nothing else to do.

B. C. Forbes

Success is sweetest to one who has known failure.

Lu Yu

Its liquor is like the sweetest dew from Heaven.

Pierre Corneille

My sweetest hope is to lose hope

Ken Sawyer

My first thoughts were we need a new arena.

Edgar Allan Poe

It is with literature as with law or empire - an established name is an estate in tenure, or a throne in possession.

Edgar Allan Poe

Literature is the most noble of professions. In fact, it is about the only one fit for a man.

Edgar Allan Poe

A poem deserves its title only inasmuch as it excites, by elevating the soul.

Edgar Allan Poe

Science has not yet taught us if madness is or is not the sublimity of the intelligence.

Edgar Allan Poe

Music, when combined with a pleasurable idea, is poetry; music, without the idea, is simply music; the idea, without the music, is prose, from its very definitiveness.

Edgar Allan Poe

To observe attentively is to remember distinctly.

David J. C. MacKay

We can't be anti-everything - we need an energy plan that adds up. But there's a lack of numeracy in the public discussion of energy. Where people do use numbers, they select them to sound big and score points in arguments, rather than to aid thoughtful discussion.

Abdu'l Baha

Let them at all times concern themselves with doing a kindly thing for one of their fellows, offering to someone love, consideration, thoughtful help.

Gavin Hood

Part of what's so tricky in a film that's two hours long is how many themes can you effectively explore.

Tracy McMillan

You can't trick The Universe - it's like Santa Claus that way.

Phoebe Philo

It's been a bit tricky trying to establish a 'designer' profile and not a designer-cum-girl-around-town.

Gary Sinise

Careers, like rockets, don't always take off on time. The trick is to always keep the engine running.

Richard Garnett

He was a follower. He got tricked easily.

Cassie Desmone

He managed his way through a lot of tricky holes.

e. e. cummings

(existing's tricky:but to live's a gift)

Douglas MacArthur

Expect only 5% of an intelligence report to be accurate.The trick of a good commander is to isolate the 5%.

Dorothy Richardson

If there was a trick, there must be a trickster.

John Brain

We didn't play very well. It was an ugly win but we'll take the points.

Al Groh

Those kinks usually have an ugly way of only materializing during the games.

Bryan Ferry

Why should I spoil my mood by wearing an ugly suit?

Diablo Cody

You know, I did not like being famous. It was a stressful and ugly time, and I'm glad it's over.

Deb Caletti

... But then again, a person could turn ugly. Their actual look could change when their actions were repulsive.

Dennis Lehane

There's something ugly about the flawless.

Aisha Tyler

Comedy is ugly. It's honest, it's raw.

Benjamin Franklin

Vice knows [its] ugly, so [it] puts on [a] mask.

Benjamin Franklin

Vice knows she is ugly, so puts on her mask.