Famous Quotes & Sayings

Charles Caleb Colton

A house may draw visitors, but it is the possessor alone that can detain them.

Charles Dickens

When I speak of home, I speak of the place where in default of a better--those I love are gathered together; and if that place where a gypsy's tent, or a barn, I should call it by the same good name notwithstanding.

Charles Dickens

Home is a word stronger than a magician ever spoke.

Charles Dickens

"We thought that, perhaps," said I, hesitating, "it is right to begin with the obligations of home, sir; and that, perhaps, while those are overlooked and neglected, no other duties can possibly be substituted for them."

Charles Stuart Calverley

I've read in many a novel, that unless they've souls that grovel-- Folks prefer in fact a hovel to your dreary marble halls.

Charles Studd

Send us people with initiative, who can carry themselves and others too; such as need to be carried hamper the work and weaken those who should be spending their strength on the heathen. Weaklings should be nursed at home! If any have jealousy, prides, or talebearing traits lurking about them, do not send them, nor any who are prone to criticize. Send only Pauls and Timothys; men who are full of zeal, holiness and power. All others are hindrances. If you send us ten such men the work will be done.

Charles Studd

The light that shines farthest shines brightest nearest home.

Charles Stanley

We're enlarging in every single area of the ministry at In Touch. We're on radio and television. We're in over 110 million homes in America plus radio on satellites. We just acquired the NAMB FamilyNet television network, and with that expanding possibilities of the gospel.

Charles Spurgeon

What, for some, is sin, others do to the glory of God. And the good Dr. Pentecost's remarks notwithstanding , I intend to go home tonight and smoke a cigar to the glory of God. It is a kind of incense drifting to Heaven.

Cheyenne Jackson

Unfortunately, I suffer from insomnia, so my bedtime is as soon as I start to feel the least bit sleepy.

Cesar Romero

I'm 86 and my doctor used to tell me to slow down - at least he did until he dropped dead.

Charles Kuralt

I used to think that driving, sleepless, ambitious labor was what you needed to succeed.

Antonio Tabucchi

I prefer insomnia to anaesthesia.

Chris Frantz

It was daunting at first. I did have insomnia for two weeks.

Barbara Kingsolver

Insomnia’s different,” I said. It was hard to explain this to people. “You know the light that comes on when you open the refrigerator door? Just imagine it stays on all the time, even after you close the door. That’s what it’s like in my head. The light stays on.

Elizabeth Bishop

Insomnia" perhaps she's a daytime sleeper.

Alain de Botton

Insomnia is a glamorous term for thoughts you forgot to have in the day.

Chuck Palahniuk

With insomnia, you're never really awake; but you're never really asleep.

David Ulevitch

Occasionally, I make waffles for breakfast for any employee who wants to talk to me. I make them around 8 A.M. as an incentive for people to show up early.

Bridgit Mendler

The best thing about waking up early is seeing the sun rise.

Adam Duritz

People really need to show up early to hear Hollis Brown. They are just an unbelievable live band.

Anna Kournikova

God gives all to those, who get up early.

Jim Gaffigan

I don't know what's more exhausting about parenting: the getting up early, or acting like you know what you're doing.

Freddie Highmore

I like to go to bed early so I can get up early.

Fernando Pessoa

I'd woken up early, and I took a long time getting ready to exist.

Harry Shum, Jr.

The tour life definitely puts strains on your body, not just because of the dancing but because of the fact that you are traveling into the wee hours of the day, getting up early, going to sound check - just the grueling process of it all.

Mike Shinoda

Id rather get up early and go out and do something than stay up late and screw up my body.