Famous Quotes & Sayings

Carole Bouquet

Acting is our job, not talking about it. In France, they know me like I belong to their family. I go somewhere and I feel like Im sometimes the aunt, the grandmother, the mother, the sister. They all know me. But its not supposed to be that way.

Carol P. Christ

The mother must socialize her daughter to become subordinate to men, and if her daughter challenges patriarchal norms, the mother is likely to defend the patriarchal structures against her own daughters.

Carol P. Christ

Theologians frequently assert that God has no body, no gender, no race and no age. Most people state that God is neither male nor female. Yet most people become flustered, upset or even angry when it is suggested that the God they know as Lord and Father might also be God the Mother, or Goddess.

Carol Shields

I don't think I would have been a writer if I hadn't been a mother. I wanted to construct something that contained some of these feelings that I had, some of these discoveries or revelations.

Carol Shields

I couldn't have been a novelist without being a mother. It gives you a unique witness point of the growth of a personality. It was a kind of biological component for me that had to come first. My children gave this other window on the world.

Carol Moseley Braun

The Islamic community today is faced with a new version of an old struggle. My late mother used to say it doesn't matter whether you came to this country on the Mayflower or on a slave ship, through Ellis Island or the Rio Grande. We're all in the same boat now.

Carlos Castaneda

My benefactor told me that my father and mother had lived and died just to have me, and that their own parents had done the same for them. He said that warriors were different in that they shift their assemblage points enough to realize the tremendous price that has been paid for their lives. This shift gives them the respect and awe that their parents never felt for life in general, or for being alive in particular.

Carlos Castaneda

You're in a terrible spot. It's too late for you to retreat but too soon to act. All you can do is witness. You're in the miserable position of an infant who cannot return to the mother's womb, but neither can he run around and act. All an infant can do is witness and listen to the stupendous tales of action being told to him. You are at that precise point now. You cannot go back to the womb of your old world, but you cannot act with power either. For you there is only witnessing acts of power and listening to tales of power.

C. S. Lewis

Lucy said, 'We're so afraid of being sent away, Aslan. And you have sent us back into our own world so often.' 'No fear of that,' said Aslan. 'Have you not guessed?' Their hearts leapt, and a wild hope rose within them. 'There was a real railway accident,' said Aslan softly. 'Your father and mother and all of you are- as you used to call it in the Shadowlands- dead. The term is over: the holidays have begun. The dream is ended: this is the morning.

Dave Chappelle

Comedy is a very approval-oriented field.

Charles M. Schwab

My own experience is that there is no real effort in life that is not done better under encouragement and approval of our fellow men.

Steve Cole

We did get that approval, and we filed for dismissal.

Wayne Lee

The only difference between our August announcement and today is that the SEC put its stamp of approval on it,

Greg Abel

We are pleased to have received approval of the transaction in all six states served by PacifiCorp. We remain on schedule to close the transaction by the end of the first quarter.

Mary Andrews

We believe that no child should suffer from a preventable or treatable disorder. With today's FDA approval, we are happy to know that there is a new treatment option for children suffering from short stature caused by severe Primary IGFD.

Pat O'Neill

We have a really good location that doesn't need a lot of work. We just need the society's approval and we can get this project going.

Jose Rizal

We young Filipinos are trying to make over a nation and must not halt in our march, but from time to time turn our gaze upon our elders. We shall wish to read in their countenances approval of our actions.

Mary Andrews

With today's FDA approval, we are happy to know that there is a new treatment option for children suffering from short stature caused by severe Primary IGFD.

Wendell Saunders

There are a lot of good courses on the Northwest Side.

Azim Premji

We run courses for government school teachers on Sundays. These teachers pay for their own food and stay; the kind of commitment you find in these people is remarkable.

Greg Fealy

Very few graduates have that combination of skills ... many students are shying away from language courses and travelling to places like Indonesia or Malaysia because of the terror warnings.

Kate Allen

What's particularly interesting is that, while some of the new human rights courses focus narrowly on human rights law, others concentrate on practical skills such as campaigning and lobbying. That's very valuable.

Peggy Altoff

Philadelphia is unique, in that case. Nationally, what is happening is less emphasis on social-studies courses rather than more.

Michael Sexton

One of the real weaknesses in e-learning is individuals feel isolated. Courses are self-guided, but there is an opportunity to interact with peer groups. Feedback from six to 12 people gives it a sense of community.

Paula Creamer

I always wanted to win on a traditional style golf course. It's like the courses I grew up playing in Northern California.

Tony Ramseyer

But it was a good learning experience for our kids. They're going to have to learn how to play different courses to play well.

Kevin Drum

Obviously, the first big step was to get the courses open. We've got nearly 90 percent open. I have a big no vacancy sign on the second subject. Obviously, our big issue is rooms.