Famous Quotes & Sayings

Charles Perrault

Once upon a time there was a Queen who had a son so ugly and so misshapen that it was long disputed whether he had human form. A fairy who was at his birth said, however, that he would be very amiable for all that, since he would have uncommon good sense.

Denis Johnson

All his life Robert Grainier would remember vividly the burned valley at sundown, the most dreamlike business he’d ever witnessed waking—the brilliant pastels of the last light overhead, some clouds high and white, catching daylight from beyond the valley, others ribbed and gray and pink, the lowest of them rubbing the peaks of Bussard and Queen mountains; and beneath this wondrous sky the black valley, utterly still, the train moving through it making a great noise but unable to wake this dead world.

Debra Winger

But I never worried about having a child in my 40s, which is unusual - normally, I'm the queen of worry.

Ben Jonson

Queen and huntress, chaste and fair Now the sun is laid to sleep, Seated in thy silver chair, State in wonted manner keep: Hesperus entreats thy light Goddess, excellently bright.

Elizabeth Cady Stanton

The queens in history compare favorably with the kings.

David Bowie

I've always been very chauvinistic, even in my boy-obsessed days. But I was always a gentleman. I alwaysd treated my boys like real ladies. Always escorted them properly and, in fact, I suppose if I were a lot older - like 40 or 50 - I'd be a wonderful sugar daddy to some little queen down in Kensington. I'd have a houseboy named Richard to order around.

William Shakespeare

Thus weary of the world, away she hies, And yokes her silver doves; by whose swift aid Their mistress mounted through the empty skies In her light chariot quickly is convey'd; Holding their course to Paphos, where their queen Means to immure herself and not be seen.

William Shakespeare

O, then I see Queen Mab hath been with you. . . . She is the fairies’ midwife, and she comes In shape no bigger than an agate stone On the forefinger of an alderman, Drawn with a team of little atomi Athwart men’s noses as they lie asleep.

A. J. Cook

I am trying my hardest to stay away from the horror movies just because I feel like people are thinking that's what I do, that I'm a scream queen. I'd like to stay away from that.

Charles Dickens

Come, then," returned the nephew gaily. "What right have you to be dismal? What reason have you to be morose? You're rich enough.

C. S. Lewis

I object to that remark very strongly! - The Magician's Nephew

C. S. Lewis

In those days Mr. Sherlock Holmes was still living in Baker Street and the Bastables were looking for treasure in the Lewisham Road.

Larry Brown

It went great. We had probably between 150 and 175 people because that's what we set it up for. We had nieces and nephews from New York at the event.

Gina Lollobrigida

I have experience seducing nephews.

John Carpenter

From a will: And to my communist nephew Oswald, I leave the sum of 10,000 pounds - to be shared equally with his fellow Britishers.

Lewis Carroll

But oh, beamish nephew, beware of the day, If your Snark be a Boojum! for then You will softly and suddenly vanish away, And never be met with again!

Steven Wright

My nephew has HDADHD. High Definition Attention Deficit Disorder. He can barely pay attention, but when he does it's unbelievably clear.

Ruth Buzzi

My nephews all look at me differently now. Before, they couldn't relate to me, and now I'm like a god.

Diane Lane

I have just enough attention to feel glamorous and important.

Diane Kruger

Family is becoming more and more important to me.

Dennis Ritchie

Some consider UNIX to be the second most important invention to come out of AT&T Bell Labs after the transistor.

Dennis Prager

Hillary Clinton is unworthy of being the President of the United States; she has done nothing important that is good

Dennis Eckersley

Then you figure out that if you don't throw it as hard as you can, you can put it where you want. It's more important where you put it

Denis Healey

I've got a happy marriage, which is the most important singular thing.

Denis Hayes

Zeroes are important. A million seconds ago was last week. A billion seconds ago, Richard Nixon resigned the presidency. A trillion seconds ago was 30,000 BC, and early humans were using stone tools.

Dean Ornish

In general, losing weight is a good thing for those who are overweight, but it's important to lose weight in a way that enhances your health rather than one that may compromise it.

Dean Kamen

I do not want to waste any time. And if you are not working on important things, you are wasting time.