Famous Quotes & Sayings

Greg Bear

Mostly she just loved sitting down and writing. For being a black female growing up in Los Angeles in the '60s, she was attracted to science fiction for the same reasons I was: It liberated her. She had a far-ranging imagination, and she was a treasure in our community.

Whom but a dusk misfeatured messenger, / No other than the angel of this life, / Whose care is lest men see too much at once.

Who loves not a false imagining, an unreal character in us; but looking through all the rubbish of our imperfections, loves in us the divine ideal of our natures - not the man that we are, but the angel that we may be.

When the Blue Angels started their show cars just stopped in traffic. It was definitely a problem.

It is dangerous to confuse children with angels

It is foolish to think that by fleeing one can trick the dread god of death. Let us treat him as a beneficent angel rather than a dread god. We must face and welcome him whenever he comes.

Maybe some days he actually believes he was an angel of mercy. Let us correct that: He was a demon from the lowest depths of hell. Burn in hell, Mr. Cullen, for all eternity.

Man was created a little lower than the angels and has bin getting a little lower ever since.

William Shakespeare

Man, proud man, dressed in a little brief authority, like an angry ape, play such fantastic tricks before high heaven as make the angels weep

Antoine de Saint-Exupery

What he had yearned to embrace was not the flesh but a down spirit, a spark, the impalpable angel that inhabits the flesh.

Becca Fitzpatrick

Hang on, did you just call me Angel?" "If I did?

Becca Fitzpatrick

Hang on, did you just call me Angel?” I asked. “If I did?” “I don’t like it.” He grinned. “It stays. Angel.” He leaned across the table, raised his hand to my face, and brushed his thumb along one corner of my mouth. I pulled away, too late.

Becca Fitzpatrick

Are we going to have to teach you to fight, Angel?

Becca Fitzpatrick

He cracked a slight smile, but it didn’t look amused. “I’m not letting you out of my sight. You’re looking a little deranged, Angel. We’ll go together.

Becca Fitzpatrick

You're mine, Angel," he murmured, brushing the words across my jawbone as I arched my neck higher, inviting him to kiss everywhere. "You have me forever.

Becca Fitzpatrick

He brushed my curls back off my face. “I never pictured my life so complete. I never thought I’d have everything I want. You’re everything to me, Angel.

Becca Fitzpatrick

You dress to impress," I said approvingly. "No, Angel." He leaned in, his teeth softly grazing my ear. "I undress to impress.

Becca Fitzpatrick

Your mine, angel. And I won't let anything change that.

Becca Fitzpatrick

You're mine, Angel. And I'm yours. Nothing can change that.

Becca Fitzpatrick

I gave up something I wanted for something I need. And I need you, Angel. More than I think you'll ever know.

Becca Fitzpatrick

If I could make this go away, I would. If I could stand in your place, I wouldn't hesitate. But I'm left with one choice, and that's to stand by your side through the end. I won't waver, Angel, I can promise you that. -Patch to Nora

Karolyn Grimes

Look, Daddy: Teacher says that every time a bell rings, an angel gets its wings.

Antonio Villaraigosa

Literacy is crucial to creating job opportunities, supporting workers and their families and eradicating poverty in our region, ... Literacy must start in homes and classrooms by giving the children of Los Angeles the best education possible to enable them to pursue their goals and become engaged citizens. I am committed to assembling the resources needed to build the skills of our workers and our children.

Ron Pearson

I won't even begin to work with a client until they have completed a letter of intent, which deals with your hopes and dreams for the child, ... I tell the mom, who is often the one who writes it up, that they should write it as if they were an angel on the shoulder of the designated caregiver. She should include everything she would whisper in their ear.

Pat Bowlen

I was here the last time around with the Coliseum, so I'm not real optimistic about the Los Angeles Coliseum.

I think everybody in the ballpark was thinking 'could it happen?' ... but there's no category for almost. I give the Angels credit for being opportunistic.

Andre Agassi

We played twice this summer, back-to-back in Los Angeles and in Canada in Toronto, one and one, we played three sets both times. So it's always a difficult match,

Bob Barker

You and a guest will fly round-trip coach from Los Angeles to New Orleans for a six-night stay at the Renaissance Pere Marquette Hotel, within walking distance to the French Quarter,

Petrarch

I saw the tracks of angels in the earth: the beauty of heaven walking by itself on the world.

Wisconsin continues to lag in venture capital investments, but its angel capital performance is impressive. Today's angel capital investments are helping to build companies that could attract tomorrow's venture capital investments.

Billy Sheehan

Well, I love living in Los Angeles - the weather is great and I love my home here.

Britney Spears

I think I may just go to Los Angeles and record a little bit. But other than that I just plan to hang out.

Steve Cram

It all felt very new and exciting, ... The Olympics had been hit by a series of boycotts - in 1976, 1980 and the upcoming Games in Los Angeles - whereas the Worlds at last featured all the best athletes from both the Eastern Bloc countries and the West.