Famous Quotes & Sayings

Margaret Thatcher

Bribing regimes to comply with requirements which they should have acknowledged in the first place is not a process that appeals to me.

Margaret Cavendish

For I, hearing my Lord's estate amongst many more estates was to be sold, and that the wives of the owners should have an allowance therefrom, it gave me hopes I should receive a benefit thereby.

Margaret Cho

I love tattooed women, maybe because they are uncontrollable, they are themselves to the point of drawing symbols of their power on their skin. Talk about owning your own body, being in your body, claiming yourself. I love it. When the world is in an uproar over whether women should have a choice or not when it comes to their own bodies, being tattooed is one of the most visible choices of all.

Mark Twain

I should have been glad to acquire some sort of idea of Hindu theology, ... but the difficulties were too great.

Marion Barry

I have to admit I didn't do as much as I should have back when I was mayor, but now we're getting it done. It's not where you've been but where you're going.

Nick Hornby

I guess I should have forgotten about it ages ago, but forgetting isn't something I'm very good at.

Nick Hornby

If you really wanted to mess me up, you should have got to me earlier.

Matt Damon

I should have done it years ago. It's amazing I didn't even want cigarettes anymore.

Eva Braun

Perhaps he wanted to be alone with Dr. G., who was here, but he should have let me know. At Hoffmann's I felt I was sitting on hot coals, expecting him to arrive every moment.

Julia Child

If you're buying tomatoes pick them up and smell them-they should have a lovely perfume. They need to be kept at fifty degrees or above, particularly during the growing season, because that's when they develop their flavor.

Geraldine Ferraro

I should have had a circuitous answer; that was a non-answer.

Harry S Truman

The America to which these Swedish settlers came was a land that needed the hardy qualities they brought. It was not a land that was particularly softhearted towards newcomers, but everyone believed that each should have a fair chance regardless of his origin.

J. K. Rowling

If Harry Potter taught us anything, it's that no one should have to live in the closet

Grace Paley

I should have written more. I should have written more during the period when I just liked so much doing the political work in the streets.

Ja Rule

As far as religion goes, I feel like everyone should have their own one-on-one with God.

George Herbert

Hee that should have what hee hath not, should doe what he doth not.

Tom Colicchio

Every chef should have an understanding of pastries or desserts.

Michelle Pfeiffer

I look like a duck. It's the way my mouth curls up, or my nose tilts up. I should have played Howard the Duck.

Sherrilyn Kenyon

Do people always act this way around you? (Kiara) You should have seen the reactions when I wore a League uniform. Those were actually comical. Except for the ones who lost control of their bowels. Then it was just messy. (Nykyrian)

Sherrilyn Kenyon

I should have thought of this years ago. But that was the problem with being sane. Sane people played by the rules. They looked for rational explanations and solutions in an insane universe.

Sherrilyn Kenyon

Yes, he’s like a rash for which there’s no cure. It only goes away for a bit before returning unexpectedly to ruin every pleasurable experience. He should have been named Herpes rather than ZT. Or maybe just Herpes Z, since he’s a very special irritant. (Arik)

Sherrilyn Kenyon

No one should have to pay for love in flesh or blood. (Acheron)

Nina Jacobson

[On the racial backlash about Hunger Games casting]: "People should have ignored the five racist idiots.

Rand Paul

When I asked the president [Barack Obama], can you kill an American on American soil, it should have been an easy answer. It's an easy question. It should have been a resounding and unequivocal no. The president's response, he hasn't killed anyone yet.

Shane Leslie

We are equally glad and surprised at Winston's return to office. It shows that he was built for success that he should have declined to withdraw and sulk over a superficial failure.

Michel Martelly

The State should have made sure the money given to the NGOs was used according to a global plan for Haiti; not doing whatever they want. They should be supervised and have to report and make sure the money is being used properly. They are here, but we are seeing no results.

Ted Cruz

The last 15 years, there has been no recorded warming. Contrary to all the theories that they are expounding, there should have been warming over the last 15 years. It hasn't happened.

Margaret Sanger

I resolved that women should have knowledge of contraception. They have every right to know about their own bodies. I would strikeout--I would scream from the housetops. I would tell the world what was going on in the lives of these poor women. I would be heard. No matter what it should cost. I would be heard.

Michael D. Barnes

We should have a system of licensing and registration, we should treat firearms the same way that automobiles are treated so that people have to pass a safety test.

Michael Cunningham

Language in fiction is made up of equal parts meaning and music. The sentences should have rhythm and cadence, they should engage and delight the inner ear.

Michael Ruppert

Anybody who trusts an electronic voting machine should have their head examined.

Paul Farmer

What I can argue is that no one should have to die of a disease that is treatable.

Paul Broun

We should have a very limited federal government.