Famous Quotes & Sayings

William Dean Howells

Wisdom and goodness are twin-born, one heart must hold both sisters, never seen apart.

William Blake

England! awake! awake! awake! Jerusalem thy sister calls! Why wilt thou sleep the sleep of death And close her from thy ancient walls?

Ryan White

AIDS can destroy a family if you let it, but luckily for my sister and me, Mom taught us to keep going. Don't give up, be proud of who you are, and never feel sorry for yourself.

Ryan Phillippe

My sisters are my favorite people on earth.

Ryan Phillippe

I have three sisters and I've always wanted a brother, so I was really interested in that notion.

Laurie Colwin

Friendship is not possible between two women one of whom is very well dressed.

Laurie Holden

I think women are amazing and womens friendships are like a sisterhood and we should see more of it in television and film.

Sela Ward

I haven't heard anything about a reunion show for Sisters. But if the script was good I would do it.

Leymah Gbowee

We must continue to unite in sisterhood to turn our tears into triumph. There is no time to rest until our world achieves wholeness and balance, where all men and women are considered equal and free.

Marc Brown

Sometimes being a brother is even better than being a superhero.

Tim Daly

Well, I've seen a bunch of acupuncturists and one of my sister-in-laws is an herbalist. So I know a lot about alternative medicine. I don't know a lot about the practice but I know about the world.

Tia Mowry

The coolest thing is that my sister and I, you know, we've done what a lot of people have not been able to do. Which is to have our own careers, together.

Roma Downey

I'm the youngest of six children; both of my sisters are housewives and they each have four kids.

Susan Boyle

I live myself with my cat Pebbles. She isn't enjoying the attention as much as me - she ran off up the stairs as soon as the film crew for the show came into the house. She didn't come down for hours. But I have the support of all my brothers and sisters and my neighbours and friends - everyone thinks it's just great.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

I have thought a sufficient measure of civilization is the influence of good women.

Natalie Imbruglia

Ignore reality, there's nothing you can do about it.

Toni Morrison

Sweet, crazy conversations full of half sentences, daydreams and misunderstandings more thrilling than understanding could ever be.

Toni Morrison

A sister can be seen as someone who is both ourselves and very much not ourselves - a special kind of double.

Suzanne Farrell

I had two sisters, and we would love to get dressed up and pretend that we were chic, sophisticated ladies. And I think that was a great sort of preparation, in a way.

Suzanne Collins

The anguish I always feel when she's in pain wells up in my chest and threatens to register on my face.

Stevie Ray Vaughan

You see, we are here, as far as I can tell, to help each other; our brothers, our sisters, our friends, our enemies. That is to help each other and not hurt each other.

Robert Burns

Then gently scan your brother man, Still gentler sister woman; Though they may gang a kennin' wrang, To step aside is human.

Rose Schneiderman

We have tried you citizens; we are trying you now, and you have a couple of dollars for the sorrowing mothers, brothers and sisters by way of a charity gift.

Rose Macaulay

We know one another's faults, virtues, catastrophes, mortifications, triumphs, rivalries, desires, and how long we can each hang by our hands to a bar. We have been banded together under pack codes and tribal laws.

Vince Vaughn

I was lucky I always got along with girls. It was never like a big deal. I had a lot of girls that I was friends with that I wasn't sexual with. I think having two older sisters made me comfortable like that. I just like people, so I can just go up and say whatever.

Steve Case

I had an older brother who passed away recently, an older sister and a younger brother.