"Of women, the most we can say, not being Frenchmen, is that they are burrowing animals."

-- Lawrence Durrell

#Women Quotes #Animal Quotes #Burrowing Quotes

“When you get real old, honey, you realize there are certain things that just don't matter anymore. You lay it all on the table. There's a saying, 'Only little children and old folks tell the truth.'”

Source : Sarah Louise Delany, Annie Elizabeth Delany, Amy Hill Hearth (1993). “Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years”, p.179, Kodansha America
“I'm afraid what we are building today will not have the same impact and sustainability of the architecture of a 100, 500 or 1,000 years ago. The buildings of those days were miracles. We don't perform such miracles today. So we should be a little more modest. For my part, I'll be glad to show one of my buildings one day to my grandchildren and say: I'm proud of that.”
“I've given my phone number to the weirdest people. I get texts from people all the time.”

Source : Source: www.avclub.com
“The urgency derives from the nearness of climate tipping points.”
“There's only so many times you can read how ugly you are and how much people hate you”
“My dream had been shattered, but then re-created, fashioned into something with more meaning and becoming more precious.”
“The government being the peoples business, it necessarily follows that its operations should be at all times open to the public view. Publicity is therefore as essential to honest administration as freedom of speech is to representative government. Equal rights to all and special privileges to none is the maxim which should control in all departments of government.”

Source : William Jennings Bryan (1914). “The Royal Art”
“I have never been one for the over-the-top.”

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