Galloway: [crisply, after Kaffee's risen prematurely to leave] You're dismissed. Kaffee: [pause] I always forget that part.
Col. Jessep: I felt his life might be in danger. Kaffee: Grave danger? Col. Jessep: Is there another kind?
Col. Jessep: Walk softly and carry an armored tank division, I always say.
Dawson: Permission to sp... Kaffee: [cutting him off, loudly annoyed] SPEAK! Jesus!
Don't compete with your friends to win a date with few beautiful girls, but compete to win few beautiful goals.
One cannot collect all the beautiful shells on the beach. One can collect only a few, and they are more beautiful if they are few.
The nuts from a palm tree don't fall without dragging a few leaves with it.
One drink is just right; two is too many; three are too few.
Suppose just five percent of the tens of thousands of people in Tiananmen Square at that time had portable phones, digital cameras, and video cameras, and the content from 10% of those devices had been uploaded and spread via the 'Net? There wouldn't...
Dr. Lappe: We have people to service these machines. Joe Turner: These things are really pretty simple - they just look complicated. Dr. Lappe: Mr. Turner, I wonder if you're entirely happy here. Joe Turner: Within obvious limits, yes sir. Dr. Lappe:...
You know, the immortality of the soul, free will and all that -- it's all very amusing to talk about up to the age of twenty-two, but not after that. Then one ought to be giving one's mind to having fun without catching the pox, arranging one's life ...
It was radicals like you and your father that hijacked your faith, hijacked a few planes, and made thousands of children orphans in a single day. You pretend my country beats you because you are poor, but you ignore that it was people of your faith t...
His gaze settles on my lips for a few seconds, then slides up to meet mine. Oh Gods, how my hearts pound. The heat of a blush sneaks up my neck and makes itself at home on my cheeks, leaving a blazing trail in its wake. Sani can definitely hear my fr...
Look, no matter where you live, the biggest defect we human beings have is our shortsightedness. We don’t see what we could be. We should be looking at our potential, stretching ourselves into everything we can become. But if you’re surrounded by...
It does not do to rely too much on silent majorities, Evey, for silence is a fragile thing, one loud noise, and its gone. But the people are so cowed and disorganised. A few might take the opportunity to protest, but it'll just be a voice crying in t...
door I thought about life and how it resembled a ladder. Do you ever feel that way? Like life is one big uphill climb and there are always more people and circumstances tripping us and trying to pull us back down the ladder, while very, very few peop...
Yes, angels exist. Many people say that ‘a loving God would never allow 9/11 to happen, or a really bad car crash, or starvation.’ Yet they neglect the fact that there were survivors of 9/11, the car crash wasn’t fatal, and those who starved at...
When you’re feeling insecure, you typically don’t notice the hundreds of people around you who accept you just the way you are. All you notice are the few who don’t. Don’t ever forget your worth. Spend time with those who value you. No matter...
Wisdom consists of ten parts -- nine parts of silence and one part with few words.
Don't stop sowing just because the birds ate a few seeds.
When God wants to punish an idiot, He teaches them a few words of Hebrew.
