Quotes of: High-maintenance Keyword

I only wake up twice a year, And twice a year I live; In the equinox I am aware, Flying high and everywhere; On other days I grieve.

Equinox

If a little hill of happiness would satisfy Chris, good for him. But after all these years of striving, hoping, dreaming, longing-I wanted a mountain high! A hill wasn't enough.

Flowers in the Attic

His [Faraday's] third great discovery is the Magnetization of Light, which I should liken to the Weisshorn among mountains-high, beautiful, and alone.

Faraday as a Discoverer

Jim Reston: Walking through the crowds of air-kissing politicians, actors and high fliers, it was tough to tell where the politics stopped and the showbiz started. Maybe, in the end, there is no difference.

Frost/Nixon

I don't get why prom is like a mini-wedding these days...No one should spend that kind of money for a high school dance.

The Fortunes of Indigo Skye

No matter how hard you kick, no matter how high you get, you can't go all the way around.

The Fault in Our Stars

I felt the need to clarify we were there for the self defense class, in case he also taught about dog breeding or riding the high seas.

The Golden Lily

Minie balls and repeating rifles. That was why the body count was so high. We had trench warfare in America way before WW1. p128

The Goldfinch

One day, maybe not in the next few weeks, but certainly in the conceivable future, someone will be able to refer to me without using the word 'arse' somewhere in the sentence.

High Fidelity

Women who disapprove of men - and there's plenty to disapprove of - should remember how we started out, and how far we had to travel.

High Fidelity

You gonna take the case?" It's not a case. It's a missing person. Sort of." You're gonna have a devil of a time finding him if it was aliens," Grandma said.

High Five

All my life I wanted to go to bed with an American, and now I had, and I'm beginning to see why people don't do it more often.

High Fidelity

Invoking the moral high ground somehow makes you lose it. Using a secret as a weapon makes you almost as bad as the transgressor.

Are We There Yet?

My best advice is never to address any woman as Madam unless she holds a high position in government or you happen to find yourself in a brothel speaking to its owner.

Bloomsday: The Bostoniad

Love brings the high and concealed characteristics of the lover into the light--what is rare and exceptional in him: to that extent it easily deceives regarding his normality.

Beyond Good and Evil

Integrity is always taking the high road, even it means you have to drive a little slower.

Brain Drain The Breakthrough That Will Change Your Life

He'd have to turn on his high-voltage charm with these people. Should work. They were only used to 12V battery power after all-he'd dazzle them.

Barging in

Bad improvisers block action, often with a high degree of skill. Good improvisers develop action."(p.115)

Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking

When we signed our deal in 1974, we'd already been together for six years. When they lowered the drinking age in Ontario in 1971 to 18 years, we went from playing two or three high schools in a month to playing clubs two or three times a week.

Alex Lifeson

I came from a really musical family. I studied classical piano because my grandparents were piano teachers, but started doing musical theater at age nine in Fresno, California, and went to a performing arts high school. That was my life.

Audra McDonald

When I was younger, I did what I now call 'extreme singing.' I could do this thing where I would sing really high. I can't really do that anymore, at my age. My voice has shifted. It's changed.

Billy Porter