Age Quotes - Page 226

Old Americana vintage gangster stuff has a fantastical feel; it feels less dirty in a way. It feels like the opera of crime.

So what’s on the agenda for tonight? (Danger) Migraine, futility, possible death. Same as every night, I guess. (Alexion)

People find it interesting to try to make me gay; I’m not gay. I went on vacation with two girlfriends of mine who, interestingly enough got cut out of the pictures. We found a nude beach, as far as I know, was a unisex beach…. We took off our clothes and jumped in the water. I’ve been trying to skinny dip since I was a teenager. I’m just grateful that the water was warm!

I'm on the road a lot so when I get some time to relax I definitely take advantage.

If you lived in Sheffield and were called Sebastian, you had to learn to run fast at a very early stage.

Marriage has many pains, but celibacy has no pleasures.

I directed the men in our barque to approach near the savages, and hold their arms in readiness to do their duty in case they notice any movement of these people against us.

In regard to religion, mutual toleration in the different professions thereof is what all good and candid minds in all ages have ever practiced, and both by precept and example inculcated on mankind.

Sometimes I feel I hope I am not taking advantage of my stardom.

Speak any language, Turkish, Greek, Persian, Arabic, but always speak with love

Heart is a sea, language is the shore. Whatever is in a sea hits the shore.

A brave heart and a courteous tongue. They shall carry thee far through the jungle, Manling.

I made strength from everything that had happened to me, so that in the end even the final tragedy could not defeat me. And that is what Ultima tried to teach me, that the tragic consequences of life can be overcome by the magical strength that resides in the human heart. --Antonio

In the planning stage of a book, don't plan the ending. It has to be earned by all that will go before it.

Unskilled and inexperienced workers are the ones most often deprived of employment opportunities by increases in the minimum wage.

I'm realistic about my age and realistic about the fact that there's an awful lot less in front of me than there is behind me. I've always felt that music is an art form that deserves to live the life of the artist.

It's about reaching as many souls as I can through techno, speaking God's truth and his gospel to as many ears as I can, taking the message to the street.

It is easy to mistake being ready for a wedding with being ready for marriage.

I'm still James Johnson. Rick James is a stage name. James Johnson keeps Rick James on the ground... Kind of sort of.

I've never hit anybody in my life. I never would, and the only way I could make a point was by hurting myself...It's something I've done since I was a teenager.

I believe in the institution of marriage, and I intend to keep trying till I get it right.

If you cannot find yourself on the page very early in life, you will go looking for yourself in all the wrong places.

Feelings can be like wild animals-we underrate how fierce they are until we've opened their cage

Marriage requires the giving and keeping of confidences, the sharing of thoughts and feelings, respect and understanding always, marriage requires humility - the humility to repent, the humility to forgive. Marriage requires flexibility (to give and take) and firmness: not to compromise principles. And a wise and moderate sense of humor. Both need to be pulling together in the same direction.

Two things I do value a lot, intimacy and the capacity for joy, didn't seem to be on anyone else s list. I felt like the stranger in a strange land, and decided I'd better not marry the natives.