Rumer Godden Quotes

If books were Persian carpets, one would not look only at the outer side. because it is the stitch that makes a carpet wear, gives it its life and bloom.

Rumer Godden

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: novelist
  • Nationality: english
  • Birth: December 10, 1907 - 1998

Topics

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War violates the natural order of things, in which children bury their parents; in war parents bury their children.

Jeh Johnson

ChildrenWarParentsOrderThings

My purpose in performing is to communicate the joy I experience in living.

John Denver

ExperiencePurposeJoyLiving

I used to like to see The Millionaires versus The Hulkamaniacs. That team versus team atmosphere where you have 10 guys or 8 guys, and it comes down to 3-on-1 - that got exciting for me.

John Cena

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Marriage is like life - it is a field of battle, not a bed of roses.

Robert Louis Stevenson

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We need sex education in schools, but we need it at home first. We need parents to learn the names of the teachers who are teaching their children. We need families to question day-care centers, to question other children and their own as to what goes on.

Rod McKuen

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In my estimation, the only thing that is more to be guarded against than bad taste is good taste.

Russell Lynes

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I'm looking forward to talking to Bill Parcells, too, and to seeing how that marriage with Jerry Jones goes.

Lisa Guerrero

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People like 'Crank,' some people like 'Redemption.' I'm just happy to do things that satiate a different part of me, that test me a little bit.

Jason Statham

HappyPeopleMeTestRedemption

Incumbent White House parties have won 10 of the last 18 presidential elections; the odds are tight, but they favor Obama in 2012. And so gloomy Democrats, check your despair; gleeful Republicans, watch the hubris.

Jon Meacham

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Part of what makes a great chef is the ability to adapt, cook, and to taste. A great chef will use all their food knowledge, food memories, and senses to work with each ingredient and apply themselves to the dish they are creating.

Johnny Iuzzini

WorkKnowledgeMemoriesGreatFood

That's the problem with working and living in the same space - my studio is downstairs, so I often get distracted by domestic things.

Cornelia Parker

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Abortion is child mortality.

Chris Smith

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