Mary Wesley Quotes

A lot of people stop short. They don't actually die but they say, 'Right I'm old, and I'm going to retire,' and then they dwindle into nothing. They go off to Florida and become jolly boring.

Mary Wesley

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: novelist
  • Nationality: british
  • Birth: June 24, 1912 - December 30, 2002

Topics

PeopleShortDieStopBoringBecome

Turning 90 is not for sissies.

Jerry Lewis

TurningSissies

To act with a tennis ball and imagine it's a tentacle, or if you're in some kind of wilderness film and you go, 'Okay, we can't have a grizzly bear here, but imagine when you step over the rock there there's a grizzly bear.' I don't know. They're tough moments.

Joel Edgerton

StepToughWildernessMomentsYou

Simply stated, the need for accurate intelligence and prescient analysis from CIA has never been greater than it is in 2013 - or than it will be in the coming years.

John O. Brennan

IntelligenceWillNeverNeedYears

The world of politics is always twenty years behind the world of thought.

John Jay Chapman

PoliticsWorldThoughtAlwaysYears

My whole adolescence has been on 'Game of Thrones;' I don't know what I'm going to do without it.

Sophie Turner

GameKnowAdolescenceWithoutGoing

We humans are a minority of giants stumbling around in a world of little things.

Sue Hubbell

Little ThingsWorldMinorityLittle

And, believe me; they will do everything to cover this up.

Sibel Edmonds

MeBelieveWillEverythingUpCover

I was once made honorary mayor of my hometown of Newark, Del.

Tom Douglas

HometownMayorMadeOnceNewark

He has selected from a group of overwhelming candidates. This candidate was nominated to the Supreme Court because of his extremely overwhelming qualifications.

Rod Parsley

GroupSupreme CourtBecauseCandidate

When I left 'Downton Abbey,' it hadn't yet taken off and become the phenomenon that it is, to this day. That all happened after I left. But, it was fabulous to be a part of it and to be a part of the cast. We had an absolute ball!

Rose Leslie

DayBecomeFabulousBallLeftOff

Traditions are a common part of our lives. They can be good, and not all traditions are wrong, but sometimes they can take the joy out of life.

Joyce Meyer

LifeGoodJoyWrongSometimesOut

Wills are trumped by legal titles to real estate or beneficiary designations on financial accounts, retirement plans and insurance policies.

Jean Chatzky

Real EstateLegalRetirementPlans

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