Quotations

Quotes from the great and the good via Oxford University Press
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a book with the quote behind it that reads, do we read a book because we want
Reading: A Very Short Introduction
Announcing the UK release of Reading, the 600th book in the Very Short Introduction series! #VSI #veryshortintroductions #reading #literature #quotes #wordstoliveby #quoteoftheday
a quote from julia verme on it is for others one must learn to do everything
VERNE, Jules
Jules Verne, 1828-1905. Author of Around the World in Eighty days and Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea. #julesverne #books #literature #quotations #happiness #quotes
an old book with the quote'accident will occurred in the best - regulated families '
Dickens, Charles John Huffam (1812–1870), novelist
Charles Dickens, 1812-1870 #charlesdickens #onthisday #literature #quotations #quotes #davidcopperfield
a dog swimming in the water with a quote from winston church on it's face
Winston Churchill
Happy Lunar New Year! Along with Winston Churchill, we celebrate the Year of the Pig. Image provided by Unsplash. #pig #winstonchurchill #quotes #quotations #pigs #yearofthepig #lunarnewyear #chinesenewyear
a quote that reads, you must never be fearless about what you are doing when it is
Parks, Rosa
Rosa Parks, 1913-2005 #rosaparks #civilrights #rosaparksday #quotations #quotes #inspirational
a tree with the quote if winter comes, can spring be far behind?
Shelley, Percy Bysshe (1792–1822), poet
#polarvortex #winter #snow #percyshelley #percybyssheshelley #poets #quotes
an old black and white photo of a man with glasses
Mahatma Gandhi
Mahatma Gandhi 1869–1948 Image credit: Mohandas K. Gandhi, portrait by unknown. Public domain via Wikimedia Commons. #gandhi #quotations #quotes #inspiration #motivationalquotes
a quote on books that reads books must be treated with respect we feel that in our bones, because words have power
Pratchett, Sir Terence David John (Terry) (1948–2015), author
Which books hold the most power for you?
an image with the quote it's been my experience that you can nearly always enjoy things
The Annotated Anne of Green Gables
#quotations #quotes #literature #quoteoftheday #lmmontgomery #anneofgreengables #anneshirley
"A successful party is a creative act, and creation is always painful." - Phyllis McGinley (1905–1978) Me Quotes, Acting, Quotes
Parties
"A successful party is a creative act, and creation is always painful." - Phyllis McGinley (1905–1978)
an image with the quote christmas, in fact, is not an external event at all, but a piece of ones home that one carries in one's heart
Christmas
"Christmas, in fact, is not an external event at all, but a piece of one's home that one carries in one's heart." - Freya Stark (1893–1993)
an airplane flying in the sky with a quote on it that reads, there are only two emotions in a plane boredom and error
Air Travel
"There are only two emotions in a plane: boredom and terror." - Orson Welles (1915–1985)
a lantern sitting on top of a wooden table with a quote from peter berenson
Peter Benenson
"Better to light a candle than curse the darkness." - Peter Benenson (1921–2005)
two people are walking through the snow in front of trees with an old quote on it
Percy Bysshe Shelley
"O, Wind. If Winter comes, can Spring be far behind?" - Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792–1822)
people walking through a shopping mall with the words, we used to build civilization now we build shopping nails
Shopping
"We used to build civilizations. Now we build shopping malls." - Bill Bryson (1951–Present)