(1191 quotes found)
“Freeing hostages is like putting up a stage set, which you do with the captors, agreeing on each piece as you slowly put it together; then you leave an exit through which both the captor and the captive can walk with sincerity and dignity.”
Terry Waite
“He didn't accomplish a miracle. He just put the pieces back together.”
Martin Brodeur
“This doesn't come as an earth-shattering piece of news. Certainly, we know that ADHD has pretty far-reaching consequences. It does constitute a very substantial health burden.”
David Marks
“A painting is a symbol for the universe. Inside it, each piece relates to the other. Each piece is only answerable to the rest of that little world. So, probably in the total universe, there is that kind of total harmony, but we get only little tastes of it.”
Corita Kent
“It's a piece of cake until you get to the top. You find you can't stop playing the game the way you've always played it.”
Richard M. Nixon
“I would give you seven to one odds that this is going to be a slash piece, but that's OK. I'm willing to take the heat.”
James Woods
“The first load, 50 pieces were soaking wet, ... We unframed everything, got them stable, lying flat to aerate and dry, and documented each piece with photography. We were able to save a good percentage.”
Heather Becker
“In terms of sheer size, it makes a fabulous presentation. You can get the beautiful large pieces of meat.”
Larry Andrews
“He who has been bitten by a snake fears a piece of string.”
Persian Proverb
“So now it is time to disassemble the parts of the jigsaw puzzle or to piece another one together, for I find that, having come to the end of my story, my life is just beginning.”
Conrad Veidt