C. Elizabeth Quotes

So, Beav, tell me about yourself." "I'm Blue." "Sweetheart, if I had your dubious taste in men, I wouldn't be too happy, either." "My name is Blue. Blue Bailey.

You lit into me last night. You said what I did was stupid. - That's what my head said. But my heart... My stupid heart... Her voice broke. It was singing.

He sounds like Jesus. Except rich and sexy.” “Watch it, Meg. In this town joking about Jesus could get you shot. You’ve never seen so many of the faithful who’re armed.

There's nothing sexier in a man than intelligence.

Everybody’s afraid of something.

There was something missing inside me I was trying to fill up, but I went about doing it the wrong way. But there sure isn't anything missing inside me now, because you're there.

I'm not living in the shadows anymore. I want to walk in the sun. But I can't do that without you.

Okay, so I'll admit I'm curious. Big deal. We both know what that leads to. Dead cat.

I sure do miss that woman. Smart. Funny. Sweet. She never gave me a moment's trouble." "Gosh, I'm sorry about that. I knew it was boring between you two, but not that bad.

For a moment he could have sworn he smelled violets, which was very peculiar, since he had no idea what violets smelled like, except somehow he knew they smelled just like Lady Emma.

The past can not be cured.

For the hackneyed art of lying without injury to anyone, Rushbrook, to his shame, was proficient.

I know I have but the body of a weak and feeble woman, but I have the heart and stomach of a king, and of a king of England too.

...early medieval Ireland sounds like a somewhat crazed Wisconsin, in which every dairy farm is an armed camp at perpetual war with its neighbors, and every farmer claims he is a king.

When you have no real power, go public -- really public. The public is where the real power is.

When you have no real power, go public—really public. The public is where the real power is.

The bible and the church have been the greatest stumbling block in the way of women's emancipation.

We cannot accept any code or creed that uniformly defrauds woman of all her natural rights.

In an era when the regular worthy rhythm of life is less eye-catching than doing something extraordinary, I am reassured that I am merely the second sovereign to celebrate a diamond jubilee.

Like her father, Bess never forgot a hurt or a service.

Like her father, Bess never forgot a hurt of a service.

Enforcement isn’t about big government or small government. It’s about whether government works and who it works for.

Pain was the only sign to her that she was alive and could feel emotion.

The true measure of all our actions is how long the good in them lasts.

...no one has ever doubted you would die for those you love ... the question then becomes would you live?

For capitalism to work, we all need one another.

Think of the inconvenience of vanishing as it were from your friends and, correspondents three times in one's natural life.

Artists strive for perfection. But what they often fail to see is that the beauty, the humanity, lies within the flaws.

Helena, like many women who ruled their own lives, adored being told what to do when there was no obligation to follow the advice given.

Prosperity provideth but adversity proveth friends.

The best protection any woman can have ... is courage.

Cowards falter but danger is often overcome by those who nobly dare.

I know I have the body of a weak and feeble woman but I have the heart and stomach of a King and of a King of England too.

Good humor like the jaundice makes every one of its own complexion.

Truth is the only safe ground to stand upon.

Nature never repeats herself and the possibilities of one human soul will never be found in another.

There is a solitude which each and every one of us has always carried within. More inaccessible than the ice-cold mountains more profound than the midnight sea: the solitude of self.

You can't predict it all. People will tell you to plan things out as best you can. They will tell you to focus. They will tell you to follow your dreams. They will all be right.

I do not want a husband who honours me as a queen, if he does not love me as a woman.

At its heart, engineering is about using science to find creative, practical solutions. It is a noble profession.

Bankruptcy is about financial death and financial rebirth. Bankruptcy is the great American story rewritten. We're a nation of debtors.

My mortal foe can no ways wish me a greater harm than England's hate neither should death be less welcome unto me than such a mishap betide me.

Like all best families, we have our share of eccentricities, of impetuous and wayward youngsters and of family disagreements.

The prolonged slavery of women is the darkest page in human history.

The upward course of a nation's history is due in the long run to the soundness of heart of its average men and women.

A good education is a foundation for a better future.

Big corporations have money and power to make sure every rule breaks their way people have voices and votes to push back.

Banks were once places to hold money and were very careful in lending to finance families as they built a future - bought homes, bought cars, took out student loans.

Most women file for bankruptcy in the aftermath of a serious medical problem, a job loss, or a family break up. It is hard to protect against those.

There are lots of families who - who make irresponsible purchases. There are also a lot of families who have debt on credit cards because they use those credit cards to pay for medical bills.