F. A. Harper Quotes

A transition is taking place in Egypt. In my judgement, there is no going back. I think the old expression, "They're not going to put the toothpaste back in the tube on this one.

Redirect federal spending aimed at fulfilling the terms of the increasingly irrelevant Kyoto Protocol.

Even if people are suspicious of the motives I think that learning and speaking two languages can only be a good thing for people.

Buying pollution credits is folly; it doesn't help the environment. Instead of using tax dollars to buy credits overseas, we'll use them at home.

The government can only be brought down because it alienates several parties in the House.

The jackasses at Elections Canada are out of control.

It was the removing of a regime that was hostile, that clearly had the intention of constructing weapons systems.

Mr. Speaker, I am sure the picture of the hon. member of the NDP [Svend Robinson] is posted in much more wonderful places than just police stations.

I don't know if for sure in absolute terms if Jim Flaherty is the best Finance Minster in the world, but I am sure that he is the best Finance Minster per inch in the world.

If you want to diminish the number of abortions, you've got to change hearts and not laws.

No patriotism is genuine that is merely partisan or provincial.

Before I can live with other folks I’ve got to live with myself. The one thing that doesn’t abide by majority rule is a person’s conscience.

Atticus, he was real nice.""Most people are, Scout, when you finally see them.

To say I had some pent-up anger would be like saying Britney Spears had minor impulse-control issues.

Don’t talk like that, Dill, ” said Aunt Alexandra. “It’s not becoming to a child. It’s – cynical.”“I ain’t cynical, Miss Alexandra. Tellin’ the truth’s not cynical, is it?”“The way you tell it, it is.

Never, never, never, on cross-examination ask a witness a question you don't already know the answer to.

Shoot all the blue jays you want, if you can hit ‘em, but remember it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird.

Live, Princess, for me. I love You

You deny them hope... You are telling them that Jesus loves them, but not much.

Poets find their voices when they articulate the wishes of the dead, especially those slain as sacrificial talismans to a larger frame of existence.

If you hear voices, you’re a lunatic. If you write down what they say, you’re an author.

You might think that a boy is just your friend, but then if you find out that maybe he likes you (in a boyfriend way), everything changes instantly. (47)

You can't worry about the future so much that you miss out on the present.

Don't you oh well me, sir, " Miss Maudie replied, recognizing Jem's fatalistic noises, "you are not old enough to appreciate what I said.

They say time will make all this go away. But it's time that's taken my tomorrow, and turned them into yesterday.

Does Hallmark make a “Sorry I tried to drink your blood and touched you in a vaguely inappropriate manner” card? I settled for “How much do you remember?

Did I just get psychically pimp-slapped by a little old lady?

My grandma Ruthie, Jettie's sister, had been married four times, so many times I started calling every old man I saw at the grocery store Grandpa.

Misery, thy name is Mudslide

Are you going to answer my questions, or do I have to whack you with a stick until delicious candy surprises fall out?

Zeb was kindergarten teacher--a good one. I always thought it was because he was the same emotional age as his students.

Leaving knots untied and scattering seeds to distract them will only work on vampires with OCD.

I grabbed my purse, which was conveniently place by the front door. Gabriel was such a considerate abductor/host. He even left the front door unpadlocked.

Idiot, " I said, before grinning broadly and crushing his mouth to mine. "We need to pick new pet names for each other, " he muttered as I hefted myself up from the ground.

She's your mother. I asked, Plus, you do look a bit like her. When you're angry, you both get these tense lines around your mouth...Look, there they are.

Besides, my drinking blood's not nearly as weird as that time I caught you shaving your legs.""I was curious!

Some vampires wouldn't react if you shoved a rosary down their pants, though I wouldn't recommend testing the theory.

This is not how people behave in a Cracker Barrel!

because daytime leaves vampires less than, well, conscious, I told him, “Take your muffins to Boston and shut it, Terrance.” And then I hung up on him.

Something is wrong with me, it's something about me. it has to be me because all those people cannot have changed.

He was letting you break your icons one by one. he was letting you reduce him to the status of a human being.

Even though friends say they are interested in your life, they never really want to talk about you as much as you want them to. (68)

People have a habit of doing everyday things even under the oddest conditions.

Persecution comes from people who are prejudiced.

What's the rule for fighting? Hit the soft parts with your hand and the hard parts with a utensil?

The whole room said, "Admire without touching anything and then get out.

If we followed our feelings all the time we´d be like cats chasin´ their tails.

Until I feared I would lose it, I never loved to read

Around them, sky and air wove the ancient song of the meeting place of earth and sea—wave-rush on the shore, gulls mewing and sobbing. No more bells, except a last dying peal from Fara.

My choice is what I choose to do, And if I'm causing no harm, it shouldn't bother you.Your choice is who you choose to be, And if you're causin' no harm, then you're alright with me.