Ira > Ira's Quotes

“Love has nothing to do with what you are expecting to get - only with what you are expecting to give - which is everything”
― Katharine Hepburn, Me: Stories of My Life

“When you come to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on.”
― Franklin D. Roosevelt

“I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells. Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living.”
― Dr. Seuss

“I know your head aches. I know you're tired. I know your nerves are as raw as meat in a butcher's window. But think what you're trying to accomplish - just think what you're dealing with. The majesty and grandeur of the English language; it's the greatest possession we have. The noblest thoughts that ever flowed through the hearts of men are contained in its extraordinary, imaginative and musical mixtures of sounds. And that's what you've set yourself out to conquer, Eliza. And conquer it you will.”
― George Bernard Shaw, My Fair Lady

“Cantare amantis est ... Singing belongs to one who loves." (s. 336, 1 – PL 38, 1472).”
― St. Augustine of Hippo

“Don't try to make me grow up before my time…”
― Louisa May Alcott, Little Women