C.L. Grant Quotes

May we be strengthened with the understanding that being blessed does not mean that we shall always be spared all the disappointments and difficulties of life.

To me, every kitchen appliance is useful and nothing's overrated. When I look at my little espresso machine, I don't see coffee. I see a steaming valve as an opportunity to make amazing creme brulee.

I remember the very first suit I bought. It was a three-piece denim suit with bell-bottoms.

Our great modern Republic. May those who seek the blessings of its institutions and the protection of its flag remember the obligations they impose.

In almost every walk of life, people buy more at lower prices; in the stock market they seem to buy more at higher prices.

I really am a happy, amusing fellow at heart. Trouble is I seem the only one left.

I'm a decent sprinter and I can gun a motorcycle from zero to suicidal in less than ten seconds.

There is space in the supermarket shelf for all of us.

When I'm married I want to be single, and when I'm single I want to be married.

Parents, they're strict on you when you're little, and you don't understand why. But as you get older, you understand and you appreciate it.

Nothing spells shame like living what feels like a double life.

If I get run into again, I'm taking someone with me. I lost one knee. I'll take a head if it happens again.

He ran over a few people, nothing major. Mess runs over people. Sometimes, people don't get up. That's life.

I never knew what to do with a paper except to put it in a side pocket or pass it to a clerk who understood it better than I did.

The singing of our sacred hymns, written by the servants of God, has a powerful effect in converting people to the principles of the Gospel, and in promoting peace and spiritual growth.

It does look like a very good exercise. But what is the little white ball for?

It is preposterous to suppose that the people of one generation can lay down the best and only rules of government for all who are to come after them, and under unforeseen contingencies.

Then I reminded myself that all intelligent children suffer bad dreams.

Work really hard, think carefuly about how you spend every penny, and be absolutely true to your own vision of your clothes and your brand. It has to be personal.

...but for a soldier his duty is plain. He is to obey the orders of all those placed over him and whip the enemy wherever he meets him.

The only thing that made me, or any of us, special was that no one in the whole of history would ever see the universe exactly the same way any other of us saw it.

But when you're a celebrity, you discover that you're no longer the pursuer, but the one being pursued. That's one of the disappointments I have had since becoming a single man.

I require something so horrifically alcoholic that it makes livers tremble with fear and run for their lives when its name is uttered.

You can do anything with beer that you can do with wine. Beer is great for basting or marinating meat and fish.

I've often been accused by critics of being myself on-screen. But being oneself is more difficult than you'd suppose.

There is not a formula for the way that God heals. There's not a timetable.

Never lower your price, add value.

He will be our comfort and solace, our guide and counselor, our salvation and exaltation, for "there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved."

Every individual can improve from day to day, from year to year, and have greater capacity to do things as the years come and the years go.

Your family is depending on you. No better reason to bring all your game all the time.

The same rain that drowns the rat will grow the hay.

There's a beauty to wisdom and experience that cannot be faked. It's impossible to be mature without having lived.

Enough madness? Enough? And how do you measure madness? - The Joker

I remember going on carriage rides with Dad when we'd visit. I think quiet L.A. suited him better, but he loved to see shows here, he loved to visit his friends in the Hamptons.

When you put off a task, you buy yourself time to engage in divergent thinking rather than foreclosing on one particular idea.

We are a nation equally afraid of gathering together and being alone.

[Caine] "Interesting. Me, I've always wanted to know who my real parents were." [Sam] "Let me guess: you're secretly a wizard who was raised by muggles.

Never reduce a target. Instead, increase actions!

Ninth graders with machine guns: its hard to make that a happy story.

Shared laughter creates a bond of friendship.

Don't just make money, make a difference.

And film acting is incredibly tedious, just by its nature. It's incredibly, mind numbingly slow.

I had Courtney Love's left bosom out of her dress on my plate in front of me. It was extraordinary. I didn't know where to look.

I think what I mostly realize is just that life is unpredictable. So don't be afraid, but just enjoy the day you're in. Really make the most of it.

Shoot for the moon. If you miss, shoot again.

I have a lot of favorite films. I tend to love the silliness of 'Bringing Up Baby.' 'Charade' is fantastic. 'His Girl Friday,' the banter in that, that alone made me want to be a writer.

The cause of the great War of the Rebellion against the United Status will have to be attributed to slavery.

I believe that our Great Maker is preparing the world, in His own good time, to become one nation, speaking one language, and when armies and navies will be no longer required.

The friend in my adversity I shall always cherish most.

Yelling doesn't get your point across, it only makes it louder.