#stone

I want to name one of my sons “For Sale.” That way, not only would he make an excellent politician, but even after his death his children could benefit from his name through his headstone, which would read “For Sale: 904.555.4272. ↗

— Jarod Kintz

#funny #headstone #politics #death

Oh, these people's minds work in strange ways, Petunia, they're not like you and me," said Uncle Vernon, trying to knock in a nail with the piece of fruitcake Aunt Petunia had just brought him. ↗

— J.K. Rowling

#harry-potter #j-k #rowling #sorcerer-s #stone

A meeting of the hearts of two Gemini has been known to end with explosive results, Mr Holloway. ↗

— (Jem) J.A. Belfield

#instinct #jem-stonehouse #paranormal-romance #sean-holloway #werewolves

I've always seen modeling as a stepping stone. ↗

— Tyra Banks

#i #modeling #seen #stepping #stepping stone

Nothing is built on stone; all is built on sand, but we must build as if the sand were stone. ↗

— Jorge Luis Borges

#built #must #nothing #sand #stone

Fame - a few words upon a tombstone, and the truth of those not to be depended on. ↗

— Christian Nestell Bovee

#fame #few #those #tombstone #truth

I support an all of the above energy policy, so that's not only just Keystone, that's not only just drilling, that's clean coal, that's safe nuclear. ↗

— Fred Upton

#clean #coal #drilling #energy #energy policy

If you would have your son to walk honourably through the world, you must not attempt to clear the stones from his path, but teach him to walk firmly over them - not insist upon leading him by the hand, but let him learn to go alone. ↗

— Anne Bronte

#attempt #clear #firmly #go #hand

Prejudices, it is well known, are most difficult to eradicate from the heart whose soil has never been loosened or fertilized by education; they grow firm there, firm as weeds among stones. ↗

— Charlotte Bronte

#been #difficult #education #eradicate #firm

The only band that we have never played with but have always wanted to is the Rolling Stones. ↗

— Lars Ulrich

#band #never #only #played #rolling