Constance Briscoe quotes
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“Finally, when happiness came knocking on my door, I'd be waiting. I'd open the door and say: "Where have you been? What took you so long? And if you just give me a moment I'll pack and go with you."”
-- Constance Briscoe -
“Whilst child abuse may be committed behind closed doors, it should never be swept under the carpet.”
-- Constance BriscoeSource : "Jury clears judge of libelling mother in 'misery memoir'" by Rachel Williams, www.theguardian.com. December 1, 2008.
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“We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses.”
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“What does 'happy' mean? Happiness is not a state like Vermont.”
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Source : Abraham H. Maslow, Deborah C. Stephens (2000). “The Maslow Business Reader”, p.12, John Wiley & Sons
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“The getting out of doors is the greatest part of the journey.”
Source : Abraham Cowley, Thomas Sprat (1710). “The Works of Mr. Abraham Cowley ...: Consisting of Those which Were Formerly Printed, and Those which He Design'd for the Press, Publish'd Out of the Author's Original Copies ; with The Cutter of Coleman-street”, p.179
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“You only have to kick in the door and the whole rotten structure will come crashing down.”
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“The doors of opportunity swing on the hinges of opposition!”
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Source : A. Whitney Brown (1991). “The Big Picture: An American Commentary”, Harper Perennial
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