Elizabeth Gaskell Quotes

“Indeed! I am truly glad to hear it. I always always fond of Osborne; and, do you know, I never really took to Roger; I respected him and all that, of course. But to compare him with Mr. Henderson! Mr. Henderson is so handsome and well-bred, and gets all his gloves from Houbigant!”

“too much explanation can take the pleasure out of any poetry.(Preface, vii)”

“Our favorite: a former garbage dump converted into a riverside park. I first ran there more than 30 years ago when a marathon passed through this park that later became home to Pre's Trail.”

“The essential element of successful strategy is that it derives its success from the differences between competitors with a consequent difference in their behavior.”

“I have never been in a serious relationship and never had a break-up, so I can't tug on my heartstrings that way. But whenever I experience a strong emotion in life, I definitely have to throw myself into my songwriting. It is very therapeutic.”

“The forces that are driving mankind toward unity and peace are deep-seated and powerful. They are material and natural, as well as moral and intellectual.”

“It has become impossible to give up the enterprise of disarmament without abandoning the whole great adventure of building up a collective peace system.”

“To solve the problem of organizing world peace we must establish world law and order.”

“The years of the economic depression have been years of political reaction, and that is why the economic crisis has generated a world peace crisis.”

“It's such a stress always trying to get bigger houses and larger cars and better schools. Of course, parents want to give their children the best opportunities in life, but sometimes that can stifle them.”