Ruth – Quotes

I want to live

I want to live like music sounds.- Ruth Eva Ibbotson

Please, God,’ Ruth would pray, ‘don’t let me be competitive. Let me realize what a privilege it is to study. Let me remember that knowledge must be pursued for its own sake and please, please stop me wanting to beat Verena Plackett in the exams.’ She prayed hard and she meant what she said. But … Read more

I mean, like a

I mean, like a lot of kids growing up in the early seventies, I was fed Dr. Kissinger with my Fruit Loops. He was the Dr. Ruth of American foreign policy, and the model statesman. Eugene Jarecki

You must never check

You must never check for a person’s pulse using your thumb, or you’ll feel your own heartbeat. Actually, I plan on doing that if I’m the one who’s here when Ruth dies. I plan on giving her my heartbeat before I let her go. Elizabeth Berg

Ruth has friends like

Ruth has friends like other people have wardrobes. I mean that there’s someone for every occasion. Elizabeth Berg

I owe a debt

I owe a debt of gratitude to two other living Justices. Sandra Day O’Connor and Ruth Bader Ginsburg paved the way for me and so many other women in my generation. Their pioneering lives have created boundless possibilities for women in the law. I thank them for their inspiration and also for the personal kindnesses … Read more

I don\\’t know where

I don’t know where Hank Aaron will break (Babe) Ruth’s record but I can tell you one thing – ten years from the day he hits it three million people will say they were there. Eddie Mathews

…Mr. Wodehouse is a

…Mr. Wodehouse is a prose stylist of such startling talent that Frankie nearly skipped around with glee when she first read some of his phrases. Until her discovery of Something Fresh on the top shelf of Ruth’s bookshelf one bored summer morning, Frankie’s leisure reading had consister primarily of paperback mysteries she found on the … Read more

The press still considers

The press still considers me one of the most laid-back athletes since Babe Ruth. That’s supposed to be a criticism, but I consider it a compliment because I think being carefree on the course is one of the secrets to scoring well consistently Fred Couples

It\’s my wife Ruth\’s

It’s my wife Ruth’s birthday soon. I said to her: \”What would you like for your birthday?\” She said: \”I want a divorce.\” I said: \”I wasn’t planning on spending that much.\” Frank Carson