Quotes by Rags I was raised by a single mother who made a way for me. She used to scrub floors as a domestic worker, put a cleaning rag in her pocketbook and ride the subways in Brooklyn so I would have food on the table. But she taught me as I walked her to the subway that life is about not where you start, but where you're going. That's family values. Al Sharpton rags mom mother Rogues in rags are kept in countenance by rogues in ruffles. Alexander Pope ruffles rags rogues Fortune in men has some small diff'rence made, Alexander Pope cobblers rags men FLAG, n. A colored rag borne above troops and hoisted on forts and ships. It appears to serve the same purpose as certain signs that one sees and vacant lots in London Ambrose Bierce rags troops purpose We must all make do with the rags of love we find flapping on the scarecrow of humanity. Angela Carter scarecrow rags humanity You have to keep taking the next necessary stitch, and the next one, and the next. Without stitches, you just have rags. And we are not rags. Anne Lamott stitches rags next Treat kindly every miserable truth that knocks begging at your door, otherwise you will some day fail to recognize Truth Himself when He comes in rags. Austin O'Malley rags truth doors For us the national flag is a rag to be planted on a dunghill. There are only two fatherlands in the world: that of the exploited and that of the exploiters. Benito Mussolini rags two world In the town live witches nine: three in worsted, three in rags, and three in velvet fine. Celia Rees rags towns nine The American dream was not, at least at the beginning, a rags-to-riches type of narrow materialism. Charles A. Reich rags riches dream I am quite conscious that my speculations run beyond the bounds of true science....It is a mere rag of an hypothesis with as many flaw[s] & holes as sound parts. Charles Darwin rags sound running Virtue shows quite as well in rags and patches as she does in purple and fine linen. Charles Dickens purple rags doe Rags, which are the reproach of poverty, are the beggar's robes, and graceful insignia of his profession, his tenure, his full dress, the suit in which he is expected to show himself in public. Charles Lamb rags poverty dresses The world's proverb is, "God help the poor, for the rich can help themselves;" but to our mind, it is just the rich who have most need of Heaven's help. Dives in scarlet is worse off than Lazarus in rags, unless Divine love shall uphold him. Charles Spurgeon rags mind heaven Beauty soaks reality as water fills a rag. Chet Raymo rags water reality Life is nothing but rags and tags and filthy rags at that. Christina Stead rags tag life Raisa felt relieved, yet oddly disappointed. She was the blooded princess heir, yet in servants' clothes she was apparently unrecognizable. In the stories, rulers had a natural presence about them that identified them as such, even dressed in rags. What's the nature of royalty, she wondered. Is it like a gown you put on that disappears when you take it off? Does anyone look beyond the finery? Could anyone in the queendom take her place, given the right accessories? If so, it was contrary to everything she'd ever been taught about bloodlines. Cinda Williams Chima rags princess clothes Pre-treating is a really important step for stain removal. It's best to treat stains right away, so blot fresh stains with a paper towel or a white rag. Clinton Kelly rags important white About 25 years ago, I took a bicycle across the United States. I soon found out that the greatest item of clothing was the trusty bandanna. There were dozens of uses for a bandanna - as a pot holder, a chain cleaner, a sun shield, a headband, a snot rag, a declaration of Kerouacian intent. Colum McCann rags united-states years Creatures that hang themselves up like an old rag, to sleep; D. H. Lawrence rags bats sleep 12345»