11tons Quotes & Sayings

The Vine of Life grows a single melon. The color of the heart is unknown until the rind is split. — Jack Vance

What, then, is the true Gospel of consistency? Change. Who is the really consistent man? The man who changes. Since change is the law of his being, he cannot be consistent if he stick in a rut. — Mark Twain

The breeze across the desert as the light died was so sweet she could almost drink it. — Mike Bond

The most fortunate of us, in our journey through life, frequently meet with calamities and misfortunes which may greatly afflict us; and, to fortify our minds against the attacks of these calamities and misfortunes should be one of the principal studies and endeavors of our lives. The only method of doing this is to assume a perfect resignation to the Divine will, to consider that whatever does happen, must happen; and that, by our uneasiness, we cannot prevent the blow before it does fall, but we may add to its force after it has fallen. These considerations, and others such as these, may enable us in some measure to surmount the difficulties thrown in our way; to bear up with a tolerable degree of patience under the burden of life; and to proceed with a pious and unshaken resignation, till we arrive at our journey's end. — Thomas Jefferson

I think a lot of people have an idealistic view - if you grow up in the country, there can't possibly be anything wrong with you. — PJ Harvey

All things being equal, if we could simulate the same scenario, he has a lot more difficult task. He's elected to swim six individual events, as opposed to what I elected to do, which was four. — Mark Spitz

I drive a car, like an adult. Not brilliantly. I'm not great. — Karl Pilkington

I'll rather be a peace maker than be a pot stirrer, especially if I call myself a child of God. — Euginia Herlihy

The invention of print, however, made it easier to manipulate public opinion, and the film and the radio carried the process further. With the development of television, and the technical advance which made it possible to receive and transmit simultaneously on the same instrument, private life came to an end. — George Orwell

I have a notebook that is filled to the brim with my dreams and ideas and goals and aspirations. — Karlie Kloss

So by the time the morning came, Odysseus and I were indeed friends, as Odysseus had promised we would be. Or let me put it another way: I myself had developed friendly feelings towards him - more than that, loving and passionate ones - and he behaved as if he reciprocated them. Which is not quite the same thing. — Margaret Atwood

Intent not followed by action is an insult to your design. Decide what you want, create a plan, and get your ass out there! — Steve Maraboli

I do not mind if you think slowly, but I do object when you publish more quickly than you think. — Wolfgang Pauli

Everybody says, TV is great, the writer has so much power. I'm still trying to convince myself that's true. When do the writers ever have power? Ever? They don't. Even in the book industry. — Matthew Specktor