40347 Quotes & Sayings

Education is life itself. — John Dewey

At least when I get on the Boston train I have a good chance of landing in the South Station
And not in that part of the daily press which is reserved for victims of aviation. — Ogden Nash

They had forgotten much, but they did not know it. They were as perfectly fitted to their environment as it was to them - for both had been designed together. What was beyond the walls of the city was no concern of theirs; it was something that had been shut out of their minds. Diaspar was all that existed, all that they needed, all that they could imagine. It mattered nothing to them that Man had once possessed the stars. — Arthur C. Clarke

Riches should be admitted into our houses, but not into our hearts; we may take them into our possession, but not into our affections. — Pierre Charron

Is your life beautiful? Do you live in surroundings that you have made beautiful through your own unique, creative ideas? To expect and lovingly require beauty to be apparent in all areas of your life is to be deeply loving to yourself, your soul, your world, and shows reverence to God and all of life. There is always something beautiful to be found, right where you are, if you will look for it. Concentrate your thoughts on the good, the beautiful, and the true things in life. — John Templeton

You would not believe how much time people waste in a day. And how little time they put into things they genuinely love. — Hal Sparks

One of the most popular narcotics to ease the pain of economy is cherishing the belief that better days are ahead. This is both efficacious and commendable, but it sometimes turns out to be a habit-forming drug ... Things to which you look forward too long are almost invariably disappointing when you get them, and you might die first anyway. — Marjorie Hillis

You encourage people by seeing the good in them. — Nelson Mandela

You couldn't hurt a fly.
Actually I was pretty good at pinging flies right out of the air, but I tried to look appropriately harmless. — Josh Lanyon

In comics, we're all weird together. I can go to a comics convention and not stand out, even though I'm the only woman in a headscarf there, because the guy next to me has a beard and a Sailor Moon costume. — G. Willow Wilson

When two people meet," he said, "and one is upside down, it isn't always easy to tell which of them is the right way up. — Jostein Gaarder