435 Area Quotes & Sayings

Time was when I was immune to emotional shocks. But as I get older, I don't get tougher; I get softer. — Robert A. Heinlein

When the coherence of the parts of a stone, or even that composition of parts which renders it extended; when these familiar objects, I say, are so inexplicable, and contain circumstances so repugnant and contradictory; with what assurance can we decide concerning the origin of worlds, or trace their history from eternity to eternity? — David Hume

Tears at times have the weight of speech. — Ovid

Controversy and contention are weakening habits. If Satan can succeed in creating in us the pastime of arguing, quarreling, and contention, it is easier for him to bind us with heavier sins which can destroy our eternal lives. Anger is a poor substitute for self-mastery and compassionate service. — Marvin J. Ashton

For some, perhaps for many, books are spare time. For me, the rest of life is spare time: I wake and sleep language. It has always been so. — Jeanette Winterson

When you have a bunch of scripts that you have to read, the less you have, the better it is, because otherwise, everything is already planned and I think that's a terrible feeling. — Vincent Cassel