808sims Quotes & Sayings

A translation is no translation, he said, unless it will give you the music of a poem along with the words of it. — John Millington Synge

We've all, at some point in our lives, been in a position where we have felt powerless. — Maggie Q

What was it that drew you back? My marvellous personality, I suppose? Or my sparkling conversation? — Jonathan Stroud

The photographs had made him aware how much the street and the buildings meant to him. Like an extended family that he'd taken for granted and ignored, assuming it would always be there. But buildings and roads and spaces were as fragile as human beings, you had to cherish them while you had them. — Rohinton Mistry

Like all holy figures whose earthly existence separates them from the broad mass of humanity, a saint is a story, and Joan of Arc's is like no other. — Kathryn Harrison

Like a sculptor, if necessary,
carve a friend out of stone.
Realize that your inner sight is blind
and try to see a treasure in everyone. — Rumi

Even in a bad situation, there's always a positive side. Even if you can't see it yet. — Susane Colasanti

Being born is easy. So is taking your last breath. Everything in between, that's the hard part. Life is in between, and it will offer challenges and opportunities beyond measure. — Avery Johnson

I am, and forever will be, devastated by the gift of Audrey Hepburn before my camera. I cannot lift her to greater heights. She is already there. I can only record. I cannot interpret her. There is no going further than who she is. She has achieved in herself her ultimate portrait. — Richard Avedon

I feel like something magical is going to happen, and I feel like all the stars have finally lined up perfectly for Angie Stone. — Angie Stone

Way far back in the beginning of the world was the whirlwind warning that we could all be blown away like chips and cry- Men with tired eyes realize it now, and wait to deform and decay- with maybe they have the power of love yet in their hearts just the same, I just don't know what that word means anymore- All I want is an ice cream cone — Jack Kerouac

No one likes the word "failure" and no one wants to ever experience failure ... but the truth is that our failures pave the way for our eventual success and we have only truly failed if we stop trying. — Sheri Kaye Hoff

When we look at a conflict, it is so often rooted in injustice, prejudice, competition for resources, poverty, poor governance and corruption. — Desmond Tutu