9final Quotes & Sayings

Memories images, once they are fixed in words, are erased. — Italo Calvino

Custom ... changes the very nature of things; and what was honorable a thousand years ago, may probably be looked upon as infamous now. — Charlotte Lennox

Who shall contend with time,
unvanquished time, the conqueror of conquerors and lord of desolation? — Henry Kirke White

Afflicted with existence, each man endures like an animal the consequences which proceed from it. Thus, in a world where everything is detestable, hatred becomes huger than the world and, having transcended its object, cancels itself out. — Emile M. Cioran

What were we doing here? Traveling hundreds or thousands of light-years, to break our hearts? — Frederik Pohl

A free society is one in which individuals are free to discover for themselves the available range of alternatives. — Israel Kirzner

There was, I think, a feeling that the best science was that done in the simplest way. In experimental work, as in mathematics, there was 'style' and a result obtained with simple equipment was more elegant than one obtained with complicated apparatus, just as a mathematical proof derived neatly was better than one involving laborious calculations. Rutherford's first disintegration experiment, and Chadwick's discovery of the neutron had a 'style' that is different from that of experiments made with giant accelerators. — John Ashworth Ratcliffe

I will also tell you a secret. We have to will one another: this is the beginning of conscious love. — Maurice Nicoll

'Do the Right Thing' has been a big influence on me. I saw it when it first came out in 1989. I was about 18, and it blew me away on many levels - I had never seen anything like it before. — Asif Kapadia

I will not avoid doing what I think is right, though it should draw on me the whole artillery that falsehood and malice can invent, or the credulity a deluded population can swallow. — William Murray, 1st Earl Of Mansfield

The foolish and cruel notion that a wife is to obey her husband has sent more women to the grave than to the courts for a divorce. — Lemuel K. Washburn

She continued weeping until the heat of her tear water, the sheer velocity of its flow, finally obscured the already vague circumstances of its origins. — Tom Robbins

The 4-H Clubs believe in and practice the full development of our talents. They believe in physical and mental health. Beyond this there is an underlying creed of honesty of purpose. These objectives and practical projects make the 4-H Clubs a tremendous influence for the betterment of our country. — Fred M. Vinson

Got enough leg room there, Rossiter?" Marc asked.
"You bet. If not I'll just make use of the overhead bin. — Pamela Clare

Bloody hell, every time. Some days being a godmother is a pain in my bubbly ass, — Marie Hall