9flat Quotes & Sayings

Sometimes my tact takes a vacation. Tonight it must've gone to Kuwait or somewhere. — Tim Tharp

I am not immersed in self-admiration. — Saul Leiter

Given the events of even the 19th century, Zionism was inevitable. Given the events of the 20th century, Israel was inevitable. — Mike Leigh

Minds think with ideas, not information No amount of data, bandwidth, or processing power can substitute for inspired thought. — Clifford Stoll

Never tolerate a toxic person in your organization. — Peter Diamandis

If the world is cold, make it your business to build fires. — Horace Traubel

There's always someone in every group of friends that nobody likes. — Dane Cook

Speech is civilization itself. The word, even the most contradictions word, preserves contact - it is silence which isolates. — Thomas E. Mann

Good poetry seems so simple and natural a thing that when we meet it we wonder that all men are not always poets. Poetry is nothing but healthy speech. — Henry David Thoreau

As she worked, she remembered something her parents had said to her when Klaus was born, and against when they brought Sunny home from the hospital. 'you are the eldest Baudelaire child,' they had said, kindly but firmly. 'And as the eldest, it will always be your responsibility to look after your younger siblings. Promise us that you will always watch out for them and make sure they don't get into trouble. — Lemony Snicket

Anything you grab hold of on the bank breaks with the river's pressure. When you do things from your soul, the river itself moves through you. Freshness and a deep joy are signs of the current. — Coleman Barks

Jesus, what a nuisance it was, being desperate to stay alive. — George Alec Effinger