Achaemenid Persian Quotes & Sayings

Her vision of the world under the water represented a beautiful stillness, a version of heaven. It was the lost city of Lena, her alternate universe, the life she yearned for but didn't get to have. — Ann Brashares

One of the great movements in my lifetime among educated people is the need to commit themselves to action. Most people are not satisfied with giving money; we also feel we need to work. — Peter Drucker

Leaders stand out. Good leaders succeed. Great leaders make a difference in the world. — Cheryl Richardson

I'm a very open person. I know I open my mouth way too much, but I just do that. — Courteney Cox

Steve Jobs is perhaps the most competitive human being I have ever met in my life, and yet I would argue one of the most artistic human beings I have ever met in my life. You can trash the movies all you want, but they do have an artistic component. And yet brutal competition knows no peers when it comes to Hollywood. — Tom Peters

Oh, pity the poor glutton Whose troubles all begin In struggling on and on to turn What's out into what's in. — Walter De La Mare

I'm not in love with Bridgette," he says calmly. "She's my sister. — Colleen Hoover

Remember her hair in the morning before it was pinned, black, rampant, savage with loveliness. As if she slept in perpetual storm. — Cormac McCarthy

I have so very much. I have so very little. — Alan Moore

Remember the past and work for the future...
But never forget to live today! — Carlo Jose San Juan

I feel like during the night, a family of raccoons built a nest in my head and then got diarrhea there. I think this is called a hangover, but I can't be sure. — A.S. King

She's one of those people who are like Slinkies."
"Slinkies?"
"Yeah. Basically useless, but they make you smile when you push them down the stairs. — Suzanne Wright

From restless thoughts, that, like a deadly swarm Of hornets arm'd, no sooner found alone, But rush upon me thronging. — John Milton