Affinities Synonym Quotes & Sayings

Dreams can be like charades in which we act out words rather than see or speak them. — Jane Roberts

I always keep my temper with my enemies, and that inclines me to lose it with my friends. — Willa Gibbs

Men in general are as much affected by what a thing appears to be as by what it is, indeed they are frequently influenced more by appearances than by reality. — Niccolo Machiavelli

good dick makes a bitch listen. — Deyona "Yona" Pearson

Knowledge, which is power, knows no limits, either in its enslavement of creation or in its deference to worldly masters. — Theodor Adorno

Obama is clearly a narcissist in the non-scientific use of the word. He is so self-involved, you see it from his rise.There's not anyone of independent stature around him. There was in the first term, because he needed them to prop him up. But now that he entered a second term, he's the master of the universe, so there's nobody around him. He is impervious to outside advice, real advice that he takes. — Charles Krauthammer

Her lack of enthusiasm for life was finally catching up to her. — Mimi Jean Pamfiloff

Fortunate persons hardly ever amend their ways: they always imagine that they are in the right when fortune upholds their bad conduct. — Francois De La Rochefoucauld

Any doorway that leads you to a deeper understanding of who you are is worthwhile. — Rodney Yee

Odors from decaying food wafting through the air when the door is opened, colorful mold growing between a wet gym uniform and thedamp carpet underneath, and the complete supply of bath towels scattered throughout the bedroom can become wonderful opportunities to help your teenager learn once again that the art of living in a community requires compromise, negotiation, and consensus. — Barbara Coloroso

I speak of knowledge, sir, which is not the bed-equal of learning ... I speak of what comes from learning. I speak of understanding. — Sally O'Reilly

The big men are all deaf; they don't want to hear the little squeaking as they walk across the street on cleated boots. — Sylvia Plath

With this necklace, no matter how far apart we are, or where our lives lead us, I will always be next to your heart when you wear it. — S.K. Lessner

All too often, academic departments defend their territory with the passion of cornered animals, though with far less justification. — Bruce Jackson

I was curious about experimenting with different colors - kind of like having an expanded orchestra. Suddenly, instead of just writing for strings, you can add bassoon and oboe and brass. I like these extreme differences in sounds right next to each other. — Caroline Shaw