Afstanden Europa Quotes & Sayings

The sheer ease with which we can produce a superficial image often leads to creative disaster. — Ansel Adams

It does not do to neglect the gods of a place, whoever they may be. In the end, they are all one. — Mary Stewart

The thought grew strong in me that since I had gone to the trouble of being born, I might as well be useful in helping people live long and healthy lives. And this thought has always resided in the back of my mind. — Koichi Tanaka

I explored because I was feeling really crappy, and I wanted to know why — Steven Magee

To a terrible place which men's ears may not hear of, nor their eyes see it. — Sophocles

I don't think of myself as particularly earnest. I have long bouts of cynicism and skepticism. So much of my early life was full of uncertainties. It still is. My "Buddha book" expresses that. Perhaps that's what created this impression of earnestness. — Pankaj Mishra

A lot of what we do in relationships involve compromises. A lot of our relationships are exchanges in currencies like affection, acceptance, money, sexual and other sorts of pleasure, shelter, convenience, belonging etc. The self in relation with the communal is always trading something. The important question is what aspect of the self should not be traded. — Dew Platt

We lie in wait for the right moment and the just cause, which, at this moment, is simply wanting to live. — Viet Thanh Nguyen

It is a note
Of upstart greatness to observe and watch
For these poor trifles, which the noble mind
Neglects and scorns. — Ben Jonson

So much of performing is a mind game. You're memorizing thousands of notes, and if you start thinking about it in the wrong way, everything can blow up in your face. — Joshua Bell