Agana Sutta Quotes & Sayings

The good or the bad fortune of men depends not less upon their own dispositions than upon fortune. — Francois De La Rochefoucauld

Dick Mills was in charge of sound effects and all the rest then, and he put the voice through a ring modulator or whatever gizmos he'd got at the time to make it sound a little more electronic. — John Leeson

I remain still and stare blankly at the profile of my handsome, troubled man and wonder whether I could be classed as troubled too, now. My sanity is certainly questionable, but I'm sane enough to admit that. I was a normal, sound-minded girl. I definitely don't qualify for that any more. — Jodi Ellen Malpas

I am a human being, not a human doing. — Kurt Vonnegut Jr.

Hey! look at us
We're digging and digging
Into stubborn, ancient earth;
We're discovering
Where we came from,
and how we came.

"but where are you going?"

Hey! look at us
We're learning and learning
Into stubborn laws
Of nature and space
And non-nature and non-space;
We're discovering
All there is to know.

"but where are you going?"

Hey! look at us
We're planning and planning
Into stubborn years
Of education and training
And hopes and dreams;
We're discovering
How not to waste any time.

"but where are you going?"

Hey! look at us
We're shiny and bright
And clever and sophisticated
And witty and well-read;
We're discovering
How to really fill up
This old life.

"but where are you going?"

where?

"Yes; where? — Lois A. Cheney

It's a lonely little chain if you don't add to it. — Jack Johnson

There is musick, even in the beauty and the silent note which Cupid strikes, far sweeter than the sound of an instrument. — Thomas Browne

All I want to do is write songs about funny characters I made up. — Wes Borland

Sometimes when we say things, is like putting the head inside of a tiger's mouth and wating for it not to be closed. — Kimberly Loskov

I can't blame anyone for being pessimistic when they look around, after all the blood spilled and energy spent to gain ground for working people in the past, and see it all happening again. I wasn't pointing a finger when I wrote the book, but sometimes the message is there even when you aren't actively trying to be the messenger. — James Vance

The Upanishads do not reveal the life of any teacher, but simply teach principles. — Swami Vivekananda

Artists often lie behind on the field long after the art combine, the broad-bladed harvester of informed criticism, has mowed, bailed, and stored the crop. — Anne Truitt

There is nothing like wine for conjuring up feelings of contentment and goodwill. It is less of a drink than an experience, an evocation, a spirit. It produces sensations that defy description. — Thomas Conklin