Akhmet Yassawi Quotes & Sayings

Only a mind that is deeply stirred can utter something noble and beyond the power of others. — Seneca.

It seems like what happens when we play games is that we go into a psychological state called eustress, or positive stress. It's basically the same as negative stress in the sense that we get our adrenaline up, you know, our breathing rate quickens, our pulse quickens. — Jane McGonigal

People shouldn't be forced to categorize themselves as "gay," "straight," or "bi." People are just people. Maybe you're mostly attracted to men. Maybe you're mostly attracted to women. Maybe you're attracted to everyone. These are historical claims - not future predictions. If we truly want to expand the scope of human freedom, we should encourage people to date who they want; not just provide more categorical boxes for them to slot themselves into. A man who has mostly dated men should be just as welcome to date women as a woman who's mostly dated men.
So that's why I'm not gay. I hook up with people. I enjoy it. Sometimes they're men, sometimes they're women. I don't see why it needs to be any more complicated than that. — Aaron Swartz

Seize today and put as little trust as you can in tomorrow. — Horace

But then, I deserve to lose you. For years you took care of me like a mother takes care of her child. You sacrificed for me. You loved me when I was unlovable and helped me when I scorned you. Saying thank you a thousand times wouldn't be enough. Saying I'm sorry a million times might be a start. — Gena Showalter

The man of knowledge must be able not only to love his enemies but also to hate his friends. — Friedrich Nietzsche

And the danger is that in this move toward new horizons and far directions, that I may lose what I have now, and not find anything except loneliness. — Sylvia Plath

There is turmoil under the heavens. The prospects are excellent. — Mao Zedong

I can't allow what we learned in English composition to disrupt the sound and rhythm of the narrative. — Elmore Leonard

The writer's only real task: to recreate out of the disorder of life that order which is art — James Baldwin

Every man is the son of his own works. — Miguel De Cervantes

Memory is a paradise out of which fate cannot drive us. — Alexandre Dumas-fils