Alpino Quotes & Sayings

The vice minister sets down The Principles of Mechanics and pushes it away, then glances at his palms as though it has made them dirty. He says, "The only place your brother is going, little girl, is into the mines. As soon as he turns fifteen. Same as every other boy in this house. — Anthony Doerr

I had better come clean now and say that I do not believe that art (all art) and beauty are ever separate, nor do I believe that either art or beauty are optional in a sane society. — Jeanette Winterson

All the lonely people, where do they all come from? — The Beatles

Parking's expensive, so I walk or ride my bike, which is good because my girlfriend's getting her PhD as an environmental engineer. — Chaz Bundick

When the idea of any pleasure strikes your imagination, make a just computation between the duration of the pleasure and that of the repentance that is likely to follow it. — Epictetus

A man who has not enough originality to think out a new title for his book will be much less capable of giving it new contents. — Arthur Schopenhauer

The worst pain I had to face is the fight with myself. I'm unsure who to rout for, because they both want what's best for me. — James Jean-Pierre

cram's with praise, and make's
As fat as tame things.
One good deed dying tongueless
Slaughters a thousand waiting upon that.
Our praises are our wages; you may ride's
With one soft kiss a thousand furlongs ere
With spur we heat an acre. — William Shakespeare

All right," said Spiff. "Now this is what I say, anyone who thinks they've got a better plan can say so afterwards. — Michael De Larrabeiti

The nation is marching along a permanently high plateau of prosperity — Irving Fisher

I love photo sessions. I'm alone, I'm the queen, everyone's taking care of me. — Eva Herzigova