Andre Brink Famous Quotes & Sayings

He was so physical in his arguments. He loomed and gestured, his face went dark or burned with light. His eyes blazed. And he was just as physical with his love and joy, and this was why they all fell in love with him, for in a world that was dismal he was alive and passionate, and his attentions, while they lasted, were intoxicating. — Kristin Cashore

Against other things it is possible to obtain security, but when it comes to death we human beings all live in an unwalled city. — Epicurus

A fool or idiot is one who expects things to happen that never can happen. — George Eliot

Had I paused to reflect, I would have understood that my devotion to Clara brought me no more than suffering. Perhaps for that very reason, I adored her all the more, because of the eternal human stupidity of pursing those who hurt us the most. — Carlos Ruiz Zafon

I was first imprisoned in Pretoria, and then, thereafter, I was taken to Robben Island. I stayed there for a couple of weeks. I was taken back to Pretoria when I was charged in the Rivonia trial, when I was then sent to Robben Island for life. — Nelson Mandela

I'm on Medicare now. If I go and have a big operation, it costs me nothing. It should cost me a little. I'm not rich, but I can afford a few grand if I have to have my appendix taken out. I can pitch in a little bit. — P. J. O'Rourke

Leaders select noble objectives and pursue them with such intensity that others join them. ... The greatest of all leaders from this perspective was Jesus Christ. ... May your choices be so powerful and magnetic that you'll draw people toward life (Duet. 30:19, ... therefore choose life.-) rather than death, blessing rather than cursing. — John Ashcroft

There must always be a discrepncy between concepts and reality, because the former are static and discontinuous while the latter is dynamic and flowing — William James

When I began my search for the perfect skin care to fight the aging process, I noticed that my sensitive skin was reacting horribly to any product I used. — Connie Sellecca

Some there are who are much more ashamed of confessing a sin than of committing it. — Marguerite De Navarre

Math. Are you able to turn off your mind to the world and fill it with symbols that follow rules? — Ned Vizzini

And I also have a camera, a Web cam, and I have one at home, so I can hook up and talk to the girls, and they can see me while we're on the bus in the middle of nowhere. — Lee Ann Womack

Historical capitalism is a materialist civilization. — Immanuel Wallerstein