Andronikos Palaiologos Quotes & Sayings

Perhaps one central reason for loving dogs is that they take us away from this obsession with ourselves. When our thoughts start to go in circles, and we seem unable to break away, wondering what horrible event the future holds for us, the dog opens a window into the delight of the moment. — Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson

The people on the edge of Hell were most afraid of the devil; for those already in hell the devil was only another and no one in particular. — Joanne Greenberg

Random events often look like nonrandom events, and in interpreting human affairs we must take care not to confuse the two. — Leonard Mlodinow

To develop our real selves, we need time alone for thought and meditation. To be always giving out and never pumping in, the well runs dry. — Elizabeth Cady Stanton

The profound thinker always suspects that he is superficial. — Benjamin Disraeli

Successful continual learning means maintaining a balance and variety of success-oriented attributes, the most prominent being awareness, confidence, persistence, determination, courage, and focus. But curiosity, ingenuity, and creativity may be even more important as it is these traits that fuel the desire to continue to question and challenge the status quo. — Lorii Myers

Once you sell yourself, it's over. You've got nothing left. — Morgan Brittany

Buy art, build a museum, put your name on it, let people in for free. That's as close as you can get to immortality ... — Damien Hirst

Oh brother, pray; in spite of Satan, pray; spend hours in prayer; rather neglect friends than not pray; rather fast, and lose breakfast, dinner, tea, and supper - and sleep too - than not pray. And we must not talk about prayer, we must pray in right earnest. The Lord is near. He comes softly while the virgins slumber. — Andrew Bonar

When I was little, I thought everyone in the world liked to read because it was so fun. But then I realised that was not exactly true. I want other kids to read and write more all over the world, because it helps them to understand things better. — Adora Svitak

If only people could travel as easily as words. Wouldn't that be something? If only we could be so easily revised. — Therese Anne Fowler

So on the one hand in school you're teachers are constantly telling you that you can be whatever it is you want to be as long as you put your mind and heart to it, and yet at the same time I was also getting the clear message of, well, what can you do really? — Sheena Iyengar

The First Industrial Revolution used water and steam power to mechanize production. The Second used electric power to create mass production. The Third used electronics and information technology to automate production. — Klaus Schwab

Do you have any preliminary intel? Gwen asked, and from her words I figured she'd had ongoing commando's woman lessons. — Kristen Ashley

Prophecy is a tricky thing, I have learned, full of edges and secret meanings and mischief. Prophecy can feel like the betrayal of a dear friends, the disappointment of a lifetime, the hope of a nation. — Rae Carson