Araasio Quotes & Sayings

even opened the box?" She parked her fists on her trim little hips. "I have had a very bad day." "Well, so have I." He grinned. "But you just made me laugh, so it's starting to improve." She gave him a glare. "I don't find this funny." He raised the can — Shirley Jump

We discussed this dire problem with education and illusions of academic contribution, with Ivy League universities becoming in the eyes of the new Asian and U.S. upper class a status luxury good. Harvard is like a Vuitton bag or a Cartier watch. It is a huge drag on the middle-class parents who have been plowing an increased share of their savings into these institutions, transferring their money to administrators, real estate developers, professors, and other agents. In the United States, we have a buildup of student loans that automatically transfer to these rent extractors. In a way it is no different from racketeering: one needs a decent university "name" to get ahead in life; but we know that collectively society doesn't appear to advance with organized education. — Nassim Nicholas Taleb

the lizard living at the base of her spine — James S.A. Corey

Piety does not mean that a man should make a sour face about things, and refuse to enjoy in moderation what his Maker has given. — Thomas Carlyle

We pull on to the road, where our only company are the wandering cattle, who have become commonplace as traffic lights. Lethargic and listless, they look like they've been roaming the roads of Guinea since the dawn of time. And no doubt they will continue to long after we're gone. — Tom Hiddleston

I'm completely taken and impressed by the planning authority of Singapore and its Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA). It's the most cutting-edge agency in the world. They have very effective guidelines for development, and they review design as it evolves. — Moshe Safdie

When you take a position, you have to accept responsibilities. — Radhanath Swami

Unlimited campaign spending eats at the heart of the democratic process. — Barry Goldwater

I've spent nearly thirty years listening to people sing about broken hearts, has it helped me any? Has it fuck. — Nick Hornby

We have to grow into Scripture, like a young boy inheriting his older brother's clothes and flopping around in them, but he gradually builds out and grows up. Perhaps it's a measure of our maturity when parts of Scripture that we found odd or even repellent suddenly come up in a new light. Our sense is overtaken by a sense of the whole thing, wide, multicolored, and unspeakably powerful. — N. T. Wright

We're all from the past and we're all from the future, depending on the point of reference. — Cuthbert Soup

The precise moment at which a great belief is doomed is easily recognizable; it is the moment when its value begins to be called into question. — Gustave Le Bon

Experiencing different cultures is one of the best things a human being can do. It puts your whole world into perspective. — Stephanie Gilmore

I'm a personality - like a George Plimpton who effectively plays himself in a bunch of different roles, or a Paul Lynde-type character. — John Hodgman