Arius Calpurnius Quotes & Sayings

A convention is a social pattern we have chosen to prefer over whatever the raw world simply proffers. It is a sign of the operation of the mind, drawing the assent of a sufficient number of other minds so that the agreement will be widely operative. A convention is not a custom; a custom is a habit in which a sufficient number acquiesce. A custom can appear as a convention, but it is really a lesser act, the result of passive acceptance rather than of the imposition of design. It is the difference between learning to live by the annual flooding of the river or by a calendar. — A. Bartlett Giamatti

Courage is the complement of fear. A man who is fearless cannot be courageous. [He is also a fool.] — Robert A. Heinlein

Is there really a lilac bush?"
"Hell yes, there is. I nearly killed it when I fell off the roof and landed in the middle of it, but it was tougher than it looked. Kind of like another Lilac I know. — Amie Kaufman

I think I've earned a reputation of being fair and that I'll hear all sides from the entire political spectrum. — Jason Chaffetz

Humor is when the joke's on you but hits the other fellow first
before it boomerangs. — Langston Hughes

It had hurt to accept what was wrong with me, but it hurt even more to have hope. — Robyn Schneider

I sit with people who are dying. I'm one of those unusual types that enjoys being with someone when they're dying because I know I am going to be in the presence of Truth. — Ram Dass

I was the happiest man in the world, happier than Bill Gates — Tamim Iqbal

When I was a kid, everybody that played golf was an old man. Until Tiger showed up, they weren't in very good shape. — Norm MacDonald