Assion Quotes & Sayings

Too great a display of delicacy can and does sometimes infringe upon de-cency. — Honore De Balzac

Being able to write an idea down succinctly doesn't make that idea any better than one which rambles on a bit. It just comes to the point sooner. — Simon Travaglia

A lie doesn't become dangerous only with exposure; it is toxic, however well buried. — Decca Aitkenhead

Where we go is not nearly as important as who we go with. — Suzanne Eller

A special kind of beauty exists which is born in language, of language, and for language. — Gaston Bachelard

Cycling is an endurance sport. You lose your fast-twitch ability as you age, but your endurance peaks when you hit 30. I don't think I really started feeling my age until around 40. — Jens Voigt

My intellect as well as my instincts lead me to the conclusion that men have a positive yearning to be good. — Albert Rosenfeld

I try to begin with a strong grasp of my characters. Even if it's schematic, I need it clear in my head who these people are. — Maria Semple

I tried to hold it back but I burst into tears. — Quil Carter

These days, in our materialistic culture, many people are led to believe that money is the ultimate source of happiness. Consequently, when they don't have enough of it they feel let down. Therefore, it is important to let people know that they have the source of contentment and happiness within themselves, and that it is related to nurturing our natural inner values. — Dalai Lama

Health is more than the absence of disease. Health is about jobs and employment, education, the environment, and all of those things that go into making us healthy. — Joycelyn Elders

I like the British public. There is something in this country called tall poppy syndrome. You're good but you're not that good, pal, OK? The natural state of our nation is slightly miserable, and probably the healthier for it. In America you don't get a key down the side of your Bentley ... — Steve Coogan

Snap out it' is abusive. It kicks people when they are down. It makes people in pain feel more hopeless, more powerless, more frustrated, more estranged from humanity. It says, 'I don't want to be bothered with your pain any longer.' For people not in great pain, "Snap out of it" may be helpful advice if they have trouble getting going in the morning. For the despairing, however, it has no positive and many negative consequences. None of the conditions associated with suicide can be snapped out of. — David L. Conroy

As a rule I had a distaste for any reading beyond my school books. — Mahatma Gandhi