Associationistic Quotes & Sayings

The negative attitudes toward the genres - romance, science-fiction, westerns, suspense, etc. - are fallout from the academic world's long-standing fascination with existential philosophy and modern theories of psychology and sociology. — Jayne Ann Krentz

Repose, leisure, peace, belong among the elements of happiness. If we have not escaped from harried rush, from mad pursuit, from unrest, from the necessity of care, we are not happy. And what of contemplation? Its very premise is freedom from the fetters of workaday busyness. Moreover, it itself actualizes this freedom by virtue of being intuition. — Josef Pieper

In Defense of the World Order ... U.S. soldiers would have to kill and die. — Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr.

Perhaps in actions I'm less of a man - but, oh the words - such lovely words ... — John Geddes

Coaching is my way of helping aspiring and professional writers get the kind of help and guidance that it took me years to piece together. I do workshops and coach people one on one. It's really fun and I'm happy that I can support artists who are looking to move ahead in their work and career. — Steven C. Harper

Tis skill, not strength, that governs a ship — Thomas Fuller

All reactionaries are paper tigers. — Mao Zedong

If your mind isn't clouded by unnecessary things, then this is the best season of your life." - Wu-Men — Leo Babauta

Humans make mistakes. Programmers are bound to make mistakes. Hackers, you can bet your life, are going to be there to exploit those mistakes. — Michael Demon Calce

I want us to cool down for a while before we end up on horses' said Scully.
'What?' Hank asked.
'A definition of confusion.' Mulder explained, hands clasped behind his head. 'He jumped up on his horse and rode off in all directions.' He winked. 'Scully likes wise sayings like that. She hoardes fortune cookies you know. — Charles Grant

People want to make a distinction between what's commercial and what's art. — Kathleen Kennedy

But I say unto you which hear, aLove your enemies, do good to them which hate you, 28 Bless them that curse you, and apray for them which despitefully use you. — Anonymous

Patience, my friend;
Once again, I say, Patience.
In an era 'plagued' with speed, doggedness of character and drudgery of persistence is the only guarantee to mastery. — Ufuoma Apoki

The people who know you well are the people who know your vulnerabilities. — Danny Wallace

You're in the midst of a war: a battle between the limits of a crowd seeking the surrender of your dreams, and the power of your true vision to create and contribute. It is a fight between those who will tell you what you cannot do, and that part of you that knows ... and has always known ... that we are more than our environment; and that a dream, backed by an unrelenting will to attain it, is truly a reality with an imminent arrival. — Tony Robbins