Aukestra Quotes & Sayings

Art is not consciousness per se, but rather its antidote- evolved from within consciousness itself. — Susan Sontag

How awful," he said, "the way time passes! — Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Once you assume your right to interfere in other people's problems they become in some ways more of a worry than your own, for with your own you can at least do what you think best, but other people always show such a persistent tendency to do the wrong thing. — Marion Milner

If you decide to challenge your destiny, your opponent would not be some judgemental Lord Almighty who is seeking to punish you; your opponent would only be the limitations of your own mind. This will empower you to fight your fate. — Amish Tripathi

I can't micromanage what anybody pays or doesn't pay. But the concept that half of the public isn't involved with the income-tax system is somewhat odd and I'm not saying how much people should do, but we should all be part of the system. — Stephen A. Schwarzman

I actually think some of the rappers can help our image, because the thing I'm concerned about is the NBA's image. I always want our image to be on the rise, and if the rappers can help young players get business-minded, then I'm all for it. — Antonio Davis

I opened my letter to Margaret by describing the scene - I always enjoy receiving a letter when the writer locates himself or herself in a definite place, and I like to know if there is a cup of tea at hand, or how the light is falling in the room or beyond the window. Such descriptions transcend the barriers of time and space and give reader and writer the illusion that they are together. — Sena Jeter Naslund

What we're trying to do is address something I saw in Congress that was a major problem, which is to say that energy is arguably the most fundamental issue confronting our country. — Brad Carson

If you feel like there's something out there that you're supposed to be doing, if you have a passion for it, then stop wishing and just do it. — Wanda Sykes

I am both worse and better than you thought. — Sylvia Plath