Austinootropics Quotes & Sayings

And that's the best we can hope for from art, you know? That it changes you for the better. That it lights up the world a little bit. — Ben Monopoli

Travelers should only read after dark. — Robert Harbison

Every ounce of breath we inhale is invention and every ounce of breath we exhale could be re-invention. — Santosh Kalwar

Saddam Hussein certainly has chemical and biological weapons. There's no question about that. — Nancy Pelosi

If you do a job where someone tells you exactly what to do, they will find someone cheaper than you to do it. And yet our schools are churning out kids who are stuck looking for jobs where the boss tells them exactly what to do — Seth Godin

Resolve is what makes a man manifest. Not puny resolve; not crude determinations; not errant — Napoleon Hill

Pretty much the worst reason to bomb someone is to prove that you're willing to bomb someone. — Jeffrey Goldberg

H.P. Lovecraft is a self-admitted early influence on Ligotti's work. However, in a kind of metaphysical horror story of its own, Ligotti early on subsumed Lovecraft and left his dry husk behind, having taken what sustenance he needed for his own devices. (Most other writers are, by contrast, consumed by Lovecraft when they attempt to devour him.) — Jeff VanderMeer

In a longitudinal study of college students, freshmen were evaluated for fixed mindsets or growth mindsets and then followed across their four years of enrollment. When the students with fixed mindsets encountered academic challenges such as daunting projects or low grades, they gave up, while the students with growth mindsets responded by working harder or trying new strategies. Rather than strengthening their skills and toughening their resolve, four years of college left the students with fixed mindsets feeling less confident. The feelings they most associated with school were distress, shame, and upset. Those with growth mindsets performed better in school overall and, at graduation time, they reported feeling confident, determined, enthusiastic, inspired, and strong. — Meg Jay

In order to create a positive life, you have to have a positive vision and take creative actions. — Debasish Mridha

She'd been conceived as a goddess of justice. But this wasn't just.
It wasn't right.
And her husband's wrongful death would not go unavenged.
Kissing cold lips Bathymaas laid him on the ground and covered his body with her cloak.
Artemis gasped and shrank away from her as she rose to her feet and turned towards Apollo and his mother.
For this, there would be hell to pay.
And hers would be the hand that gathered the payment. — Sherrilyn Kenyon

I want to be remembered as somebody that tried to respect her integrity as an artist and as a person. And I don't want to be in any box. I don't want to be one thing. — Penelope Cruz

You named your dildo." "No," she said. "Dildo is a town in Newfoundland, Canada. I have a . . ." She lowered her voice. "Vibrator. — Jill Shalvis