Author Mary F Burns Quotes & Sayings

I never cheat. I practice Gamesmanship - the art of winning games without actually cheating. — L.J.Smith

I want to paint something that no one has ever painted before," he was saying. I almost laughed at that -- doesn't every artist? We are all touched, however lightly, by the finger of god, and long to be gods ourselves, bringing forth new creations, and yet, so very few achieve it. Michelangelo, Rembrandt, Titian. We stumble in their footsteps, and wait at the closed door. — Mary F. Burns

The "healthy" person, the true individual, the self-realized soul, the "real" man, is the one who has transcended himself. — Ernest Becker

I think most women, especially women who work hard and have a lot on their mind, prefer a man to come home, lift her off her feet and take her against the wall rather than hand her some bullshit flowers and pussyfoot around with sweet gestures all night. — Vi Keeland

If what we regard as real depends on our theory, how can we make reality the basis of our philosophy? ... But we cannot distinguish what is real about the universe without a theory ... it makes no sense to ask if it corresponds to reality, because we do not know what reality is independent of a theory. — Stephen Hawking

It is a pity that there are no big creatures to prey on humanity. If there were enough dragons and rocs, perhaps mankind would turn its might against them. Unfortunately man is preyed upon by microbes, which are too small to be appreciated. — T.H. White

Perhaps not Truths, but stories. We would have ordinary truths and guidance about living and dying, and they would emanate not from some absolute authority or formula but from authority of experience and shared understandings, even negotiated understandings, and from the meanings and wisdom that our discoveries contribute to our shared lives. — Diane P. Freedman

Your inner strength is your outer foundation — Allan Rufus

Earth's crammed with Heaven. — Elizabeth Barrett Browning