Backass Quotes & Sayings

Far better to dare mighty things and fail mightily than to never dare at all. — Stephanie Thornton

I want to learn from myself, want to be my student, want to get to know myself, the secret of Siddhartha. — Hermann Hesse

There's nothing wrong with getting knocked down, as long as you get right back up. — Muhammad Ali

Burn my eyes with a smile,
my hands with your skin,
my heart with your love,
my soul with your sin.
Be the raging fire
that lies within. — Kirk Diedrich

Integrity, respect, compassion, and fairness become obstacles to people who think winning is everything — Michael Josephson

Being a writer is not the point. Writing is. — Mohsin Hamid

As in many countries precious metals belong to the crown, so here more precious natural objects of rare beauty should belong to the public. — Henry David Thoreau

Put an end once and for all to this discussion of what a good person should be, and be one. — Marcus Aurelius

And now i'm like a major threat, 'Cause I remind you of the things you were made to forget. — Tupac Shakur

Oh Florence, Florence, patroness
of the lovely tyrannicides!
Where the tower of the Old Palace
pierces the sky
like a hypodermic needle,
Perseus, David and Judith,
lords and ladies of the Blood,
Greek demi-gods of the Cross,
rise sword in hand
above the unshaven
formless decapitation
of the monsters, tubs of guts,
mortifying chunks for the pack.
Pity the monsters!
Pity the monsters!
Perhaps, one always took the wrong side -
Ah, to have known, to have loved
too many David and Judiths!
My heart bleeds for the monster.
I have seen the Gorgon.
The erotic terror
of her helpless, big-bosomed body
lay like slop.
Wall-eyed, staring the despot to stone,
her severed head swung
like a lantern in the victor's hand. — Robert Lowell