Bagatela Dex Quotes & Sayings

I was very driven to act from a very young age, and my parents were not only tolerant of that drive but also encouraging. — Claire Danes

The vast majority of mankind never gives a thought of gratitude towards God for all His care and blessings. — Donald Barnhouse

The more images I gathered from the past, I said, the more unlikely it seemed to me that the past had actually happened in this or that way, for nothing about it could be called normal: most of it was absurd, and if not absurd, then appalling. — W.G. Sebald

He was assaulting the world by assaulting himself. — Chuck Palahniuk

Through its imperialist system Britain brought about untold suffering of millions of people. And this is an historical fact. To be able to admit this would increase the respect, you know, which we have for British institutions. — Nelson Mandela

I hate ridiculous names; my weird name has haunted me all my life. — Peaches Geldof

Washington was concerned that the soldiers coming to him from Massachusetts were too few and of too low quality. He was disappointed that the majority of the Massachusetts volunteers appeared to be thrill-seeking teenagers, British Army deserters and otherwise unemployed African Americans. Washington doubted that these volunteers would ever be able to stand up to the British. Much to Washington's surprise, the free black men soon proved to be exemplary soldiers. — C.L. Gammon

There is no greater love than a maker's for the things she makes. Especially when they grow to be something she never imagined. — Hannu Rajaniemi

Happy is the soul that knows how to find Jesus in the Eucharist, and the Eucharist in all things! — Peter Julian Eymard

The best part of one's life is the working part, the creative part. Believe me, I love to succeed ... However, the real spiritual and emotional excitement is in the doing. — Garson Kanin

If you have cancer, the most important single consideration is to get the maximum amount of vitamin B17 into your body in the shortest period of time. This is secondary to the medical skill involved in administering it, which is relatively minimal. — Ernst T. Krebs

If I had an extra 20 or 50 years physically, I could have been the dancer of my dreams. But I never became that dancer. — Erik Bruhn