Ben Vautier Quotes & Sayings

The traumatic event itself, however horrendous, had a beginning, a middle, and an end, but I now saw that flashbacks could be even worse. You never know when you will be assaulted by them again and you have no way of telling when they will stop. — Bessel A. Van Der Kolk

If you're not doing needles and you're not gay, you won't get AIDS, probably. — Rob Ford

Darius was clearly of the opinion
That the air is also man's dominion,
And that, with paddle or fins or pinion,
We soon or late
Shall navigate
The azure, as now we sail the sea. — John Townsend Trowbridge

[Cade] hiked his broad shoulders. "My kind prefer tarts with a little more meat on their bones so they can take a demon's lusts."
"Tarts?" [Holly's] jaw slackened. "My God, you're the most misogynistic man I've ever met. I bet you also like your tarts barefoot and pregnant."
"Nah, I like them barefoot, on birth control, and always available in my bed. — Kresley Cole

I had wanted simply to convey to the reader by way of concrete example that life holds a potential meaning under any conditions, even the most miserable ones. And I thought that if the point were demonstrated in a situation as extreme as that in a concentration camp, my book might gain a hearing. I therefore felt responsible for writing down what I had gone through, for I thought it might be helpful to people who are prone to despair. — Viktor E. Frankl

No fact is more firmly established than that lying is a necessity of our circumstances
the deduction that it is then a Virtue goes without saying. No virtue can reach its highest usefulness without careful and diligent cultivation
therefore, it goes without saying that this one ought to be taught in the public schools
even in the newspapers. What chance has the ignorant uncultivated liar against the educated expert? — Mark Twain

It's important to address young people in the reopening of New Orleans. In rebuilding, let's revisit the potential of American democracy and American glory. — Wynton Marsalis

As Christians we have a responsibility toward the poor, the oppressed, the downtrodden, and the many innocent people around the world who are caught in wars, natural disasters, and situations beyond their control. — Billy Graham

But a man doesn't have to have dark magic to do dark things. — Charlie N. Holmberg

Last night when I was commenting on the FBI and the CIA, the sound went off for 27 minutes. I should have known better. — Jimmy Carter

To be kept holy is better than merely to be kept safe. — Charles Haddon Spurgeon

I'm a huge fan of Eighties music. — Dan Stevens

It's always tricky, meeting an author you've admired. — Christopher Buckley