Benadir Stamps Quotes & Sayings

The healthy spirit of self-help created among working people would, more than any other measure, serve to raise them as a class; and this, not by pulling down others, but by levelling them up to a higher and still advancing standard of religion, intelligence, and virtue. — Samuel Smiles

I wanted none of it finally. And, deserving nothing better, I closed up like a spider in the flame of a match. And even Armand who was my constant companion, and my only companion, existed at a great distance from me, beyond that veil which separated me from all living things, a veil which was a form of shroud. — Anne Rice

Like a satellite in orbit, Apple is perpetually falling. It just happens to miss Earth every time. — Horace Dediu

It was a small room with dim light coming in the window, reminiscent of old Polish films. — Haruki Murakami

Enthusiasm comes from the Greek word entheos, which means, "inspired" or "filled with the divine." — Jon Gordon

Studies by Andrew Newberg and others have shown that long-term practice of meditation produces significant alterations in cerebral blood flow in parts of the brain related to attention, emotion, and some autonomic functions. — Oliver Sacks

Take my love for granted," he said, "and I shall do the same for you. — Nancy Horan

Should the soul vanish from the earth, the motors would stop, because that is the power which keeps them going - not the oil under the floor under her feet, the oil that would then become primeval ooze again - not the steel cylinders that would become stains of rust on the walls of the caves of shivering savages - the power of a living mind - the power of thought and choice and purpose. — Ayn Rand

No one should ever go hungry, what with chewing ourselves out, eating crow and swallowing pride. — Chris Brady

The 'science' in 'science fiction' isn't just physics and engineering. It can also be linguistics, anthropology, and psychology. — Ann Leckie

He who stands upon his own strength will never stand. — Thomas Brooks

I'm one of those people that feels that Americans that shouldn't do Shakespeare ... The rhythms of the English language and the mannerisms of the English speech seems to work effortlessly with William Shakespeare, but when Americans do it, something seems stuck. — Nicolas Cage