Bentivoglio Of Bologna Quotes & Sayings

He talked and talked, his words fell through him, trying to find the floor of his sadness. — Jonathan Safran Foer

When all the mythologies have been set aside, we can see that, children or no children, the joke of evolution is that it is a teleology without a point, that we, like all animals, are a project that issues in nothing. — Maggie Nelson

I knew I wanted to be a writer at 13. Before that, I told everyone I was going to be an artist. — Siri Hustvedt

I've seen a rich man beg, I've seen a good man sin
I've seen a tough man cry, I've seen a loser win
And a sad man grin, I heard an honest man lie
I've seen the good side of bad and the downside of up
And everything between

I licked the silver spoon, drank from the golden cup
And smoked the finest green
I stroked the fattest dimes at least a couple of times
Before I broke their heart
You know where it ends, yo, it usually depends on where you start — Everlast

They plodded on, contemplating the faithlessness of modern love and marriage. — Y.S. Lee

In his will is our peace. — Dante The Divine Comedy

We theorize about what goes on in the brain, but it is mostly undiscovered country. A writer's work is to coax the stuff out and see how it plays. Surprise, as I have often said, is everything. — Ray Bradbury

As a former veteran, I understand the needs of veterans, and have been clear - we will work together, stand together with the Administration, but we will also question their policies when they shortchange veterans and military retirees. — Solomon Ortiz

Don't stand in front of the TV when other people are watching it. — Cynthia Lord

The more two people open to each other, the more this wide-openness also brings to the surface all the obstacles to it: their deepest, darkest wounds, their desperation and mistrust, and their rawest emotional trigger points. Just as the sun's warmth causes clouds to arise by prompting the earth to release its moisture, so love's pure openness activates the thick clouds of our emotional wounding, the tight places where we are shut down, where we live in fear and resist love. — John Welwood

Once begun, A task is easy; half the work is done. — Horace

In the end, the work of diplomats continues even while others fight. So, it's not necessarily true that everyone needs to march. — David Brin

Victory often goes to the army that makes the least mistakes, not the most brilliant plans. — Charles De Gaulle

Trees endure the hot sun and rainstorms by sending their roots down deeper. The adversity they face is eventually the source of great stability. The harshness of the elements surrounding them causes them to seek another source of life. They will one day come to the place that even the greatest of windstorms cannot affect their ability to produce fruit. — John Bevere