Besought Def Quotes & Sayings

What a terrible thing, I thought, to let a moment go. — Danny Wallace

When we contemplate the world of Epicurus, and conceive the universe to be a fortuitous jumble of atoms, there is nothing grand in this idea. The clashing of atoms by blind chance has nothing in it fit to raise our conceptions, or to elevate the mind. But the regular structure of a vast system of beings, produced by creating power, and governed by the best laws which perfect wisdom and goodness could contrive, is a spectacle which elevates the understanding, and fills the soul with devout admiration. — Thomas Reid

My hair was probably a disaster and my shirt was still damp, but I didn't care. It was funny, I never cared about those things with Oliver. I didn't worry about how I looked. All that mattered was how I felt. — Robin Benway

We forget that, historically, people have eaten for a great many reasons other than biological necessity. Food is also about pleasure, about community, about family and spirituality, about our relationship to the natural world, and about expressing our identity. As long as humans have been taking meals together, eating has been as much about culture as it has been about biology. — Michael Pollan

Yes, the first job I had at the studio was Snow White. I don't like the term particularly, but I got stuck with the human characters. They just didn't have that many people who could draw humans. — Marc Davis

Use of paper has continued to soar. It is as though paper is taking its revenge on the futurists - not that any futurist has ever lost business because of a wrong prediction. — Edward Tenner

Anything more than 500 yards from the car just isn't photogenic. — Edward Weston

Usually the Indian people are outsiders who have to look up at the people who look down. — Luis Gonzalez

At the beginning, there was this competitive vibe, like, 'Oh, we've got to compete for this audience.' But then, over the next few years afterwards, everyone on YouTube realized the more we work together, the more we collaborate, it just benefits everyone. It just became a really friendly community. — Anthony Padilla

Your job is to create. Their job is to try to stop you. Don't do both jobs. — Anna Olson

The population is ignorant of intrigues and power games, therefore we believe it easy to manipulate, but it is in fact, far more perceptive than many of our great minds. — Kenize Mourad

Sometimes you have to deprive someone of the pleasure of being with you so that they can realize how much they need you in their lives ... — Osayi Emokpae Lasisi

See your life as a giant adventure. Keep pushing the envelope, and remember that every dream starts off small. — Robin Sharma