Bibliophiles Prize Quotes & Sayings

It is man's intrinsic and irreducible self-responsibility to humanize himself, to exercise his entire range of rational and moral resources to raise his mode of being and seeing and acting above not just that of animals, but also above that of the majority of subhuman (never to be self-realized) humans who will never draw themselves into a self-punishing position of focal self-diagnosis and self-accountability. — Kenny Smith

On the Internet, ginning up fake grassroots support is called astroturfing, and the tactic is generally frowned upon. I'm — Dan Lyons

Some people are afraid of what they might find if they try to analyze themselves too much. But you have to crawl into your wounds to discover where your fears are. Once the bleeding starts, the cleansing can begin. — Tori Amos

I look for characters that are fun and that I'm going to have fun playing. By the way, that's whether it's drama, sci-fi, action, comedy, family movies or action-comedy. I just always want to have fun doing it. That's the bottom line. — Dwayne Johnson

There are certain romances that belong in certain cities, in a certain atmosphere, in a certain time. — Sammy Davis Jr.

And worse I may be yet: the worst is not
So long as we can say 'This is the worst. — William Shakespeare

We hold on to hope, and hope robs us of the present moment. — Pema Chodron

Things in this world are very roughly averaged; and although averaging is a useful, rapid way of dispatching business, it does undoubtedly waste a great deal which is too good for wasting. — Vernon Lee

I love performing. I shall perform until the day I die. — Josephine Baker

Pride is about the ugliest trait somebody can have. — Paul Henderson

I've worn stilettos since I was 12, so I have abused my feet to the point of no return. — Cobie Smulders

You can write a song about a girl or you can write a song about walking down the shops, and it's fine. I just try and do something as meaningful as I can without trying to be a pretentious loser because it's genuinely just how I see things. — Matt Corby

Time eventually convinces most of us that forgiveness is a virtue. Conveniently, cowardice and forgiveness look identical at a certain distance. — Jonathan Nolan

You may talk o' gin and beer When you're quartered safe out 'ere, An' you're sent to penny-fights an' Aldershot it; But when it comes to slaughter You will do your work on water, An' you'll lick the bloomin' boots of 'im that's got it. — Rudyard Kipling