Bilquist Quotes & Sayings

Gareth once told me that ignorance was bliss and I'd responded that ignorance was dangerous. We were both right. But which is better? — Demitria Lunetta

I've been lucky. I've met a lot of baseball people, and I've learned to value people who talk - people who talk well and in long sentences and even long paragraphs. — Roger Angell

The joy of success outweighs whatever negativity you might get from failing a couple of times. — Innocent Mwatsikesimbe

Patience is the strength of the weak, impatience is the weakness of the strong. — Immanuel Kant

History nowadays is not a matter of conviction.
It's a performance. It's entertainment. And if it isn't, make it so. — Alan Bennett

There is zero correlation between IQ and emotional empathy ... They're controlled by different parts of the brain. — Daniel Goleman

Everything is barely weeks. Everything is days. We have minutes to live. — Don DeLillo

When everyone in the family is united, when they resolve their issues with each other and unite; it is called vitarag bhav, attachment-free intent. And to disunite is to have raag-dwesh, attachment-abhorrence remain. — Dada Bhagwan

I cut off his fingers to get him to talk, and when he'd confessed everything I wanted to hear, I had his fucking tongue cut out, and the stump cauterized."
Everyone in the room stared at him.
"I called him an asshole, too," said Locke. "He didn't like that. — Scott Lynch

Kids lose their trust in the parents they love, but still accept them, so they end up not trusting themselves anymore. — Natsuo Kirino

No wonder, he thought, that the panhandle people were a godly lot, for they lived in sudden, violent atmospheres. Weather kept them humble.
... it was real muggy earlier, hot enough to cook a bear. Anyway, you get used a rapid weather change. — Annie Proulx

There is no cause for nostalgia save the good and life-enhancing nostalgia for the present. — Ray Bradbury

I have gone insane. I won't be talking with you for a while. — Jennifer Lynch

I look at the records, and you don't win the Cy Young seven times or the MVP without being a good player. — Pete Rose