Bricher Stuff Quotes & Sayings

Lately, the world felt fragile, like a blown egg, as if it might shatter beneath a careless touch. — Kim Edwards

All politicians are to some extent salesmen. — George Will

We need never refrain from asking anything of God simply on the ground that we think it impossible. God specializes in "impossible" things that are too good to be true. — Carroll Eugene Simcox

When she looked through the dark windows at the stars, they had long beams like wings ... — Katherine Mansfield

It may be conjectured that it is cheaper in the long run to lift men up than to hold them down, and that the ballot in their hands is less dangerous to society than a sense of wrong is in their heads. — James Russell Lowell

Fights don't solve matters, they just make things worse. (Diary 19) — Erin Gruwell

Anyone who takes himself too seriously always runs the risk of looking ridiculous; anyone who can consistently laugh at himself does not. — Vaclav Havel

People like what is not true and they don't like what is true. — Dogen

A giving which gives only its gift, but in the giving holds itself back and withdraws, such a giving we call sending. — Martin Heidegger

Who we loved wasn't always a choice. Sometimes it was an irresistible pull, a gravitational force, something we couldn't see or control that drew us toward another. Sure, we could try to fight it. But in the end, love always won because it didn't fight fair. It had a secret weapon, a tool of sheer force to use against us - our heart. And once that son of a bitch got involved, you could kiss away all options you thought might exist. — J. Sterling

The more a thing tends to be permanent, the more it tends to be lifeless. — Alan W. Watts

To succeed in life ... we must constantly work on restraining ourselves from negative thoughts ... strengthening our positive qualities in the process. — Timothy Pina

I was an incredible Anglophile. I found people who shared the same sense of humor and attitude toward the world. — Terry Gilliam

Learning, like love, death and eating, are fundamental human activities. It's at the core of human existence and its character has a resilience of continuity that is part of what makes up human nature. That is not fundamentally going to change. — Leon Botstein

Fire is the spirit of candle and honesty is the spirit of man. Without spirit, there shall be no light but darkness — Mehmet Murat Ildan