Buddhismus Wiki Quotes & Sayings

And at that moment, out of nowhere, Janet knew that she herself would never have children. Probably she'd known it for a while, but it was the first time she'd admitted it to herself. Let others breed. Let them, and God be with them. She would be the witness - she was tough enough to see everything break and not break herself. They also serve who fly around on hippogriffs and watch. — Lev Grossman

In the Army of the Shenandoah, you were the First Brigade! In the Army of the Potomac you were the First Brigade! In the Second Corps of this Army, you are the First Brigade! You are the First Brigade in the affections of your general, and I hope by your future deeds and bearing you will be handed down the posterity as the First Brigade in this our Second War of Independence. Farewell! — Stonewall Jackson

I draw from life - but I always pulp my acquaintance before serving them up. You would never recognize a pig in a sausage. — Frances Trollope

People think that the destructive theories that nowadays go by the name "socialism" are of recent origin. This is a mistake: these theories were contemporaneous with the first Economists. While they employed the all-powerful government of their dreams as an instrument to change the forms of society, socialists imagined seizing the same power to undermine its base. — Alexis De Tocqueville

Isn't it amazing? The Americans have so many good afterthoughts! — John Irving

We look up and we hope the stars look down, we pray that there may be stars for us to follow, stars moving across the heavens and leading us to our destiny, but it's only our vanity. We look at the galaxy and fall in love, but the universe cares less about us than we do about it, and the stars stay in their courses however much we may wish upon them to do otherwise. It's true that if you watch the sky-wheel turn for a while you'll see a meteor fall, flame and die. That's not a star worth following; it's just an unlucky rock. Our fates are here on earth. There are no guiding stars. — Salman Rushdie

Spontaneous abortion: the opposite of immaculate conception. God has compensated for Christianity's violent history by revealing that innocent blood does not have to be spilt. — Bauvard

I tried to learn the languages - Italian, Spanish, and German - not to successfully. Working on a European set isn't a hell of a lot different from working on an American set. — Lee Van Cleef

For so I created them free and free they must remain. — John Milton

She smiled. "Of course. You are right. How can I enjoy my happiness when so many suffer?"
He kissed her forehead. "Soon all suffering will end."
She gazed up at him. "And I will be by your side forever."
"Forever and ever and ever." He leaned over and kissed her.
And so the adventure begins... — MaryLu Tyndall

[Zombies] don't bother much as long as you can stay out from between their teeth. — Alden Bell

I'm so alone it's like being dead but still conscious. — Suzanne Young

Like people including Stephen Hawking and Elon Musk have predicted, I agree that the future is scary and very bad for people. If we build these devices to take care of everything for us, eventually they'll think faster than us and they'll get rid of the slow humans to run companies more efficiently, — Steve Wozniak

Historically men have suppressed women quite effectively. They have suppressed women since the beginning of our history. — Frederick Lenz