Burtis Kortomis Quotes & Sayings

Humanity is part of nature, a species that evolved among other species. The more closely we identify ourselves with the rest of life, the more quickly we will be able to discover the sources of human sensibility and acquire the knowledge on which an enduring ethic, a sense of preferred direction, can be built. — Edward O. Wilson

Life's one great lesson was: Do not care. Not caring was a person's real protection. — Francine Pascal

As far as we can discern, the sole purpose of human existence is to kindle a light of meaning in the darkness of mere being. — C. G. Jung

Three hundred years ago, during the Age of Enlightenment, the coffee house became the center of innovation. — Peter Diamandis

The most striking thing about highly effective leaders is how little they have in common. What one swears by, another warns against. But one trait stands out: the willingness to risk. — Larry Osborne

In a little district west of Washington Square the streets have run crazy and broken themselves into small strips called "places. — O. Henry

We are a nation that loves the peace. We will never stop growing and developing but we know how to protect ourselves using force. — Moshe Ya'alon

If you play a tune and a person don't tap their feet, don't play the tune. — Count Basie

There's something about the fashion world that I like, which is, I see a lot of the designers really have affection for other designers. — Harvey Weinstein

Ultimately, as a director, you try and tell people where to look, but unlike film or television, where you force them to look at something, you can't control it completely. — Jason Moore

Anoshe was a word for strangers in the street, and lovers between meetings, for parents and children, friends and family. It softened the blow of leaving. Eased the strain of parting. A careful nod to the certainty of today, the mystery of tomorrow. When a friend left, with little chance of seeing home, they said anoshe. When a loved one was dying, they said anoshe. When corpses were burned, bodies given back to the earth and souls to the stream, those left grieving said anoshe.

Anoshe brought solace. And hope. And the strength to let go. — V.E Schwab

Opinions become dangerous to a state only when persecution makes it necessary for the people to communicate their ideas under the bond of secrecy. — Charles James Fox

Salvation is not about going to Church but going to Christ — Osunsakin Adewale

The library turned out to be a very pleasant place, but it was not the comfortable chairs, the huge wooden bookshelves, or the hush of people reading that made the three siblings feel so good as they walked into the room. It is useless for me to tell you all about the brass lamps in the shapes of different fish, or the bright blue curtains that rippled like water as a breeze came in from the window, because although these were wonderful things they were no what made the three children smile. The Quagmire triplets were smiling, too, and although I have not researched the Quagmires nearly as much as I have the Baudelaires, I can say with reasonable accuracy that they were smiling for the same reason. — Lemony Snicket