Ciaula Discovers Quotes & Sayings

There is only one sign of life, it is to love and be beloved. — Debasish Mridha

I know some very political people who rap, and they say very political things and they'll never get a deal. — Sean Paul

Pleasure, remember, is among other things the feeling we get from satisfying a need. The more powerful the need, the greater the pleasure. To follow this principle requires, first, accepting that our needs are valid and even beautiful. And not just our needs, but our desires as well, coming as they do from unmet needs. — Charles Eisenstein

Felt is not the easiest thing to animate. It's very flimsy. — Spike Jonze

I'm amorous but out of reach / A still life drawing of a peach. — Fiona Apple

If one sat up as long as an hour past bedtime, except on Christmas and birthdays, one would be ill. Laurie, who had had this explained to him many times and accepted it as incontrovertible fact, inferred from it that after three hours one would probably die. — Mary Renault

Practicality is overrated. — Nicola Yoon

Actually, I love golf clothes! I think this is the most interesting part of golf! — Nicolas Ghesquiere

In search of my Love
I will go over mountains and strands;
I will gather no flowers,
I will fear no wild beasts;
And pass by the mighty and the frontiers. — John Of The Cross

A smile like that can give a man hope — Christine Zolendz

[I] learnt, for the first time, the joys of substituting hard, disciplined study for the indulgence of day-dreaming. — James Black

I got bored with the topic; I felt this was 19th century physics. I was wondering if there was still something profound that could be made with light microscopy. So I saw that the diffraction barrier was the only important problem that had been left over. — Stefan Hell

Honesty is largely a matter of information, of knowing that dishonesty is a mistake. Principle is not as powerful in keeping people straight as a policeman. — E.W. Howe

So I was very close to ordination. I was delighted to be ordained a deacon, which is the last step between, before becoming a priest. But then it all fell apart. — Thomas Keneally

Did somebody whisper something? I look left then right. Uh oh. I think I'm hearing voices now. Not, I AM hearing voices I THINK I'm hearing voices. Okay not voices, just a voice. Is thinking you heard it better or worse than knowning you heard it? Does the distinction matter? — Penelope Fletcher