Clairmonte Home Quotes & Sayings

People of different dispositions make the world go round. That's why it's insanity to try to be someone else. — Ufuoma Apoki

He uses his folly like a stalking-horse, and under the presentation of that he shoots his wit. — William Shakespeare

Presently I shall be introduced as 'this venerable old gentleman' and the axe will fall when they raise me to the degree of 'grand old man'. That means on our continent any one with snow-white hair who has kept out of jail till eighty. — Stephen Leacock

Some seek pleasure in love
blind to the trials of a mortal body
others see a bubble or mirage
and realize impermanence undoes us all
a real man's will is straight like iron
in an uncrooked heart the Way is true
dense and tall bamboos in the snow
show you the mind not used in vain — Han-shan

That's because the worlds we experienced barely seemed to match up, despite being the same place. — Seanan McGuire

Good work last night, whiskey, too bad you can't make sleep as restful as you make it deep. — Imogen Binnie

You can always tell when an actor has grown a 'rhino skin' to protect themselves. It comes across on screen, and they aren't believable. They're dead in the eyes because they've been told a million times that they're the greatest actor that ever lived. If you don't realise what's happening, and get your feet back on the ground, it can be the worst thing that ever happens to you. — Emma Stone

I'll try to see you as just a friend, but it's gonna take a while. So please be patient, okay? Let me be in love with you for just a little longer. — Hisaya Nakajo

Who will remember Anna Wintour in the history of fashion? No one. — Azzedine Alaia

I probably owe my political dismay to New Labour, but also my growing sense that the satirical shape of human affairs is international and historical, not glued to the tawdry ambitions of a team of politicians who represent nothing but themselves. — Andrew O'Hagan