Claverie Nightstand Quotes & Sayings

I do not ask who you are, that is not important to me, You can do nothing and be nothing but what I will infold you. — Walt Whitman

Education is what is left after you've forgotten everything you've learned. — Albert Einstein

Any president can start a war, and use the chaos of disorder that such a war creates as an indefinite argument for prolonging it. It's a war that keeps on giving. Failure means it's even more necessary to keep failing. — Andrew Sullivan

I worry that there are people who are put in positions of authority because they're good talkers, but they don't have good ideas. It's so easy to confuse schmoozing ability with talent. Someone seems like a good presenter, easy to get along with, and those traits are rewarded. Well, why is that? They're valuable traits, but we put too much of a premium on presenting and not enough on substance and critical thinking. — Susan Cain

I wasn't afraid of getting old, because I was never a great beauty. — Shirley Maclaine

There seldom is a single wave. Another way to look at it is, 'when it rains, it pours.' Good luck or bad luck often followed by more of the same. Whatever path you begin, it's almost impossible to change your direction. You're sent hurtling through space, crashing through experiences decided by the first few decisions you ever made. Binary choices set against something as simple as a yes or no in your earliest stages of development. As a Future Child, that would be your primitive choices in Genus. Actions, friendships, whether to smile in one moment or frown in the next. Those are all paths that, once set upon, are entirely unchangeable. At least, that's what I was designed to think. — Brandon R. Chinn

Forgiveness is for yourself because it frees you. It lets you out of that prison you put yourself in. — Louise L. Hay

People are always willing to follow advice when it accords with their own wishes. — Marguerite Gardiner, Countess Of Blessington

in a parade, and I'd already seen Ranger naked but he was worth — Janet Evanovich

Love and loss come in equal measure. — Kate Lord Brown

But first, first I want you to understand one thing: apart from certain grave pathological cases, people only go insane when they try to escape from routine. Do you understand? — Paulo Coelho

You're kind of... distracting.

Am I?

Yes. In the best way. — Tia Giacalone

THE GODS was my first professional band and I learned a lot during that time. It was very cool playing with so many great musicians as it helped me to learn. — Ken Hensley

Ads represent the main channel of intellectual and artistic effort in the modern world. — Marshall McLuhan

You think I don't know these ancient labyrinths? I know them all, in every city. I've known them for centuries."
"And you're looking your age," said Cassie. — Gabriella Poole