Conrads Joppa Quotes & Sayings

The ultimate meaning of the active life is to make possible the happiness of contemplation. — Josef Pieper

Unless a life is lived for others, it is not worthwhile. — Mother Teresa

The world is what women make of it. This point is crucial - we must make something of it. This presupposes some kind of location in the ordinary world of human affairs, much of which is male-created. Friendship provides a point of crystallization for living in the ordinary world, not the pretense for exiting from it. Friendship does not automatically convey the means of living in the world or of making women into world-builders, but it does provide a location in that world. — Janice G. Raymond

Hodor squatted down beside the door, rocking back and forth on his haunches and muttering, "Hodor, hodor, hodor." Bran — George R R Martin

Okay, dumbass. Perspective time," Gordon muttered as he ripped the greasy bag open. He would force himself to eat. He was not going to become an obsessed basketcase. He wasn't.

"First of all," he said, yanking the utensil drawer open." He is capable of murdering a huge juicer in the middle of the street and then disappearing with the body within seconds."

He removed one of the cartons and shoved his fork into the mound of noodles. "Two, he is probably a sociopath. Three, he thinks I'm a complete ballsack of a moron. — Santino Hassell

He said cynicism's self-protection, a defense mechanism used by cowards who give up on love because they're afraid love's given up on them. — Linda Yellin

Being a father is just wonderful. — Sam Trammell

I am a person who dreads any kind of public exposure and any kind of public event. I spend all day, if I have to do a reading, preparing. — Junot Diaz

you are not embarrassed by the first version of your product, you've launched too late." Reid Hoffman — Dan Norris

Historically, in my generation, all of my heroes and heroines have had issues and problems. We all do. — Anita Baker

Here we raise his children for him, cook for him, bring up his crops, butcher his hogs - even fight his wars for him - and he still won't acknowledge our existence. — James Sallis