Convolutions Def Quotes & Sayings

The content or time-clothing of any medium or culture is the preceding medium or culture. — Marshall McLuhan

The vices we scoff at in others laugh at us within ourselves. — Thomas Browne

I saw that vigil now as necessary, a prerequisite for my insides to harden and cure just like the willow of a cricket bat must cure to be ready for a lifetime of knocks. — Abraham Verghese

I want to be able to look back and think that as long as I was going this, I did the best that I could. — Billy Corgan

Lucky is the man who does not secretly believe that every possibility is open to him. — Walker Percy

The wonderful thing about Gilda Radner was that she was not a person who disappointed. — Anne Beatts

The human heart has hidden treasures, In secret kept, in silence sealed; The thoughts, the hopes, the dreams, the pleasures, Whose charms were broken if revealed. — Charlotte Bronte

I lived a really wonderful life with this man and even after our divorce, it was incredible. — Priscilla Presley

It's something that never comes off, no matter how much you might want it to."
"You're comparing love to a ... stain?"
He leans so far back in his seat that the front legs of his chair scrape off the floor. He looks very satisfied, with the crepe or with himself, I'm not sure. "Exactly. — Gayle Forman

There's a false notion that success is a zero sum game. To win in our careers we have to give up family. To work hard we have to sacrifice sleep. To accomplish we must take (or borrow or steal) from somewhere else in our lives. It's just not the case. — Maynard Webb

A learned fool is more a fool than an ignorant fool. — Moliere

I grew up in Wakefield, Mass., and there were only a couple of Jewish families in the town. — Israel Horovitz

Poverty and deprivation lead to frustration, making the masses vulnerable to exploitation by extremist organizations. — Pervez Musharraf