Coomaraswamy Problems Quotes & Sayings

What holds true for the individual holds true for a society. It is never static; if it does not grow, it decays; if it does not transcend the status quo for the better, it changes for the worse. Often we, the individual or the people who make up a society, have the illusion we could stand still and not alter the given situation in the one or the other direction. This is one of the most dangerous illusions. The moment we stand still, we begin to decay. — Erich Fromm

Unwinds exist in the constant shadow of betrayal. — Neal Shusterman

I'm not a person who particularly had heros when growing up. — Dennis Ritchie

Devotees of grammatical studies have not been distinguished for any very remarkable felicities of expression — Amos Bronson Alcott

Torturing innocents, murdering civilians and destroying public property; they are all the gifts we have been given by religion. — M.F. Moonzajer

I had only two jobs my entire life Taco Bell for six months and Kroger's Food store for one day! — Dante Hall

Makeup can help you capture a moment. — Carine Roitfeld

There were some men who just knew how to kiss, the kind of kiss that could send a woman reeling. The kind of kiss that could take away problems and awareness and ... and everything. The kind of kiss that could shatter her into a trillion little pieces. The kind of kiss that somehow both calmed her body and soul even as it wound her up for more. Aidan was that kind of kisser. — Jill Shalvis

Party politics in modern democratic society means pandering to a wide variety of different groups and sympathizing with their often quite base motives, such as revenge, power, booty, and spoils, to maintain the necessary level of support. — Randal Marlin

'What It Is' was based on this class I've been teaching for 10 years - I wanted to write a book about writing that didn't mention stuff like story structure, protagonists, and all those things that we know about only because they already exist in stories. — Lynda Barry

I love to go get fireworks, even though some of them are illegal. — Carmen Electra

Most people ask me questions based on a previous interview. That's not an interview. It's like they're just saying my quotes back to me. — Kirsten Dunst

A spider brings good luck before midnight and bad luck after. — Joanne Harris