Cornus X Quotes & Sayings

When others stood idly by, you and your families gave your all, in defence of a risen people and in pursuit of Irish freedom and unity. — Gerry Adams

For anyone who loves intensely lives not in himself but in the object of his love, and the further he can move out of himself into his love, the happier he is. — Desiderius Erasmus

Good writers define reality
Bad ones merely restate it. — Edward Albee

You reincarnate forever because you exist forever. You can't die. You can't be born, your essence that is. You are on a big wheel. — Frederick Lenz

If you're picking your best friend based on what kind of clothes she wears or how popular she is, chances are you aren't going to stay in touch after graduation. — Renee Olstead

The dog, the rabbit and the hoop all feature in the painting, and take the place of the orrery. — Kit Williams

Civilization is to groups what intelligence is to individuals. It is a means of combining the intelligence of many to achieve ongoing group adaptation. Civilization, like intelligence, may serve well, serve adequately, or fail to serve its adaptive function. When civilization fails to serve, it must disintegrate unless it is acted upon by unifying internal or external forces. — Octavia E. Butler

A cheerful, intelligent face is the end of culture. — Ralph Waldo Emerson

A curator treasures aged bibles, but the wise treasure the wisdom within. — Christian Hunt

I think that people like Bloomberg, they're complete thugs. No question about it. But on the other hand, it must be said that they are politically savvy. They don't get into those positions of power - in the case of Bloomberg, both economic and political power - by being anybody's fool. — Norman Finkelstein

she wore a Walther TPH .22 automatic in her right hand. The TPH is a pretty little thing. It has a straight blowback action, a six-round box magazine and two-and-a-quarter-inch barrel. It's also utterly useless as a firearm, because unless you can guarantee hitting either the heart or the brain first time, you're only going to annoy the person you're shooting at. For most people, a wet mackerel is the better choice of weapon. — Hugh Laurie