Damien Sandow Quotes & Sayings

She never used large words, but she had a natural gift for making small ones do effective work. — Mark Twain

Mediocrist (n.) A person of mediocre talents. Nobody wants to be mediocre, but someone has to be. In fact, by definition, most people are. Microphily — Ammon Shea

Research under a paradigm must be a particularly effective way of inducing paradigm change. — Thomas Kuhn

Do you know why you feel destined for something greater?"
"Why?" Kip asked, quiet, hopeful.
"Because you're an arrogant little shit. — Brent Weeks

A great sorrow, and one that I am only beginning to understand: we don't get to choose our own hearts. We can't make ourselves want what's good for us or what's good for other people. We don't get to choose the people we are. — Donna Tartt

It's really hard for me to capture this certain way of singing that sounds good to me. I don't really understand it, but hopefully some day I'll figure it out. — Doug Martsch

Science is curiosity, testing and experimenting. — Venkatraman Ramakrishnan

Because ... 1 child that's unsafe ... is 1 child too many! — Timothy Pina

You never came out the way you came in. — Francis Spufford

Know what? (Wulf) If halflings live past twenty-seven. But then anything is possible. I say in a few months we should pop us some Orville Redenbacher's, then sit back and enjoy the show. (Spawn) — Sherrilyn Kenyon

If we succeed without confronting and changing shaking foundation of low self-esteem rooted in contempt of hatred, we will falter along the way. — Bell Hooks

Self-knowledge involves relationship. To know oneself is to study one self in action with another person. Relationship is a process of self evaluation and self revelation. Relationship is the mirror in which you discover yourself - to be is to be related. — Bruce Lee

a world where chocolate is entirely rare - or entirely mediocre - is a dystopia the likes of which we can scarcely conceive ["An Emotional History Of Chocolate," The Millions, January 5, 2015]. — Elizabeth Winkler