Deblasio Quotes & Sayings

I've had so many knives stuck into me, when they hand me a flower I can't quite make out what it is. It takes time. — Charles Bukowski

If I wish to kiss you, I will. No priest, no father, and no god will stop me. — Jayne Castel

More accustomed to relying upon himself to shape events, he took the greatest control of the process leading up to the nomination, displaying a fierce ambition, an exceptional political acumen, and a wide range of emotional strengths, forged in the crucible of personal hardship, that took his unsuspecting rivals by surprise. — Doris Kearns Goodwin

Formerly pictures used to move towards completion in progressive stages. Each day would bring something new. A picture was a sum of additions. With me, picture is a sum of destructions. I do a picture, then I destroy it. But in the long run nothing is lost; the red that I took away from one place turns up somewhere else. — Pablo Picasso

Given a situation, a system with a Leerstelle [a gap], whether a given completion (Lueckenfuellung) does justice to the structure, is the "right" one, is often determined by the structure of the system, the situation. There are requirements, structurally determined; there are possible in pure cases unambiguous decisions as to which completion does justice to the situation, which does not, which violates the requirements and the situation. — Max Wertheimer

Reading haiku is as much an art as writing it. The reader needs to pause and listen to the silences, to feel the spaces between the words, and to journey into the depths of many multi-colored worlds. — Harley King

You know, if we're speaking on a cosmic level, you're never in a better place than you are in the current moment. — Ryan Daff

Anything may be betrayed, anyone may be forgiven. But not those who lack the courage of their own greatness. — Ayn Rand

For the substance of our existence is not in achievements, but method — Brandon Sanderson

A man who stands in front of a woman does nothing more than block her view. — Penelope Douglas

When Jesus warns us not to store up treasures on earth, it's not just because wealth might be lost; it's because wealth will always be lost. Either it leaves us while we live, or we leave it when we die. No exceptions ... Realizing its value is temporary should radically affect our investment strategy ... According to Jesus, storing up earthly treasures isn't simply wrong. It's just plain stupid. — Randy Alcorn

The coach should be the absolute boss, but he still should maintain an open mind. — Red Auerbach

Second, the only proven technique for treatment for chemically dependent people involves use of a spiritual program of self-change. — Virgil Miller Newton