Declensions Quotes & Sayings

Works of imagination excel by their allurement and delight; by their power of attracting and detaining the attention. That book is good in vain which the reader throws away. He only is the master who keeps the mind in pleasing captivity; whose pages are perused with eagerness, and in hope of new pleasure are perused again; and whose conclusion is perceived with an eye of sorrow, such as the traveller casts upon departing day. — Samuel Johnson

Everything comes to those who hustle while they wait. — Thomas A. Edison

Their guilt plus their repentance should have equalled forgiveness. But they don't feel forgiven, so they failed, which makes them feel guilty, which was why they repented in the first place, so they're stuck right where they started: Guilty. — Geoffrey Wood

But what now if all the peace, the comfort, the contentment were to come to a horrible end? — Franz Kafka

I love knowing that people are connecting to my lyrics, my music and me. — Lee DeWyze

make?' Leo's hands worked furiously, — Rick Riordan

If you want to see the real Saints, don't go to the Temples of the Religion, but go to the Temples of the Science! — Mehmet Murat Ildan

He may be stronger, but I'm not defenseless. He knows that, of coarse. That's why he's here. He wants me for what I can do after all. — Sophie Jordan

When a society decays, it is language that is first to become gangrenous. As a result, social criticism begins with grammar and the re-establishing of meanings — Octavio Paz

Writing lets you step back and think through a problem. Even the angriest rant forces the writer to achieve a degree of thoughtfulness. — Atul Gawande

When Knowledge Went North (excerpt)
As for us,
We came nowhere near being right,
Since we have the answers.
"For he who knows does not speak
He who speaks does not know"
And "The Wise Man gives instruction
Without the use of speech. — Thomas Merton

The only security men can have for their political liberty, consists in keeping their money in their own pockets. — Lysander Spooner

Investors should invest on what they know. The biggest mistake is to invest on what they don't know. — Mohamed El-Erian

As people are showing the Rift to friends, word will spread that VR can be that good. So I'm not so worried in terms of adoption of the Rift. — Brendan Iribe

The bad reviews get to me, believe me. — Daniel Craig