Demeaned Clementi Quotes & Sayings

The absolute truth is that there is no power in celebrity. — Bill Cosby

I am the Terrible Trivium, demon of petty tasks and worthless jobs, ogre of wasted effort, and monster of habit. — Norton Juster

Water becomes clear and transparent when in a quiescent stage. How much the more wonderful will be the mind of a sage when poised in quiescence! It is the mirror of heaven and earth, reflecting the ten thousand things. — Zhuangzi

It is not enough to be busy. So are the ants. The question is: What are we busy about? — Henry David Thoreau

I didn't work hard for success. I worked hard because that's what is in me. I showed up in this world somehow knowing that you have to work hard. You can't just have a thought. You have to follow the thought through. — Wayne Dyer

He looked at her and tilted his head very slightly in wonder. He had forgotten, as he always forgot, how beautiful she was. Her hair was held away from her face by the ruby and gold headband that crossed her dark brows. Her skin was flawless and so fair as to be translucent. She dressed as always in an imitation of Hephestia, but it was far easier to imagine the impersonal cruelty of the Great Goddess than to see cruelty in the face in the Queen of Attolia. Looking at her, Eugenides smiled.
Attolia saw his smile, without any hint of self-effacement or flattery or opportunism, a smile wholly unlike that of any member of her court, and she hit him across the face with her hand. His head rocked on his shoulders. He made no sound but sank to his knees ... — Megan Whalen Turner

A relationship takes place between two people across space and time, and suddenly no one seems like a stranger. — Vatsal Surti

She's out of my league, but if she has herpes ...
That puts us in the same league!
The herpes league! — Rick Remender

Today, being the biggest developing countries in the world, China and India are both committed to developing their economy and raising their people's living standards. — Li Peng

Lack of feeling in an emotional sense is responsible for the way some singers do our songs. They don't understand and are too old to grasp the feeling. Beatles are really the only people who can play Beatle music. — John Lennon