Dements Mechanical Quotes & Sayings

As a general rule, Providence seldom vouchsafes to mortals any more than just that degree of encouragement which suffices to keep them at a reasonably full exertion of their powers. — Nathaniel Hawthorne

If I could act in theater, my whole life, and never act in film or television again, and just direct the rest of my life, I would gladly do that. — Matthew Lillard

Something deathless and dangerous in the world sweeps past you ... It is something fearful and ominous, something turbulent and to be dreaded, which distends the drama to include the life of nations as well as of men. It is an ageless warning ... — John Mason Brown

Every murder strikes at the heart of civilization; it is an attack on all mankind. — Rae Foley

It's boring."
"Oh," I said. I rubbed at my jaw. "You think I should have gone four-color?"
Bob stared at me for a second and said, "I have nightmares about Hell, where all I do is add up numbers and try to have conversations with people like you."
I glowered up at the skull and nodded. "Okay, fine. You think it needs more drama."
"More anything. Drama would do. Or breasts."
I sighed and saw where that line of thought was going. "I am not going to hire a leggy secretary, Bob. Get over it."
"I didn't say anything about legs. But as long as we're on the subject ... — Jim Butcher

Studying many obese people in great detail and following them over a long period of time, I have come to the conclusion that ... overeating, though it is observed with great regularity, is not the cause of obesity; it is a symptom of an underlying disturbance ... . Food, of course, is essential for obesity - but so is it for the maintenance of life in general. The need for overeating and the changes in weight regulation and fat storage are the essential disturbances. — Gary Taubes

I literally went from being unable to play my rent to being on a plane the next day, being paid peanuts. — Johnny Depp

One thing I learned a long time ago is that even if you think you're meant to be with someone, that doesn't necessarily mean you get to be with them. — Miranda Kenneally

Let who will boast their courage in the field, I find but little safety from my shield, Nature's, not honour's law we must obey: This made me cast my useless shield away. — Archilochus

There is no paradise, no place of true completion
that does not include within its walls the unknown. — Jane Hirshfield

Novels include padding; I think padding may be an essential part of the novel, for all I know. — Jorge Luis Borges