Der Pool Quotes & Sayings

The body believes in images. — Robert Moss

One thing I have learned in a long life: that all our science, measured against reality, is primitive and childlike
and yet it is the most precious thing we have. — Albert Einstein

How often have I met and disliked writers whose books I love; and conversely, hated the books and then wound up liking the writer? Too often. — Lev Grossman

We Americans are too often like children, steeped in moral tales that lack complexity and nuanced meaning.

(from the foreword in The War I survived Was Vietnam by Michael Uhl) — Steve Rees

Every single thing I go through, I remember I was homeless, and I draw from it! — Eric Thomas

SPIRITUAL WARRIORS is a terrific voyage. A memorable journey through the light and dark of our lives and ultimately to hope. I loved it. — Victor Salva

One today is worth two tomorrows. — James Patterson

I seen hundreds of men come by on the road an' on the ranches, with their bindles on their back an' that same damn thing in their heads ... every damn one of 'em's got a little piece of land in his head. An' never a God damn one of 'em ever gets it. Just like heaven. Ever'body wants a little piece of lan'. I read plenty of books out here. Nobody never gets to heaven, and nobody gets no land. — John Steinbeck

Things that happen are of no importance. But from everything that happens, there is a lesson to be learned. — John Steinbeck

What's happened is that, almost overnight, we've switched from democracy in real-property recording to oligarchy in real-property recording. There was no court case behind this, no statute from Congress or the state legislatures. It was accomplished in a private corporate decision. The banks just did it. — Christopher Peterson

Ahimsa (non-killing), truthfulness, purity, mercy, and godliness are always to be kept. — Swami Vivekananda

Terrestrial happiness is of short duration. The brightness of the flame is wasting its fuel; the fragrant flower is passing away in its own odors. — Samuel Johnson

As we go through life our relationship with our own mortality and our inevitable demise increases. — Peter Morgan

GET OUT OF MY HEAD, YOU STUPID CRIPPLE! — Mark Millar

There are a lot of ethical firms on Wall Street. — John J. Mack