Desertores Quotes & Sayings

Must be nice to have that kind of unshakable belief in a merciful higher power. — Ellen Hopkins

The good is twice described in
the Philebus as perfect, self-
sufficient and seeked by all
conscious beings. And the good
does not have a contrary: it is not
the one end of a scale whose evil
would be the other end; it is a
measure on any scale.
Taken from Bernard Suzanne
Plato and his dialogues
Pursuing Goodness or the Good.
Updated Nov 21, 1998 — Plato

Constipation is a sign of good health in pomeranians. — Samuel Beckett

I think at the heart of so much restlessness of the day is a spiritual vacuum. There is a yearning for meaningful lives, a yearning for values we can commonly embrace. I hear an almost inaudible but pervasive discontent with the price we pay for our current materialism. And I hear a fluttering of hope that there might be more to life than bread and circuses. — Bill Moyes

Book dedication To myself, without whose inspired and tireless efforts this book would not have been possible. — Al Jaffee

Life is a search after power. — Ralph Waldo Emerson

That which exercises reason is more excellent than that which does not exercise reason; there is nothing more excellent than the universe, therefore the universe exercises reason. — Zeno Of Citium

The very flowers are sacred to the poor. — William Wordsworth

Looking up, you notice that the leaves at the top of any tree are smaller, on average, than the leaves at the bottom. This allows sunlight to be caught near the base whenever the wind blows and parts the upper branches. — Hope Jahren

One can live without having survived — Carolyn Forche

Our focus is our reality. What we choose to focus on becomes our world. It produces our thoughts, values, attitudes, and beliefs. — David J. Lieberman

The NBA is a culture shock for college kids, and even more so for kids from another country. The NBA is a unique environment, so there is going to be transition for any young kid, but I think coming from another country and culture is even harder. It does take a special toughness and confidence to deal with that, especially since a lot of times you don't play a lot as a young player. — Austin Ainge

Efforts to make work fun only annoy most of us, especially the introvert. — Laurie A. Helgoe