Desilicious Preciousdesire Quotes & Sayings

A challenge only becomes an obstacle when you bow to it. — Ray A. Davis

I walk into the office at Southwark Bridge every morning, and I have no idea what's going to happen. — Lionel Barber

In the modern world we are in a paradoxical situation; because although in theory man knows that he can extend his attention to something and then remove it, he very often does not do so. In many areas he does not look at something and then detach from it, and look at something else.
Once he has found something to interest himself in, he cannot detach himself from it efficiently, and therefore he cannot be objective. Note that, in most if not all languages, we have words like 'objectivity' which leads people to imagine that they have it, or can easily use it. That is equivalent (in reality if not in theory) to saying 'I know the word "gold", so I am rich. — Idries Shah

You can't have been here long, you haven't got a pot belly. — Prince Philip

Our problem with limited resources is not primarily overpopulation; it is greed. Our problem with pollution is not the invention of fluorocarbons or mass transport; it is irresponsibility. The loss of an acre of forest every second, the mass slaughter of elephants for their ivory, the extinction of entire species of plants, insects and animals all over the world is not something that "just happens" because there are more of us human beings. It happens because the race of ruling beings put in charge has almost wholly lost its sense of stewardship. We have turned away from God. — Winkie Pratney

college and meets the Dean of Admissions, who signs — Various

A ship under sail and a big-bellied woman, Are the handsomest two things that can be seen common. — Benjamin Franklin

Remember, the police are neutral - they hate everybody. — J.G. Ballard

If there are two or more ways to do something and one of those ways can result in a catastrophe, then someone will do it. — Edward A. Murphy Jr.

In ten minutes, I'm thinking, 'OK, you know what? I love these guys. They're really smart, they're really good, they've got a good sense of comedy, under their guidance, I think maybe this could come out OK.' But I didn't like the part. — Eugene Levy

Oh! A mystery is it?' I cried, rubbing my hands. 'This is very piquant. I am much obliged to you for bringing us together. "The proper study of mankind is man" you know — Arthur Conan Doyle

How much more complicated life is than the attainment of a Ph.D. would lead one to believe! — Robertson Davies

I think that maybe that's my weakness, in that I don't know how to do it, so I just do what I do and try to do it as passionately and as well as I can. — Aaron Eckhart

If God gave Abraham a ram to prevent his slaying Isaac, He might stick a donkey in the bush for me to ride up this infernal mountainside."
~ Grace Madison, PhD. — N.L.B. Horton

It is not only fine feathers that make fine birds. — Aesop