Despising Prophecy Quotes & Sayings

Ever since I'd been old enough to know about virtue in a woman, it had seemed like a bull's-eye painted on my head in rouge. — Alexander Chee

Treaty of Peace Shall Be Held Valid in Which There Is Tacitly Reserved Matter for a Future War; — Immanuel Kant

Stevenson told the legionnaires that patriotism "is not short, frenzied outbursts of emotion, but the tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime. . . . For it is often easier to fight for principles than to live up to them. — Scott Farris

Sorrow is long
when love has vanished underground. — Euripides

I don't think I recognize you, sir, said Camier.
I am Watt, said Watt. As you say, I'm unrecognizable.
Watt? said Camier. The name means nothing to me.
I am not widely know, said Watt, true, but I shall be, one day. Not universally, perhaps, my notoriety is not likely ever to penetrate to the denizens of Dublin's fair city, or of Cuq-Toulza. — Samuel Beckett

Most people ask me questions based on a previous interview. That's not an interview. It's like they're just saying my quotes back to me. — Kirsten Dunst