Diederichs Verlag Quotes & Sayings

I don't want to be a dictator, because it is contrary to my own conscience. I am a democrat, but I don't desire democratic liberalism. On the contrary, I want a guided democracy ... I have a conception of my own, which I will put at the disposal of the party leaders if required. — Sukarno

I want to tell you a story about my mother, although of course it is also mine - inherited, along with dangly earlobes and a horror of deep water. — Tanya Moir

Internal and external purification, contentment, mortification, study, and worship of God are the Niyamas. — Swami Vivekananda

Think about it: If you don't have any actual, tangible skills, then how can you do anything? You may be laughing and nodding, but do you realize how few people, when asked the basic question, 'What can you do?' stumble on the answer and have nothing to say? Most people. — Tucker Max

I sold 'Time Life' books on the telephone. It's probably the only pure skill job I've ever had. When you're on and you're good, you get 'yes' after 'yes.' When you're slightly off, you get rejection after rejection. It was one of the greatest jobs I ever had. It was brutal. — David Nevins

Economy: As an adjective, cheap; As a noun, that which compels us to render ourselves as such. — CrimethInc.

I think animation is like running a marathon, and making a movie is like a 100 meter sprint. The question is: are you a marathon man or are you a sprinter? I realized that I was more of a sprinter than a marathon man. With a long, long project, I get bored easily. — Marjane Satrapi

Darkness comes in waves ... tell me, why invite it to stay? — Eddie Vedder

It took two hours to drive from Portland to Boston. It felt like two days. We — D.J. MacHale

This is the girlfriend seat. You belong over here. — E.L. Todd