Dieumegard Tahiti Quotes & Sayings

I don't think a muscle would dare show up on my body. What would be the purpose? I'd have them slacking off in no time. — Nageeba Davis

People get wisdom from thinking, not from learning ... — Laura Riding

Couldn't you outgrow the little-girl fantasy? Couldn't love be gentler, smaller, quiter, not quite all-consuming? — Jess Walter

A person can find anything if he takes the time, that is, if he can afford to look. And while he's looking, he's free, and he finds things he never expected. — Tove Jansson

How sad, the dependability of greed to make men fools. — Pierce Brown

The politics of courtiers resemble their shadows; they cringe and turn with the sun of the day. — Jean Antoine Petit-Senn

Though passion may have strained, it must not break our bonds of affection. The mystic chords of memory, stretching from every battlefield and patriot grave to every living heart and hearthstone all over this broad land, will yet swell the chorus of the Union, when again touched, as surely they will be, by the better angels of our nature.22 — Michael Shermer

I can't imagine an argument that says that raising marginal tax rates on high income people, many of whom are business owners, is a recipe for economic growth. — Glenn Hubbard

Trust, faith,good, bad ... none of it matters. All you ever do is what you have to do. Follow your disires, fulfill your needs, escape from pain. That's all there is to it. — Kevin Brooks

Emulate all the shit my mother hates, I can't help but demonstrate my freudian fate — Amy Winehouse

How frighteningly few are the persons whose death would spoil our appetite and make the world seem empty. — Eric Hoffer

How funny it was. The very thing that had broken her heart, now no longer wanted. A trick of time. — Robin Black

We have to learn the art of stopping - stopping our thinking, our habit energies, our forgetfulness, the strong emotions that rule us. When an emotion rushes through us like a storm, we have no peace. We turn on the TV and then we turn it off. We pick up a book and then we put it down. How can we stop this state of agitation? How How can we stop our fear, despair, anger, and craving? We can stop by practicing mindful breathing, mindful walking, mindful smiling, and deep looking in order to understand. When we are mindful, touching deeply the present moment, the fruits are always understanding, acceptance, love, and the desire to relieve suffering and bring joy. — Thich Nhat Hanh