Dikotomi Quotes & Sayings

To grow up, a man must stand apart not only from his mother but from his fellows. Human achievement, according to this perspective, is always to be measured in difference, who is the fastest, the most handsome, the richest. The quarrel between Achilles and Agamemnon highlights this way of looking at human achievement. Not only do the two men compete for the most honor, symbolized by possessions, but they see their contest as a zero-sum game. That is, they - and all the other warriors - assume that there is a finite amount of honor available, so that if one man gets more, then someone else gets less.

Achilles, with his semidivine nature and abundant physical gifts, would seem to be an example of a man fully equipped for success in this system. And yet, Achilles does not prosper in the world of the poem. As he pursues honor and status among his fellows, he becomes more and more isolated, the price of distinction in a competitive society. — Thomas Van Nortwick

I get a lot of influence from pro wrestling. People are like, 'Oh, it's fake.' But it's not about whether the guy wins or loses, it's about how he entertains you the whole time you're watching. — Gabriel Iglesias

Is not absence death to those who love? — Alexander Pope

We must change boys from a 'what can I get' to a 'what can I give' attitude. — Baden Powell De Aquino

The disease of the heart is worse than the disease of the body. — Ali Ibn Abi Talib

Eliminating someone from an investigation is just as important as getting a positive lead. — Henning Mankell

People who challenge themselves are beautiful. You can make it, fighting! — Yoseob

Obi-Wan Kenobi opened his eyes to find himself staring at what he strongly suspected was Anakin's butt.

It looked like Anakin's butt - well, his pants, anyway - though it was thoroughly impossible for Obi-Wan to be certain, since he had never before had occasion to examine Anakin's butt upside down, which it currently appeared to be, nor from this rather uncomfortably close range. — Matthew Woodring Stover

I know in my life there's stuff that will come back because I haven't dealt with it, and it's the same with everybody. — Daniel Craig

The fruit of meditation is not the absence of thoughts, but the fact that thoughts cease to harm us. Once enemies, they become friends. — Bokar Rinpoche

Of course the folk guitar is the one I play very often, but I wanted a more electric sound. — Rokia Traore