Diptychs Examples Quotes & Sayings

It was Sci-Fi and fantasy that got me reading, and Sci-Fi writers in particular have pack rat minds. They introduce all sorts of interesting themes and ideas into their books, and so for me it was a short leap to go from the fantasy and Sci-Fi genres to folklore, mythology, ancient history and philosophy. I did not read philosophy because I set out to become a philosopher; I read it because it looked interesting. — Terry Pratchett

What was a problem was the excessive amount of media attention to the appointment of the first woman and everything she did. Everywhere that Sandra went, the press was sure to go. And that got tiresome; it was stressful. — Sandra Day O'Connor

From the instant the atomic bomb exploded, it became the symbol of all human evil; it was a savagely primitive demon and a most modern curse. — Kenzaburo Oe

Of course, the liar often imagines that he does no harm as long as his lies go undetected. — Sam Harris

Every musical movement that is big enough has to produce some good musicians who wouldn't have had the incentive to start playing without it. — Alexis Korner

We know we are called to act like quality men with urgency that is governed by clarity in the strength of the Lord. What remains is this matter of love. — James MacDonald

Clinical depression is an extreme form of a 'bad mood.' — Dallas Willard

I'm a sinner. I fumble. People must see me as one of them. The things that worry them, must worry me — Patrice Motsepe

The way Conway Morris goes about biting the hand that once fed him would make a shoal of piranha seem decorous. — Simon Conway Morris

One single object ... [will merit] the endless gratitude of the society: that of restraining the judges from usurping legislation. — Thomas Jefferson

The less passion there is, the better we work. The calmer we are the better for us and the more the amount of work we can do. — Swami Vivekananda