Droevige Nederlandse Quotes & Sayings

If man made himself the first object of study, he would see how incapable he is of going further. How can a part know the whole? — Blaise Pascal

Knowledge is observation and is given to those who would look. — L. Ron Hubbard

You realize how many times you have to wet your thumb when you're counting out a million?"
"You're shitting me. They must have a machine or something."
"Right. A machine that wets their thumbs. — John Godey

I believe that you're great, that there's something magnificent about you. Regardless of what has happened to you in your life, regardless of how young or how old you think you might be, the moment you begin to think properly, there's something that is within you, there's power within you, that's greater than the world. It will begin to emerge. It will take over your life. It will feed you. It will clothe you. It will guide you, protect you, direct you, sustain your very existence, if you let it. Now, that is what I know for sure. — Michael Beckwith

I was fine when it came to cheering up others, not so fine with myself. — Gene Tierney

It is a rare photographer who can take a detached, cold-blooded view of his work. — Arthur Rothstein

All along the backwater,
Through the rushes tall,
Ducks are a-dabbling,
Up tails all!
Ducks' tails, drakes' tails,
Yellow feet a-quiver,
Yellow bills all out of sight
Busy in the river! — Kenneth Grahame

I would like it to be said that I was a good writer of detective and thriller stories. — Agatha Christie

I've always thought space station is a great name. It should be like a gas station where we go for service and supplies before heading further out. — Wally Schirra

I learned at Yale, one of the biggest lessons was to learn how special I am and therefore how totally unspecial I am. I was special among everyone else who was special. The fact that we're all so individual and that's what makes us special. — Lupita Nyong'o

I keep telling myself that I don't miss you and that I don't love you hoping that someday I will believe it. — Tyga

Losers spend time explaining why they lost. Losers spend their lives thinking about what they're going to do. They rarely enjoy doing what they're doing. — Eric Berne

I don't like to deal with studios. — Ang Lee