Druktebarometer Quotes & Sayings

Life is judged with all the blindness of life itself. — George Santayana

Sweet potatoes in their jackets have a large comfort value built into them — Bryce Courtenay

Maddie took the top of her egg off. The hot bright yolk was like summer sun breaking through cloud. The first daffodil in the snow. A gold sovereign wrapped in a white silk handkerchief. She dipped her spoon in it and licked it. — Elizabeth Wein

After all, what is crazier: one person owning the same amount of money as the combined economies of twenty-three countries, or suggesting that if we shared, there would be enough for everyone? — Shane Claiborne

We owe our existence to our parents, but we actually didn't have a choice. — Leon Kass

Sometimes I get the start of a story from a memory, an anecdote, but that gets lost and is usually unrecognizable in the final story.
[A Conversation with Alice Munro, BookBrowse, 1998] — Alice Munro

I like fragrances that have some sweetness to them. All three I have developed have that as a common element. — Shakira

A devotion to principle, whether that principle makes much sense to the rest of us, is usually something to marvel at. — Sports Illustrated

The earth itself is a great big magnet. — Edward Leedskalnin

I'm not a fighter. If there's something going on that I really feel strongly about, I'll certainly stand up but I pick my battles. — Analeigh Tipton

Environmental degradation, overpopulation, refugees, narcotics, terrorism, world crime movements, and organized crime are worldwide problems that don't stop at a nation's borders. — Warren Christopher

In an argument, you may silence your opponent by pressing an advantage of strength or of wealth, or of education. But you do not really convince him. Though he is no longer saying anything, in his heart he still keeps to his opinion, the only way to make him change that opinion is to speak quietly and reasonably. When he understands that you are not trying to defeat him, but only to find the truth, he will listen to you and perhaps accept what you tell him. — Kano Jigoro