Dupear Quotes & Sayings

Being fired has some of the advantages of dying without its supreme disadvantages. People say extra-nice things about you, and you get to hear them. — Howard Zinn

The amity that wisdom knits not, folly may easily untie. — William Shakespeare

How can you be with someone if you never see them? — Jennifer Close

But then you hear that he can't hear you, you see that he can't see you. You are not here
and you haven't even died yet. You see yourself through his eyes, as The Generic Woman, the skirted symbol on the ladies' room door. — Melissa Bank

Beyond happiness and unhappiness is truth. Truth is not affected by anything in the relative world. Truth is the unifying aspect of existence. — Frederick Lenz

To be knocked out doesn't mean what it seems. A boxer does not have to get up. — Joyce Carol Oates

Take off all the masks, manners, fancy clothes, all the devices you use, and be the most honest person you can be with yourself. Then, whatever love you get then is real. All the false approaches, like trying to be a player, only bring false results. — Jacque Fresco

It's very conventional to say that you're a contrarian these days. — Reid Hoffman

Almost anything is edible with a dab of French mustard on it. — Nigel Slater

I think he is just an old man who still believes in his country, his old Germany. we all wanted a new Germany, but not at the cost of this madman, Hitler. Your grandpa can't be blamed for loving his old Germany. — Ann Rinaldi

Risks
To laugh is to risk appearing a fool,
To weep is to risk appearing sentimental.
To reach out to another is to risk involvement,
To expose feelings is to risk exposing your true self.
To place your ideas and dreams before a crowd is to risk their loss.
To love is to risk not being loved in return,
To live is to risk dying,
To hope is to risk despair,
To try is to risk failure.
But risks must be taken because the greatest hazard in life is to risk nothing.
The person who risks nothing, does nothing, has nothing, is nothing.
He may avoid suffering and sorrow,
But he cannot learn, feel, change, grow or live.
Chained by his servitude he is a slave who has forfeited all freedom.
Only a person who risks is free. — William Arthur Ward

Perenelle shuddered. You know I hate leprechauns more than almost anything. — Michael Scott

Literature is not a sack race. There aren't real winners and losers in the Republic of Letters. — Charles Baxter

Blake looked around and gulped. He'd forgotten about the mess on the floor. Chamber pot shards, his
shaving kit, a towel or two ...
"I ... ah ... " It seemed to him that it was far easier
to lie for the sake of national security than it was to his
older sister.
"Is that a bar of soap stuck to the wall?" Penelope asked.
"Um ... yes, it appears to be. — Julia Quinn