Duruus Quotes & Sayings

From those pedestals which intersperse the railing of the Sheldonian, the high grim busts of the Roman Emperors stared down at the fair stranger in the equipage. Zuleika returned their stare with but a casual glance. The inanimate had little charm for her. — Max Beerbohm

It's much easier to learn what you should do in trading than to do it. Good systems tend to violate normal human tendencies. — William Eckhardt

Plus/minus
Positive/negative
1/0
I can/ I can't
I will/ I won't
You are/You aren't
I said/I thought
I said "I will"/I thought "I can't"
I thought "I can"/I said "You won't — David Levithan

Nobody succeeds beyond his or her wildest expectations unless he or she begins with some wild expectations — Ralph Charell

We can't just act without thinking anymore, Tris. They've been trying to teach as that all along. I guess if we're mages, we can't exactly be kids, can we?
- Sandry after the pirate attack — Tamora Pierce