Egils Saga Quotes & Sayings

It is not up to us to judge and measure each other's devoutness. — Elif Shafak

Power is the big obstacle, or one of them, that you have to overcome and learn to deal with effectively before you can reach enlightenment. — Frederick Lenz

Nor did she believe in identity, certainly not the local nationalistic version of it. She said that man was only smart if he was able to shed his identity.

"Skin color is a little hard to shed," she said, "it's true. But the DNA of your social class is even harder to get rid of. — Sayed Kashua

I get good vibes from people. There is a thread of DNA that runs from the days that I was a young teenager to these days. It feels good to go back there. — Neil Diamond

There are no techniques in politics. — Michael Ignatieff

It's true we have our disagreements on border issues, we have disagreements on trade and related issues, but you don't go invading a country whenever you have a dispute on trade issues, ... We have more civilized mechanisms on resolving such problems. — Meles Zenawi

He smelled the garden, the yellow shield of light smote his eyes, and he whispered, "Life is so beautiful."
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Yes, he thought, if I can die saying, "Life is so beautiful," then nothing else is important. — Mario Puzo

When I was in the army, there were four times that I was wounded. I also got more than 30 wounds on my body, and my injuries were ranked on the second rank of invalids. The first rank is the most severe. So, that means that I had lost more than 60 per cent of working capability. — Nguyen Tan Dung

Money is gold, and nothing else — J. P. Morgan

I want to be a wise woman. — Lauren Hutton

Communication: the thing humans forgot when we invented words. — Richard Branson

If the people who said they loved you abused or neglected you, it can feel terrifying to love again ... Commitment or love with a family feeling can be scarier still. The child in you still equates commitment with being locked into a situation where there's no escape. So as you get closer, you may become paralyzed by all your old defenses & memories. — Ellen Bass

The bar door creaked open. "Jaysus, Ruairi. You've not gone and pissed off your new girlfriend before you've had a chance to shag her? — Zara Keane

I have done everything I have ever wanted to do. I have swum with tiger sharks, been charged by lions and elephants. I have been shot three times, chased by crocodiles and, God be praised, I've made enough money that I can continue to do all the things I want to for as long as I am able. — Wilbur Smith