Emily Downward Quotes & Sayings

I am concerned about the economy. I was the first one laid off. — Al Gore

Shall I show you the sinews of a philosopher? What sinews are those? - A will undisappointed; evils avoided; powers daily exercised; careful resolutions; unerring decisions. — Epictetus

When I was in high school, I used to have breakfast with my grandpa every morning. He instilled a lot of values in me: hard work, loyalty. He grew up during the Great Depression in Philly in poverty - he didn't have enough to eat as a kid. Sometimes his family would get kicked out of their apartment because they couldn't pay the rent. — Matthew Quick

Anything that happens gradually is always irrevocable. — Madame De Stael

When healing, the healer should be calm and detached. He should not be nervous, "overconcerned" or attached to the expected results. Otherwise, the projected pranic energy will not be released and will return to him. — Choa Kok Sui

if i dont write to empty my mind, i go mad — George Gordon Byron

The painting has a life of its own — Jackson Pollock

I want to know about life! I want some real answers ... "
"Five."
"Five?!"
"I thought that was a pretty good answer! — Charles M. Schulz

The confusion between these two diverse human activities - inventing stories and following traces in order to find something - is the origin of the incomprehension and distrust of science shown by a significant part of our contemporary culture. The separation is a subtle one: the antelope hunted at dawn is not far removed from the antelope deity in that night's storytelling. The — Carlo Rovelli