Encontrarian Quotes & Sayings

Evolution has never found a way to be any speed but very slow. — Jaron Lanier

That's where the songs come from: that's what I'd most want people to understand. What sounds good or looks good, that's nothing. The only worthwhile thing in art is seeing someone else's heart. — Adam Duritz

As human beings, we tend to describe our vast
universe and complicated emotions by comparing
them to things we already know and comprehend.
And many of us suffer by comparison. — Rachel C. Weingarten

I can't help but remember that my lips, now smiling for Maven, were kissing his brother last night. — Victoria Aveyard

Earlier in my career, I used to spend a lot of time practising my tennis on court. Now I've learned that it's better to do just a couple of hours on court and two gym sessions a day. That's what's made me fitter and stronger. — Andy Murray

You have to create your own mighty men, because without them you won't be able to accomplish anything. — Sunday Adelaja

What tormented Ivan Ilych most was the deception, the lie, which for some reason they all accepted, that he was not dying but was simply ill, and that he only need keep quiet and undergo a treatment and then something very good would result. — Leo Tolstoy

When people are filled to the brim with love, they are their most beautiful. — Adriana Trigiani

Both the 'Gregor' series and 'The Hunger Games' are what I call lightning-bolt ideas. There was a moment where the idea came to me. With 'The Hunger Games,' the lightning bolt sort of hit at a moment when I was channel surfing between reality TV and the coverage of the Iraq war. — Suzanne Collins

We have learned that mother trees recognize and talk with their kin, shaping future generations. In addition, injured trees pass their legacies on to their neighbors, affecting gene regulation, defense chemistry, and resilience in the forest community. — Peter Wohlleben

Commas in The New Yorker fall with the precision of knives in a circus act, outlining the victim. — E.B. White

In my view, the ideal prime minister is patient, hard-working, compassionate and has a clear vision, driven by the fair go. — Julia Gillard

Evolution is not truth; it is merely a hypothesis-it is millions of guesses strung together. — William Jennings Bryan

All classes of society are trade unionists at heart, and differ chiefly in the boldness, ability, and secrecy with which they pursue their respective interests. — William Stanley Jevons