Enrico Mattei Quotes & Sayings

I distrust summaries, any kind of gliding through time, any too great a claim that one is in control of what one recounts; I think someone who claims to understand but who is obviously calm, someone who claims to write with emotion recollected in tranquility, is a fool and a liar. To understand is to tremble. To recollect is to reenter and be riven. An acrobat after spinning through the air in a mockery of flight stands erect on his perch and mockingly takes his bow as if what he is being applauded for was easy for him and cost him nothing, although meanwhile he is covered with sweat and his smile is edged with a relief chilling to think about; he is indulging in a show-business style; he is pretending to be superhuman. I am bored with that and with here it has brought us. I admire the authority of being on one's knees in front of the event.
- Innocence, from My Mistress's Sparrow is Dead — Harold Brodkey

Surviving is much more painful than death. — Tom Clancy

I have a pretty active presence on social networking sites, and every day there are messages from so many young girls telling me that they are happy B-Town has curvy women like me. I feel you should be happy the way you are. Of course, fitness is important, but not to the extent of obsession! — Sonakshi Sinha

Heaven sends down its good and evil symbols and wise men act accordingly. — Confucius

I don't like you, either. C-3PO — George Lucas

I stand for people who are firm in their journey. — Solange Knowles

I feel like if we're not running, we're basically disrespecting our bodies. When you're running, you're really using your body for what it's meant to do. — Flea

Education is what most receive, many pass on, and few possess. — Karl Kraus

We are the flowers that make up the Creator's vast and beautiful garden. — Suzy Kassem