Ephemere Quotes & Sayings

When asked how he accomplished his astonishing discoveries, Newton replied unhelpfully, By thinking upon them. — Carl Sagan

There are, of course, an infinite number of places where one is not, yet only one place where one actually is. — Laura Lippman

The test of a civilization is in the way that it cares for its helpless members — Pearl S. Buck

This is how diseases are usually spread. Someone spits on a guy, somebody has sex with a chimp. Next thing you know ... AIDS. — CM Punk

You should command and demand the tenfold leverage on your dollars when you give it away as well. — Peter Diamandis

The charm of the Platonic mode of thought ... consisted precisely in the resistance to the obvious evidence of the senses. — Friedrich Nietzsche

You know what? I'm going to write a book. — Khali Raymond

Democracy can hardly be expected to flourish in societies where political and economic power is being progressively concentrated and centralized. But the progress of technology has led and is still leading to just such a concentration and centralization of power. — Aldous Huxley

It is worthwhile for one to make an effort to achieve happiness. Just as the purpose of a plant is to grow, so it is that the main purpose of every human being is to survive and to grow until death. — Dalai Lama

I used to box a bit, and once fought as an amateur welterweight. — Alexander Hanson

I once had a love who folded secrets between her thighs like napkins
and concealed memories in the valley of her breasts.
There was no match for the freckles on her chest,
and no one could mistake them for a field of honeysuckles.
Upon her lips, a thousand lies were spread in sweet gloss.
Her kiss was like a storybook from ancient history.
She was at home with the body of a man inside her, beside her.
At night, when she lay in bed crying,
no one could mistake the tears she wept for a summer shower
She is gone, my love. She was a wanderess, a wildflower. — Roman Payne

These are the times when a genius wants to live. — Abigail Adams

Given a rich environment, learning becomes like the air - it's in and around us. — Sandra Dodd