Epoca Contemporanea Quotes & Sayings

You don't know who a person is until you see how he acts when given unexpected power. He hasn't rehearsed for the part. So what you see is what he is. — Orson Scott Card

Wisdom is wisdom only to the wise — James Henry Cousins

We need a different conception of happiness, more enduring and more genuine, not dependent on external circumstances. — Richard Davidson

Any happiness is a masterpiece. — Marguerite Yourcenar

When I was younger, I was somewhat of an idealist. I guess I'm a little bit more of a realist now. I think there's a lot that can be done to make the world a better place, but it's more about choosing your battles. — Conor Oberst

He has come to seduce the god of seduction, and oh, has he come prepared. — N.K. Jemisin

I began to realize that my pictures of God were old. They were not old in the sense of antique champagne flutes, which are abundant with significance precisely because they are old - when you sip from them you remember your grandmother using them at birthday dinners, or your sister toasting her beloved at their wedding. Rather, they were old like a seventh-grade health textbook from 1963: moderately interesting for what it might say about culture and science in 1963, but generally out of date. — Lauren F. Winner

Barack Obama knows that America cannot be strong abroad unless we are strong at home. People the world over have always been more impressed by the power of our example than the example of our power. — Mark Shields

Everything is interesting if you know how to work on it. — Elena Ferrante

Life is much more interesting when you make a little bit of effort. — Ai Weiwei

If God gives me the privilege of dying for the Hinduism of my conception, I shall have sufficiently died for the unity of all and even for Swaraj. — Mahatma Gandhi

All sins are forgiven once you start making a lot of money. — RuPaul

Never open a can of worms unless you plan to go fishing. — John C. Maxwell

Embrace life for all its worth. Drink in God's wisdom, and savor all the experiences He offers you. — Michelle McKinney Hammond