Excelencia Academica Quotes & Sayings

The fundamental tragedy about life is that those who possess it often are not aware of its value. — Sunday Adelaja

The mountains too, at a distance, appear airy masses and smooth, but seen near at hand they are rough. — Diogenes Laertius

That had been David's motto apparently. He'd never even suggested Jeremy try S&M or B&D or LMNOP. Whatever the hell it was called. Good thing, he supposed, since while he was all about "whatever floats your boat," he was certainly vanilla in the sex department; maybe butterscotch ripple, but definitely not rocky road — Tam Ames

When they started to drain a swamp where birds and fish had lived, for a new housing development down the road from his apartment, Steven watched the protests and the preparations with interest. The bird people were furious, the developers unmovable, and Steven was filled with relief that the fight wasn't his. Nothing here was his ... He thought there should have been something sad about how little he was tied up with the place, but instead it felt like freedom. He was free because it wasn't his water here, and they weren't his fish. — Maile Meloy

I never actually learned the rules of grammar, relying instead only on what sounded right. — Joan Didion

Thou unassuming common-place of Nature, with that homely face. — William Wordsworth

What was distinctively Western was not slavery but the moral crusade to end slavery. — Dinesh D'Souza

God is not preparing you for anything; obedience is its own end in the purpose of God; be faithful to Him. — Oswald Chambers

School was a source of great suffering to me, but once I learned to read, I disappeared into books, where I was a happy visitor to all the worlds that sprang full-blown from the printed page. — Sue Grafton

When I put my nose in a glass, it's like tunnel vision. I move into another world, where everything around me is just gone, and every bit of mental energy is focused on that wine. — Robert M. Parker Jr.

Just staying sharp. Keeping you safe keeps me in shape. — Ilona Andrews

You use to ride on the chrome horse with your diplomat, who carried on his shoulder a Siamese cat. — Bob Dylan

Ultimately, you have to not worry about people thinking you should have played him differently. You're the one playing the part so it has to be yours. — Ewan McGregor

My dad's whole family is in Madras and I was born in America so we didn't have that big Indian community. I don't really have anything interesting to say about it. When I talk about it people are like, 'meh, let's talk about something else.' — Mindy Kaling

I'm very sentimental and ambitious. I like to be relaxed and I like to live a peaceful existence, but that's very difficult considering I'm very neurotic. On the inside, I'm very chilled - but on the outside I'm a big mess of worry! — Monique Coleman