Facultative Quotes & Sayings

Selfishness is the absence of selflessness — Thabiso Monkoe

We benefit from doing nothing, from going out to play, from giving from the heart and spending time in nature. Most of all we benefit from having healthy, strong, and loving relationships with other people and from exercising the altruistic parts of ourselves. — Jo Ann Davis

At night, forgotten words tried to reach me. I listened with my skin. Words tore my skin off, crept inside me, and nestled down. I was a mass of wounds. When I opened my mouth in front of the mirror, beasts lay asleep in my throat; they'd made it their home. — Margarita Karapanou

For he had learned from others of their kind that death seemed to bring small comfort from the worrisome sphere of life ... — Neal Barrett Jr.

I think it's part of being English, particularly if you are middle-class - you're always looking to be reminded that you are no good and you are always actually embarrassed about being successful. — Chris Martin

It is well known that any drive to reduce paperwork only results in extra paperwork — Terry Pratchett

Backward glances are not encouraged. — Margaret Atwood

The best rescues of all leave a family in a better place. — Jon Taffer

It is an interesting question how far men would retain their relative rank if they were divested of their clothes. — Henry David Thoreau

The things I previously thought were important - fashion, money, pride, belonging - mean nothing if I lose Hawke. — Cynthia Sax

I want an autobiography without revealing any personal information. — Diana Ross