Famous Balkan Quotes & Sayings

Maryam closed her eyes and listened as Noruz began. 'You know that every spring, crocuses grow in the courtyard outside. They come from the dirt, green shoots from nothing. One day the flowers come purple as night, the nights when we were young. And inside the petals, saffron grows the color of blood. Then they die, and the ground is dirt again where chickens shit. That's the way of things: saffron, shit, saffron, shit.' Maryam smiled at the word in Noruz's mouth. 'I was sad and Dr. Ahlavi told me this: to remember that saffron comes from the dirt. — Yasmin Crowther

We buy our way out of jail but we can't buy freedom,
We buy a lot of clothes when we don't really need them,
Things we buy to cover up what's inside. — Kanye West

It is only by not paying one's bills that one can hope to live in the memory of the commercial classes. — Oscar Wilde

If you shift your focus from oneself to others, and think more about others' well-being and welfare, it has an immediate liberating effect. — Dalai Lama

Hard work can sometimes substitute for natural ability, but natural ability almost never makes up for not being willing to do the work. — Catherine Ryan Hyde

No matter how old you are, there's no cozier feeling than to have your mom take care of you. — Brandi Glanville

We're on the verge of civil war in Northern Ireland. Why? Because if you take away the forums of democracy you don't have anything left. — Ian Paisley

The root cause, simply put, is globalization, and the resulting monopolization of wealth by a global elite. — Paul Mason

The stem of greatness sprouts from the seed of sacrifice. — Kedar Joshi

Oh, that I had a thousand lives and a thousand bodies! All of them should be devoted to no other employment but to preach Christ to these degraded, despised, yet beloved mortals. — Robert Moffat

Transcendental Meditation opens the awareness to the infinite reservoir of energy, creativity, and intelligence that lies deep within everyone. — Maharishi Mahesh Yogi

My acting career began on the streets of New York. When I was a cop, I played many impressive roles, from derelict to a doctor, and my life often depended on my performance. — Frank Serpico

Sleep, Echo. I'm right here and i swear i'll never let anyone hurt you again. — Katie McGarry

Anybody who's done standup will tell you that there's nothing like it. The show starts at 8:00, the curtain goes up and there's nobody else except you and the audience, and you just perform for them for two hours. Nobody yells, 'Cut!' There are no retakes. That is still the most exciting medium for me, and I love it. — Denis Leary

One finds life through conquering the fear of death within one's mind. Empty the mind of all forms of attachment, make a go-for-broke charge and conquer the opponent with one decisive slash. — Takenaka Shigekata