Famous Trinidadian Quotes & Sayings

I've learned to live simply, wisely
I've learned to live simply, wisely,
To look at the sky and pray to God,
And to take long walks before evening
To wear out this useless anxiety.
When the burdocks rustle in the ravine
And the yellow-red clusters of rowan nod,
I compose happy verses
About mortal life, mortal and beautiful life.
I return. The fluffy cat
Licks my palm and sweetly purrs.
And on the turret of the sawmill by the lake
A bright flame flares.
The quiet is cut, occasionally,
By the cry of a stork landing on the roof.
And if you were to knock at my door,
It seems to me I wouldn't even hear.
(English version by Judith Hemschemeyer
Original Language Russian) — Anna Akhmatova

The peacemaker must have the strongest heart and the toughest will in the room. — Nalini Singh

I was convinced that I would be, that I was already, one in a million. — Simone De Beauvoir

He could see that drinking and conversation were inexorably intertwined and that one did not occur without the other. — Kenneth Eade

If a potato can produce vitamin C, why can't we? Within the animal kingdom only humans and guinea pigs are unable to synthesize vitamin C in their own bodies. Why us and guinea pigs? No point asking. Nobody knows. — Bill Bryson

To be a success, dare to go beyond your fear and doubts. — Debasish Mridha

Do right and you will be conspicuous. — Mark Twain

The gods, my dear simple fellow, are a mere expression coined by vulgar superstition. We frown upon such coinage here. — Aristophanes

I feel even less patience with transsexuals — Julie Burchill