Ferdinando Scianna Quotes & Sayings

I sacrifice to no god save myself- And to my belly, greatest of deities. — Euripides

I want to dive in the deepest trench,
get locked in the darkest room,
get lost in the biggest maze,
travel longest to the furthest place
but keep my heart on the safest place ... — Khushboo Suneja

Sometimes he remembered having heard how soldiers under fire in the trenches, and having nothing to do, try hard to find some occupation the more easily to bear the danger. It seemed to Pierre that all men were like those soldiers, seeking refuge from life: some in ambition, some in cards, some in framing laws, some in women, some in playthings, some in horses, some in politics, some in sport, some in wine, and some in government service. 'Nothing is without consequence, and nothing is important: it's all the same in the end. The thing to do is to save myself from it all as best I can,' thought Pierre. Not to see IT, that terrible IT. — Leo Tolstoy

Why are we never quite at ease in the presence of a schoolmaster? Because we are conscious that he is not quite at his ease in ours. He is awkward, and out of place in the society of his equals. He comes like Gulliver from among his little people, and he cannot fit the stature of his understanding to yours. — Charles Lamb

Lettering creates readable art that comes to life, displaying a quirky, whimsical nature. — Peggy Dean

The Eurozone has clearly gone spectacularly wrong, pulling down all the continental economies. — Timothy Garton Ash

Now I know why tigers eat their young. — Al Capone

The principal or highest part of the mountain having changed its direction to east and west, I ascended it in such manner as to leave its most elevated ranges to the south and travelled north west over a very rough and broken country generally covered with snow. — William Henry Ashley

I would rather die then let my kids eat cup a soup. — Thom Yorke

Islam will be destroyed by the mistakes of scholars, the arguments of the hypocrites who misinterpret the Qur'an to support their views and misleading rulers. — Umar

Each time I thought I'd felt all I could for him, there was more. — Sarah Dessen

If someone had told me adulthood was equal parts being broke, depressed, and taking care of my family financially, I would have opted out and tried to find a one-way ticket to Neverland. What — Santino Hassell

With enough libraries, all content is free. — Jessamyn West