Fernandini El Quotes & Sayings

He was a polite, thoughtful boy, who could spend hours in one spot, staring at the purple mountains against the clear blue sky, lost in his own thoughts and emotions. It was said of him that he had a monk's vocation, and that in Japan he would have been a novice in a Zen monastery. Although the Oomoto faith discouraged proselytizing, Takao surreptitiously preached his religion to Heideko and his children, but Ichimei was the only one who practiced it with fervor, because it fit in with his character and with the concept of life that he had had since childhood. — Isabel Allende

Tibetans must take full authority and responsibility for developing industry, looking from all different perspectives, taking care of the environment, conserving resources for long-term economic health, and safeguarding the interests of Tibetan workers, nomads, and farmers. — Dalai Lama

Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin. — Matthew McConaughey

Teachers thought I was stupid, parents believed I was retarded, lecturers assumed I took drugs but I was a writer. — Daniel Marques

When I came up, guys like Nicholson and DeNiro were held in highest regard. — Peter Gallagher

We only become what we are by the radical and deep-seated refusal of that which others have made of us. — Jean-Paul Sartre

One of the French officers was horrified that at a dinner in Washington's tent, His Excellency served the meal not in a succession of courses like in civilization. Apparently Washington "gave, on the same plate, meat, vegetables, and salad." On the same plate? Were these Americans people or animals? — Sarah Vowell