Fish Elizabeth Bishop Quotes & Sayings

One difference between savagery and civilization is a little courtesy. There's no telling what a lot of courtesy would do. — Cullen Hightower

The fog tried to remember something from its fog childhood, but the memory was...foggy. — Dan Ryckert

Honor and revere the gods, treat human beings as they deserve, be tolerant with others and strict with yourself. Remember, nothing belongs to you but your flesh and blood - and nothing else is under your control. — Marcus Aurelius

In grasping at uncertainties we lost that which is certain. — Plautus

When you can give up approval and appreciation seeking behaviors, then you will become true to yourself and the universe. — Debasish Mridha

I leave the number and a short
message on every green Volvo
in town

Is anything wrong?
I miss you.
574-7423

The phone rings constantly.
One says, Are you bald?
Another, How tall are you in
your stocking feet?

Most just reply, Nothing's wrong.
I miss you, too.

Come quick. — Ronald Koertge

Thanks to you I don't have to watch either of those scenarios play out while perched on a cloud fighting with God to let me intercede,or spend eternity aching to at least become the quivering sunbeam that lands on them one morning when they rol out of bed at age twenty-five. — Mary-Louise Parker

The truth was withheld only because so much else had to be forfeited. — Phillip Margulies

One of the most significant events in our distant past is still perhaps the greatest mystery: the origins of life itself. — Neil DeGrasse Tyson

You have to stand out if you want to move up. — Tom Peters

I'll go wherever the work takes me. If something comes along that feels right, the family will come with me. — Shelley Conn