Foglia Doro Quotes & Sayings

Out of this darkness a new world can arise, not to be constructed by our minds so much as to emerge from our dreams. Even though we cannot see clearly how it's going to turn out, we are still called to let the future into our imagination. We will never be able to build what we have not first cherished in our hearts. — Joanna Macy

Even if that were so, how could I be happy as a vampire? There is no chance of me actually liking the idea of living forever. It's hopeless!'
Kasper faced straight ahead, glancing in his side mirror.He spoke softly, something like caring in his voice.'You don't know that, Girly! One day you might just find something worth living an eternity for. — Abigail Gibbs

Where once it was the physician who waged bellum contra morbum, the war against disease, now it's the whole society. — Susan Sontag

Once one has attained a high level of success at any pursuit and especially an unorthodox pursuit like rowing, one develops a number of generally self-congratulatory half-truths to explain how it happened that he ascended to that particular pinnacle. Often because original motivations don't seem to have much in common with the eventual success, the real and rationalized motivations are difficult to separate. — Stefan Kieszling

When you have a toothache, you call your dentist and ask for an emergency appointment to relieve your pain. You know deeply at that point that not having a toothache is happiness. Yet later, when you don't have a toothache, you forget and do not treasure your non-toothache. — Thich Nhat Hanh

Traditionally, songwriters can't sing. And that holds true in my case, also. — John Phillips

A ruler must learn to persuade and not to compel. — Frank Herbert

If we are to believe anything, we must get used to disagreeing with lots of other people. — Dale C. Allison Jr.

The mark of a mature programmer is willingness to throw out code you spent time on when you realize it's pointless. — Bram Cohen

University was a chance to people-watch and to mix with people from all various walks of life, which as an actor is a great experience because you get to observe people. — Tom Riley

It was just like him to convince people he didn't want something until he was sure he was going to get it. — Jonathan Darman