Fondations Quotes & Sayings

I get so tired of moral bookkeeping. — Katherine Anne Porter

I see a man," she said softly. "A man with the roar of cannons still ringing in his ears. A man bloodied by life, but not beaten. A man with a scar that draws his mouth into a frown when he might actually long to smile. — Teresa Medeiros

I am a former child, and I haven't forgotten a thing. — Ursula Nordstrom

Societies that do not eat people are fascinated by those that do. — Ronald Wright

If the present civilisation does not acquire some stable moral fondations ("bases morales stables", Fr.), its existence will hardly be more assured than that of the civilisations that have preceeded it, and which have fallen (or collapse, or failed — African Spir

There's a difference between early and late abortions. If you have a late abortion, where the fetus might feel pain, then I think you should have a good reason. Because then you're inflicting pain. As you go through the third trimester, you need to have more serious reasons to end a pregnancy. — Peter Singer

I think 'Eastbound & Down' is one of the great television shows, ever. — Adam Scott

Some people, including some who wanted to think of themselves as followers of Jesus, took exactly that line. We can watch the process taking place in the so-called Gnostic gospels (books like the Gospel of Thomas). — N. T. Wright

Life is the great indulgence - death the great abstinence. Therefore, make the most of life here and now! — Anton Szandor LaVey

To believe in what you don't know is as true as to believe in what you do know as long as life is an illusion. — Sorin Cerin

Feel free to follow your own path while I follow mine. — Marty Rubin

I don't want to be rude, but I'm not that social. When I say, 'I never go out,' I mean, 'I never go out.' — Emily Rios

Brastias. My friend." Uh-oh, this couldn't be good. "Do you lie to me?"
"Uh ... no."
"See? That's a lie! — G.A. Aiken

labeled, "high school for the rich and vapid." "'If you want a friend,' he admonished me, 'don't choose the insecure, the envious, or the needy. They're the ones who will sell you out. Those you can trust are confident and secure, men and women who like their lives, and don't have to meet their needs at your expense. So no gossips, back stabbers, or celebrity fuckers. No one who has to tell you who they know, what they own, how important they are, or whose self-concept depends on the acceptance of others. The only people who can truly care about you are those who are sufficient unto themselves. — Richard North Patterson

Comedy, we may say, is society protecting itself - with a smile. — J.B. Priestley