Gavras Center Quotes & Sayings

For those of us who can, there are certain precautions we must take in order to protect ourselves and those around us. The first and most important is this-never acknowledge the dead. Don't look at them, don't speak to them don't let them sense your fear. Even when they touch you" ... "The second thing you must remember is this," Papa said. "Never stray too far from hallowed ground." ... "Rule Number Three," he said. "Keep your distance from those who are haunted. If they seek you out, turn away from them, for they constitute a terrible threat and cannot be trusted." ... "Rule Number Four," he said sternly. "Never, ever tempt fate. — Amanda Stevens

After a while, you crave pajamas and a shaved head. — Andrew Garfield

A woman will endure many wounds in her lifetime, but the betrayal of a friend is one of the most difficult to overcome. — Tina Samples

You're forgiven."

I don't deserve her.

"But not forgotten," I whisper. She'll never forget what I did. It's not humanly possible. Sometimes I want the impossible.

Her expression doesn't change. "My head is undiscriminating with the memories it keeps, but my heart has already forgotten. — Jewel E. Ann

No eleven-year-old has any real grasp of death. He doesn't have any real concept of other people
that they feel pain, even that they exist. And his own adult future isn't real to him, either. Makes it that much easier to throw away. — Lionel Shriver

Everything that we design is designing us back — Jason Silva

You may think you are lacking but there is always someone who is worse off than you. By giving back you are not only giving others a chance, you are demonstrating your appreciation for what you have and the opportunities that were presented to you. — David Mezzapelle

I like to be loved or hated - I don't like mediocre. So I'd rather have the entire crowd hate me than to have 90% hate me. — Patrice O'Neal

If only he didn't believe he was Shamu's distant cousin. It was such a shame for someone so sublime to be certifiable. — Rosanna Leo

Don't go looking for trouble; it's already looking for you. — Charlaine Harris

Change is the part of the very definition of life. The world changes, and flourishing demands constant growth and life-long learning. — Paul Gibbons

Everything is interconnected. My readings of classical authors, who never speaks of sunsets, have made many sunsets intelligible to me, in all their colors. There is a relationship between syntactical competence, by which we distinguish the values of beings, sounds and shapes, and the capacity to perceive when the blue of the sky is actually green, and how much yellow is in the blue green of the sky. It comes down to the same thing - the capacity to distinguish and to discriminate. There is no enduring emotion without syntax. Immortality depends of the grammarians. — Fernando Pessoa

Small towns make up for their lack of people by having everyone be more interesting. — Doris "Granny D" Haddock