Gekko Gecko Quotes & Sayings

Without a specific reason for the consumer to behave, without a reward or benefit, the overwhelmed consumer will refuse. — Seth Godin

The essence of jiu-jitsu is philosophy. — David Mamet

Imagine the wizened quality of a life blanched of contradiction and double standard.
p 44 — Michael Perry

They put their shoulders to the wheel during the day, stupefy themselves with drugs or television at night, and try not to think too searchingly about the world they're leaving their children to cope with. — Daniel Quinn

A Republican. A Republican. That's worse than being a goddamned Communist! — Tallulah Bankhead

Keep conscience clear, then never fear. — Benjamin Franklin

As I went through all these experiences, I began to compile a list that wasn't written down in any book, only inscribed in my soul. To me these were as universal, dependable, and invariable as the laws of nature. Together they constituted The Forty Rules of the Religion of Love, which could be attained through love and love only. — Elif Shafak

There are no shortcuts in growing up. The path to maturity is long and arduous. Hurry is no virtue. There is no secret formula squirreled away that will make it easier or quicker. But stories help. — Eugene H. Peterson

She suspected that Iblis Ginjo was a dangerous, duplicitous man, but saw no one more qualified to take the Jihad where it needed to go. For his own reasons, he did, after all, espouse the same cause as her Sorceresses: the utter annihilation of thinking machines. Iblis would, however, require the closest sort of scrutiny and would have to be handled with excruciating care. — Brian Herbert

His parted lips were lips which spoke, not of love, but of millions of miles; those were eyes which habitually gazed, not into the depths of other eyes, but into other worlds. Within his temples dwelt thoughts, not of woman's looks, but of stellar aspects and the configuration of constellations. — Thomas Hardy

You may sound like a crazed chicken while chanting this unholy mantra! But, I promise you, the peace and confidence that this mantra will bring into your life is simply priceless. — Tina Sequeira