General Oddone Quotes & Sayings

You can expand, repeat, even change keys and do other things electronically to give certain elements and phrases more cohesiveness. — Herbie Hancock

There is only one door, one bridge, one ladder, between earth and heaven - the crucified Son of God. — J.C. Ryle

Imitation is the sincerest form of show business. — Roseanne Barr

It feels like some part of me that was curled down and waiting in the dark has risen, and now stands stretching and strong in the sunshine. I knew it. — Elizabeth Berg

Like a small business, a novel cannot afford to carry dead weight, even if it is a close family member.
It is likewise unnecessary to introduce a mother and/or father into a narrative - usually through the medium of a long telephone call on the subject of 'How's things?' - to demonstrate that the protagonist does, like all mammals, have parents. — Howard Mittelmark

That was when she worked out why old people seem to have so much free time, because in the olden days until Spotify came along they must have used up almost all their time just changing the track. — Fredrik Backman

The idea of safety had shrunk into particles - one snug moment, then the next. Meanwhile, the brain piped fugues of worry and staged mind-theaters full of tragedies and triumphs, because unfortunately, the fear of death does wonders to focus the mind, inspire creativity, and heightens the senses. Trusting one's hunches only seems gamble if one has time for seem; otherwise the brain goes on autopilot and trades the elite craft of analysis for the best rapid insights that float up from its danger files and ancient bag of tricks. — Diane Ackerman

Acceptance of the bit happens in the haunches, not in the mouth. — Thomas Ritter

None of us come to this earth to gain our worth; we brought it with us. — Sheri Dew

The search ends with the realization that there is no such thing as enlightenment. By searching, you want to be free from the self, but whatever you are doing to free yourself from the self is the self. How can I make you understand this simple thing? There is no 'how'. If I tell you that, it will only add more momentum to that (search), strengthen that momentum. That is the question of all questions: "How, how, how?" — U.G. Krishnamurti

To criticize one's country is to do it a service ... Criticism, in short, is more than a right; it is an act of patriotism-a higher form of patriotism, I believe, than the familiar rituals and national adulation. — J. William Fulbright

Decide to forgive: For resentment is negative; resentment is poisoning; resentment diminishes and devours the self. — Robert Muller

After rare beef and wine, when the lobes turn red, was the time to ask favours or tell bad news. — Mary Francis Kennedy Fisher