Geraldina And The Compass Quotes & Sayings

A person can't have everything in this world; and it was a little unreasonable of her to expect it. — Kate Chopin

Everything is possible to him who wills only what is true! Rest in Nature, study, know, then dare; dare to will, dare to act and be silent! — Eliphas Levi

It is impossible for any culture to be sound and healthy without a proper respect and proper regard for the soil. — Andrew Nelson Lytle

In the country, it feels like you don't have control over nature anymore - nature is in control of you. — Sam Trammell

The more I think about myself, the more I'm persuaded that, as a person, I really don't exist. That is one of the reasons why I can't believe in any orthodox religion: I cannot believe in my own soul. No, I am a chemical compound, conditioned by environment and education. My "character" is simply a repertoire of acquired tricks, my conversation a repertoire of adaptations and echoes, my "feelings" are dictated by purely physical, external stimuli. — Christopher Isherwood

In the immemorial style of young men under pressure, they decided to lie down for a while and waste time. — Michael Chabon

That which neither weapon nor flame could accomplish will be achieved by a sweet speaking tongue in council. — Nostradamus

Teach the children so it will not be necessary to teach the adults. — Abraham Lincoln

For thousands of years, there have been lies about being gay or not being gay. If you know they're lies, you're free. — Don Miguel Ruiz

I've started working on a new album, I'm writing a new book ... there are a lot of good things on the horizon. — Ace Frehley

Modern reformers offer nebulous theories or write philanthropic novels. But your thief acts! He is as clear as a fact and as logical as a punch on the nose! And what a style he has! — Honore De Balzac

Materialism is in fact no protection. Those who seek it in that hope (they are not a negligible class) will be disappointed. The thing you fear is impossible. Well and good. Can you therefore cease to fear it? Not here and now. And what then? If you must see ghosts, it is better not to disbelieve in them. — C.S. Lewis

I've certainly auditioned for big budget studio films. I don't know if it's because there's so much money involved, but a lot of times the pressure overwhelms me and engulfs me. I end up falling apart in the audition. — Jason Ritter

We are looking for bipartisan solutions not partisan rhetoric. — Paul Ryan

I'm addicted to self-improvement. The thing is, there's so damn much about myself to improve. — A. J. Jacobs