Gombrich Little History Quotes & Sayings

Love guards the heart from the abyss. — Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

The history of the world is, sadly, not a pretty poem. It offers little variety, and it is nearly always the unpleasant things that are repeated, over and over again. — E.H. Gombrich

As a cartoonist I do what I find funny. As an editor I have a broader approach realizing that humor is inherently subjective and I don't want my preferences to rule out what others might like. — Robert Mankoff

As humans, we have evolved to compete ... it is in our genes, and we love to watch a competition. — Peter Diamandis

I'm still trying to discover my position on my own artwork and hopefully at this exhibition someone will come and tell me. I'm open to listening to criticism. — Graham Coxon

A pity you were not born a woman in this life, Little King of Lesser Land, for you seek only to please and to be admired by all. — Sharon Kay Penman

If you propose there is a feminism problem in Korea, somebody would point out that you are bringing up antiquated issues. No one acknowledges that discrimination against women is still widespread. — Kim Hyesoon

Integrity can be neither lost nor concealed nor faked nor quenched nor artificially come by nor outlived, nor, I believe, in the long run, denied. — Eudora Welty

Did the squirrel realize how lucky he was to be there? Or on the contrary did he spend his life wondering whether he might not be better off somewhere else, or feeling that he didn't have the life he deserved? In the end, it depended on the comparisons the squirrel was able to make — Francois Lelord

I don't think I have any celeb crushes! — AJ Michalka

If I were to say, "God, why me?" about the bad things, then I should have said, "God, why me?" about the good things that happened in my life. — Arthur Ashe

RVM's Thought for the Day -
The Gift of life is a Treasure. Some fill it with Pressure ... some with Pleasure ! — R.v.m.

a common language was a wonderful idea, but utterly utopian. All good ideas were, she said sadly. Ursula — Kate Atkinson

We didnt come all this way for no two seats when all of us is tired, — Fannie Lou Hamer