Grandiloquent In A Sentence Quotes & Sayings

Using something real does not destroy the fantastical; it underlines it. — Marcus Speh

As long as I remain imperfect and refractory, neither obeying God by practising the commandments nor becoming perfect in spiritual knowledge, Christ from my point of view also appears imperfect and refractory because of me. For I diminish and cripple Him by not growing in spirit with Him, since I am 'the body of Christ and one of its members' (I Cor. 12:27). — Maximus The Confessor

Unable to create a meaningful life for itself, the personality takes its own revenge: from the lower depths comes a regressive form of spontaneity: raw animality forms a counterpoise to the meaningless stimuli and the vicarious life to which the ordinary man is conditioned. Getting spiritual nourishment from this chaos of events, sensations, and devious interpretations is the equivalent of trying to pick through a garbage pile for food. — Lewis Mumford

For a Catholic kid in parochial school, the only way to survive the beatings - by classmates, not the nuns - was to be the funny guy. — George A. Romero

A politician is someone who promises a bridge even when there's no water — Gregory David Roberts

Strong women are like laptops.
There are highly functional, indoor and outdoor.
But you have to keep them charged with love! — Manoj Vaz

Profiting from opportunities is success. Profiting from adversity is greatness. — Matshona Dhliwayo

[Magic] can guide people to the very edge of reason - and then push them off. Thoughts collapse for a moment and the mind is free to just experience. Magic is a window to eternity. — Patrick Martin

Hip-hop is very diverse, but if you only focus on one aspect of it, then what you get is this image of Black America that is completely contrary to what actually goes on. — Prince

I don't want security guards. I don't think security guards are particularly good for your writing. — Mark E. Smith

Live in the serene peace of laboratories and libraries — Louis Pasteur

Zane rolled his eyes. "Galloping crazies."
Ty squeezed his hand. "Well, you said you liked horses. — Abigail Roux

Mankind is unamendable. — Alexander Pope